Weekly federal contract intelligence · NAICS 238220

Federal HVAC and plumbing awards, analyzed. Every week.

Award and recompete intelligence for small mechanical contractors: who won NAICS 238220 work, at what price, which service contracts are approaching re-bid in your states, and where the teaming opportunities are. A five-minute read, sourced to the public record.

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Bid alerts say what is open. The brief says what it means.

Open-bid tools report today’s notices. Recompete lists report what is ending. TempoBid adds the analysis: pricing benchmarks, vulnerable incumbents, and agency buying patterns, with every figure linked to its official record.

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Pull the public record

New awards and upcoming expirations come from USAspending.gov. Open notices come from SAM.gov. The brief covers federal HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical work under NAICS 238220.
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Analyze the pattern

Each week we look at who won, at what price, which agencies are buying, which service contracts end in the next several months, and where a smaller shop can team.
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Read it in five minutes

The free brief is a national snapshot. Paid editions add your states, a 12-month recompete calendar, and teaming targets. Custom alerts follow the agencies, states, and incumbents you name.

Sample issue

Issue #0, week of November 12, 2026

An excerpt from the sample brief, using real awards reported on USAspending.gov. This is not a claim about subscribers or results. It is the public record, summarized.

The 30-second read

70 new federal 238220 awards started between Oct. 13 and Nov. 12, 2026, worth $48.8 million combined. The median award was $46,296, so the typical award remains within reach of a small firm.
The Department of Veterans Affairs placed 34 of the 70 (49%). The Bureau of Prisons / Department of Justice placed 13, Interior 9, and GSA 7.
Where: Texas led with 8 new awards, then New Jersey (6), New York (5), and Tennessee, Louisiana, and Ohio (4 each).
Recompete watch: 63 HVAC and mechanical service and maintenance contracts among the larger awards end in the next six months. End dates can be extended; treat these as signals to start watching, not guaranteed openings.

Biggest new awards (last 30 days)

Contractor	Agency	State	Work	Amount
Capex Construction LLC	Department of Veterans Affairs	WA	Upgrade AHUs 18, 20, 22 at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center	$11,166,791
Clark Semper Tek JV LLC	Department of Veterans Affairs	TN	Cooling towers	$10,520,790
South Alabama Contracting LLC	Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons	FL	FCC Coleman emergency chiller replacement	$5,423,974
Jett’s Specialty Contracting LLC	Department of Veterans Affairs	VA	Replace Building 2 air handler units, project 658-24-102	$4,894,564
AML-American Made Logistics	Department of Veterans Affairs	TX	North Texas VAMC testing, inspection, and maintenance	$3,120,508

Why it matters: large chiller, air-handler, and boiler replacements at VA medical centers are often followed by service contracts and punch-list subcontracts. Primes on these jobs are teaming targets for smaller shops nearby.

Sources: USAspending.gov API (spending_by_award, new awards Oct. 13–Nov. 12, 2026; FY2025 category totals). Pulled Nov. 12, 2026. Confirm details in the official record before acting.

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Who is TempoBid for?

Small HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical contractors that want to track federal work under NAICS 238220. The brief is written for firms that do not have a full-time capture team and need a short, sourced read rather than another raw bid-alert feed.

How is this different from a bid-alert tool?

Bid alerts tell you what is open today. Recompete lists tell you what is ending. The brief tells you what it means: who is winning, at what price, which incumbents look vulnerable, and where to team. It is meant to sit alongside an alerts tool, not replace one.

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The free weekly brief covers national award highlights, agency trends, and a recompete watch list. The paid brief adds coverage limited to your states, every award with its winning price, a 12-month recompete calendar, and teaming targets. Custom alerts ($89 a month) follow the agencies, states, and incumbents you name and arrive as a tailored weekly brief.

Where does the data come from?

USAspending.gov for awards and expirations, and SAM.gov for open notices. Every figure in the brief is meant to be traceable to the official public record. Numbers on this page are from those sources, pulled November 12, 2026. Always confirm details in the official record before bidding.

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