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NIH A E CONSTRUCTION

NIH A E CONSTRUCTION obligated $727.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,347 contract actions (−2.1% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY ($237.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$727.4M
Actions
1,347
New awards: 376
Sole-source
34%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 686.6MFY2017
  2. 454.4MFY2018
  3. 607.8MFY2019
  4. 520.7MFY2020
  5. 457.8MFY2021
  6. 1.3BFY2022
  7. 672MFY2023
  8. 997.4MFY2024
  9. 742.7MFY2025
  10. 727.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY$237.8M33%
  2. POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO$49.5M6.8%
  3. HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO$41.6M5.7%
  4. OLGOONIK GENERAL, LLC$36.2M5.0%
  5. POLU KAI SERVICES LLC$24M3.3%
  6. AEP ENERGY INC$21.4M2.9%
  7. TREON SUPPORT SERVICES JV, LLC$13.8M1.9%
  8. WGL ENERGY SERVICES, INC.$13.7M1.9%
  9. SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC$12.9M1.8%
  10. WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION$12.8M1.8%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$542.6M75%
  2. Facilities & utilities$155.7M21%
  3. Equipment maintenance$9.6M1.3%
  4. Professional services$7.6M1.0%
  5. Fuel$4M0.5%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$3.9M0.5%
  7. Research & development$2.9M0.4%
  8. Health & medical$933.5K0.1%
  9. IT & telecom$306K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$662.1M91%
  2. Montana$25.4M3.5%
  3. North Carolina$20.1M2.8%
  4. Kentucky$5.9M0.8%
  5. District of Columbia$4.7M0.6%
  6. Florida$3.7M0.5%
  7. Virginia$2.1M0.3%
  8. Missouri$1.4M0.2%
  9. Texas$799.9K0.1%
  10. Alaska$494.6K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition41%
    US 39% · $296.7M
  • Sole-source awards34%
    US 30% · $245.2M
  • Single-offer competitions7.1%
    US 8.8% · $51.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · -$0.10
  • Year-end rush49%
    US 5.6% · $355.6M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · -$623.4K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. C103157: SURGERY, RADIOLOGY, AND LABORATORY MEDICINE (SRLM) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$765.9M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Mar 22, 2022 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N99022F00003
  2. C100663 - BUILDING 10 E-WING RENOVATION$302.3M
    WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 28, 2017 – Sep 28, 2026· HHSN292201700010C
  3. C102231 DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES, CONSTRUCT ADDITION TO BLDG 101 CALLED NIEHS CLINICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL AND SCIENCE BUILDING (CCSB), RTP, KYLE ASKINS$237.8M
    M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 75N99026F00002
  4. C103754 - VRC LABORATORY EXPANSION, BUILDING 40A NORTH TOWER, BETHESDA$194.8M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Nov 24, 2021 – Sep 3, 2026· 75N99022F00002
  5. AEP ENERGY (COMMODITY BILLS) NIH CONTRACT# NEW CONTRACT$192.1M
    AEP ENERGY INC· Montgomery County, MD· Facilities & utilities· Nov 2, 2021 – Sep 22, 2026· 75N99022F00006
  6. C101336 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR COGEN FACILITY AT BUILDING 11 - NIH BETHESDA CAMPUS.$168.1M
    POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Apr 3, 2017 – Apr 24, 2026· HHSN292201400108U
  7. ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO REQ #7011484 - C107641 POOLESVILLE A&B CONVERSION DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT, BLDG 102, JOSE MOREL LOPEZ [24-005745]$145.6M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 27, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026· 75N99024F00003
  8. THIS AWARD INCLUDES ALL DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN THE TASK ORDER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #C103969, TO INCLUDE ALL AMENDMENTS (1-2) AND AMENDMENT INCORPORATED DOCUMENTATION, THE REVISED CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATES GENERAL DECISION NUMBER MT20240060 DATED 06/28/2$138.5M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO· Ravalli County, MT· Construction & real property· Jul 10, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026· 75N99024F00002

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.