Federal sub-agency · General Services Administration

Public Buildings Service

Public Buildings Service obligated $3.7B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 16,123 contract actions (+5.3% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was DAVIS CONSTRUCTORS & ENGINEERS, INC. ($469.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.7B
Actions
16.1K
New awards: 7,628
Sole-source
11%
Small business
42%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.9BFY2017
  2. 2.7BFY2018
  3. 2.7BFY2019
  4. 2.4BFY2020
  5. 2.8BFY2021
  6. 2.8BFY2022
  7. 3.1BFY2023
  8. 4BFY2024
  9. 3.5BFY2025
  10. 3.7BFY2026
  11. 868.7KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. DAVIS CONSTRUCTORS & ENGINEERS, INC.$469.9M13%
  2. HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.$426.5M11%
  3. CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC$109.9M2.9%
  4. MCGOUGH CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC$106.6M2.9%
  5. SOUTH DADE AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION INC$72.7M1.9%
  6. JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICAS, INC.$66.6M1.8%
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC$66.3M1.8%
  8. ROSS GROUP CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, LLC$58.7M1.6%
  9. FEDCAP REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC$56M1.5%
  10. LYDIG CONSTRUCTION, INC.$54.3M1.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$3B81%
  2. Facilities & utilities$399.6M11%
  3. Professional services$214.6M5.7%
  4. Equipment maintenance$40.6M1.1%
  5. IT & telecom$17.3M0.5%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$16.9M0.5%
  7. Transportation & logistics$7.6M0.2%
  8. Research & development$2.1M0.1%
  9. Education & social services$292.8K0.0%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$43.4K0.0%
  11. Health & medical$18.2K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$650.9M17%
  2. Alaska$496.8M13%
  3. Arizona$443.6M12%
  4. New York$270.2M7.2%
  5. Maryland$217.5M5.8%
  6. California$199.3M5.3%
  7. Minnesota$125.2M3.3%
  8. Texas$101.7M2.7%
  9. Ohio$91.8M2.5%
  10. Florida$87.1M2.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition30%
    US 39% · $1.1B
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $422.3M
  • Single-offer competitions18%
    US 8.7% · $687.4M
  • Urgency justifications1.9%
    US 5.1% · $70M
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 6.0% · $466.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.7%
    US 5.0% · $24.6M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.4%
    US 4.2% · $16M

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

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. PBS FACILITY MANAGEMENT EAST - BRANCH B$56.5M48%
  2. PBS PROJECT DELIVERY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION - BRANCH CENTRAL$39.5M6.3%
  3. PBS PROJECT DELIVERY CENTRAL - BRANCH B$35.8M43%
  4. PBS FACILITY MANAGEMENT EAST - BRANCH A$30.4M31%
  5. PBS CENTRALIZED ACQUISITION SERVICES - CUSTOMER CONTRACTING BRANCH B$29.1M38%

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. IRA: PROVIDE LABOR, MATERIALS, SUPERVISION, AND EQUIPMENT TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW CISA HQ BUILDING. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED: CIVIL AND SITE WORK CONSISTING OF HEAVY EARTH WORK, ETC.EXCAVATION, STABILIZATION OF EXISTING SLOPE, FOUNDATIONS$616.2M
    CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Aug 16, 2024 – Sep 4, 2026· 47PM0024C0001
  2. DESIGN-BUILD MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE ALCAN LAND PORT OF ENTRY NEAR TOK, ALASKA, INCLUDING DEMOLITION, NEW INSPECTION FACILITIES, ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, GOVERNMENT HOUSING, UTILITIES, SITE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS.$469.9M
    DAVIS CONSTRUCTORS & ENGINEERS, INC.· Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK· Construction & real property· Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026· 47PB5326C0006
  3. DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR THE RAUL HECTOR CASTRO LAND PORT OF ENTRY IN DOUGLAS, AZ$374.9M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.· Cochise County, AZ· Construction & real property· Aug 26, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026· 47PB5426C0002
  4. DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR THE EXPANSION & MODERNIZATION PROJECT AT THE SAN LUIS I LAND PORT OF ENTRY IN SAN LUIS, AZ$343.3M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.· Yuma County, AZ· Construction & real property· Sep 21, 2022 – Oct 6, 2026· 47PK0122C0005
  5. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS CONSTRUCTOR (CMC) SERVICES FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE HERBERT C HOOVER BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DC$341.5M
    GILBANE-GRUNLEY JV· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· Oct 3, 2016 – Jun 24, 2026· GS11P06MKC0030
  6. NEW CONTRACT AWARD DOCUMENT TO MAKE THE CURRENT CONTRACT INTERFACEABLE WITH PEGASYS ONLY.$323M
    HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC· Montgomery County, MD· Construction & real property· May 5, 2021 – May 26, 2026· 47PM0721F0110
  7. NEW AWARD 47PK0124C0011 - DESIGN BUILD SERVICES - NEW DOUGLAS COMMERCIAL LPOE, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, AZ 85607$298.8M
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.· Cochise County, AZ· Construction & real property· Sep 20, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026· 47PK0124C0011
  8. DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION FOR GATEWAY LAND PORT OF ENTRY MODERNIZATION PROJECT, BROWNSVILLE, TX.$264.8M
    BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC· Cameron County, TX· Construction & real property· Dec 13, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026· 47PH0825F0006

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $114.5M (329 subawards)

237 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. POWERSECURE, INC.$39.5M34%
    DURHAM, NC · 2 subawards
  2. GAGHAN MECHANICAL, INC.$21.4M19%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 2 subawards
  3. CFM PROJECT CONSULTING GROUP INC$3.8M3.3%
    MILLERSVILLE, MD · 1 subaward
  4. CARLSON GLASS, INC$2.7M2.4%
    PHOENIX, AZ · 1 subaward
  5. JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO$2.2M1.9%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  6. MUCAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$1.9M1.7%
    KNOXVILLE, TN · 2 subawards
  7. C & S ENGINEERS INC$1.7M1.5%
    SYRACUSE, NY · 10 subawards
  8. STAR ELEVATOR, INC.$1.6M1.4%
    BELMONT, CA · 1 subaward
  9. CONCORD MECHANICAL INC.$1.4M1.3%
    BOYD, TX · 3 subawards
  10. PROCON CONSULTING LLC$1.4M1.2%
    MCLEAN, VA · 17 subawards

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.