Federal contractor · LAWRENCE, KS

FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC

FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INC received $9.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 37 awards (−79% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $171.9M. Its largest customer was Agricultural Research Service ($5.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$9.9M
New awards
37
Sole-source
11%
Single offer
0.7%
UEI
VNKJEMRCA424
Parent company
FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Small businessWoman-ownedMinority-owned8(a) programNative-owned
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

2 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $9.6M in FY2026 together.

  1. FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INCLAWRENCE, KS · Family page
    $9.9M
  2. FIRELAKE CONSTRUCTION INCHUNTSVILLE, AL
    -$316.8K

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.5MFY2017
  2. 7MFY2018
  3. 7.6MFY2019
  4. 7.9MFY2020
  5. 21.6MFY2021
  6. 18.6MFY2022
  7. 27.9MFY2023
  8. 20.1MFY2024
  9. 47.7MFY2025
  10. 9.9MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Agricultural Research Service$5.8M58%
    26 awards
  2. Public Buildings Service$2.8M28%
    2 awards
  3. Department of the Army$1M10%
    3 awards
  4. Bureau of Reclamation$164.7K1.7%
    1 awards
  5. Federal Aviation Administration$70.5K0.7%
    2 awards
  6. National Park Service$25K0.3%
    1 awards
  7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$1,0910.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$8.3M84%
  2. Equipment maintenance$1.4M15%
  3. Facilities & utilities$108.1K1.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Riley County, KS$4.2M42%
  2. Sedgwick County, KS$2M21%
  3. Grand Forks County, ND$1.2M12%
  4. Creek County, OK$876.5K8.9%
  5. Jackson County, MO$772.2K7.8%
  6. Macomb County, MI$193.7K2.0%
  7. Brazos County, TX$180.1K1.8%
  8. Red Willow County, NE$164.7K1.7%
  9. Potter County, TX$108.1K1.1%
  10. Geary County, KS$73.4K0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition11%
    US 39% · $1.1M
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $1.1M
  • Single-offer competitions0.7%
    US 8.8% · $67.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.2%
    US 5.1% · $16.2K

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Army$1M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$16.2K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. REPAIRS TO CONCRETE DAMAGE ON MEDICINE CREEK DAM AND ADDITION OF SITE ACCESS ROAD.$7.2M
    Bureau of Reclamation· Red Willow County, NE· Construction & real property· Jan 21, 2025 – Aug 25, 2026· 140R6025C0003
  2. BIOCONTAINMENT LAB PRESSURE MONITOR IMPROVEMENTS$7M
    Agricultural Research Service· Riley County, KS· Construction & real property· Jun 26, 2025 – Jun 22, 2026· 1232SA25F0103
  3. BIOCONTAINMENT LAB PENETRATION SEALING IMPROVEMENTS$6.6M
    Agricultural Research Service· Riley County, KS· Construction & real property· Jun 11, 2025 – Feb 12, 2026· 1232SA25F0072
  4. SD-LAKE ANDES NWR-BUNKHOUSE$6.5M
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Charles Mix County, SD· Construction & real property· Feb 5, 2025 – Aug 10, 2026· 140FGA25C0002
  5. PROVIDE ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS TO RENOVATE THE STB ANNEX BUILDING 026 STB PER FAA CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY THE FAA. PROJECT CONSISTS OF A BASE BID ONLY AND INCLUDES BASEMENT: MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELEVATOR (ALL FLOORS);$4.5M
    Federal Aviation Administration· Oklahoma County, OK· Construction & real property· Sep 6, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026· 6973GH23C00154
  6. FY24 BRL B2 GENERATOR CONSTRUCTION - REPLACE AND INSTALL 2 POWER GENERATORS.$3.9M
    Agricultural Research Service· Cass County, ND· Construction & real property· Jul 9, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026· 12805B24F0134
  7. WO#22-026573 PTS UPGRADES$3.2M
    Federal Aviation Administration· Oklahoma County, OK· Construction & real property· Sep 11, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026· 6973GH24C00137
  8. AIR HANDLING UNITS (AHU) REPLACEMENT PROJECTS CPAIS REALTY ASSET NUMBER: 545000B001$3.1M
    Agricultural Research Service· Grand Forks County, ND· Equipment maintenance· Jul 15, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026· 1232SA25F0148

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $9.5M (124 subawards)

56 sub-recipients

  1. JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC$4.5M47%
    MILWAUKEE, WI · 8 subawards
  2. P1 CONSTRUCTION LLC$816.9K8.6%
    LENEXA, KS · 11 subawards
  3. MVP LLC$571.2K6.0%
    GRANDVIEW, MO · 3 subawards
  4. SOUTHWEST STEEL FABRICATION LLC$507.4K5.3%
    BONNER SPRINGS, KS · 5 subawards
  5. WAGNER BUILDING & SUPPLY CO INC$471.6K4.9%
    WAGNER, SD · 9 subawards
  6. ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS LLC$342.3K3.6%
    FENTON, MO · 4 subawards
  7. MTS CONTRACTING INC$264K2.8%
    KANSAS CITY, MO · 1 subaward
  8. R&S MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC.$263.9K2.8%
    MERIDEN, KS · 3 subawards
  9. ACCUTEC SERVICES, INC.$227.1K2.4%
    LEES SUMMIT, MO · 3 subawards
  10. RICHARDSON & DUNN INC.$185.4K1.9%
    BELLVILLE, TX · 3 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $3.9M (45 subawards)

5 primes

  1. FIRELAKE-ARROWHEAD NASA SERVICES 2$2.2M58%
    LAWRENCE, KS · 19 subawards
  2. FIRELAKE-ARROWHEAD NASA SERVICES$1M27%
    LENEXA, KS · 13 subawards
  3. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$284.8K7.3%
    KANSAS CITY, MO · 2 subawards
  4. FIRELAKE-DIVERSIFIED JV2 LLC$176.3K4.5%
    LAWRENCE, KS · 10 subawards
  5. MILL CREEK LLC$141.2K3.6%
    HOLTON, KS · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 96% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.1M paid out · $121.1K received
  • FY2022: $264.8K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $332K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2024: $2.1M paid out · $3.1M received
  • FY2025: $19.1M paid out · $3.6M received
  • FY2026: $9.5M paid out · $3.9M received

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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

75 companies · $32.4M reported

  1. P1 CONSTRUCTION LLC$5.6M
    LENEXA, KS · 21 subawards · Nonresidential building construction
  2. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC$4.5M
    MILWAUKEE, WI · 8 subawards · Nonresidential building construction
  3. WAGNER BUILDING & SUPPLY CO INC$3.7M
    WAGNER, SD · 22 subawards · Nonresidential building construction

Primes that pay it

7 companies · $10.7M reported

  1. FIRELAKE-ARROWHEAD NASA SERVICES$7.4M
    LENEXA, KS · 66 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. FIRELAKE-DIVERSIFIED JV2 LLC$1.3M
    LAWRENCE, KS · 25 subawards · Nonresidential building construction
  3. MILL CREEK FIRELAKE JV LLC$1.3M
    HOLTON, KS · 3 subawards · Building equipment contractors

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 22 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. COVINGTON FIRELAKE JV, LLC$38.4M+461% in FY2026
    ANDALUSIA, AL · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAgricultural Research Service · Nonresidential building constructionAgricultural Research Service · Building equipment contractors
  2. MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC$248.1M+6.4% in FY2026
    WESLEY CHAPEL, FL · 5 entities · 50% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAgricultural Research Service · Nonresidential building constructionAgricultural Research Service · Building equipment contractorsU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Nonresidential building construction+2 more
  3. ETTM JV LLC$14.1M−6.8% in FY2026
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 14% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAgricultural Research Service · Building equipment contractors

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.