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Federal construction contracts in Arizona
Customs and Border Protection, the Air Force, and the National Park Service put the most federal construction money into Arizona. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Arizona market
Federal construction in Arizona, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $939 million on construction contracts performed in Arizona, across 964 contracts. Customs and Border Protection obligated the most.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Arizona, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$939M
obligated on construction contracts in Arizona in fiscal 2025
964
construction contracts that received federal money that year
90%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#14
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Arizona
Dollars obligated in fiscal 2025, by the agency that awarded the contract and the county where the work was done. Each of these agencies posts its jobs on SAM.gov.
- Customs and Border Protection $1.1B
- Department of the Air Force $127M
- National Park Service $122M
- Department of the Navy $117M
- Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education $67.0M
- Yuma County $680M
- Santa Cruz County $335M
- Maricopa County $153M
- Apache County $92.0M
- Coconino County $82.3M
Metro areas
Federal construction by metro area in Arizona
This metro area ranks among the top 30 in the country for federal construction dollars in fiscal 2025. Each page covers the agencies, contractors, counties, and largest jobs.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Arizona
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$1.9B
Design Build of Tucson Sector Barrier Wall Replacement Project, Various Locations, AZ
Army and Corps of Engineers. Southwest Valley Constructors Co. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$963M
Construct 42 Miles Primary Barrier, FY20 284 Tucson Project 3
Army and Corps of Engineers. Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$658M
Border Wall Construction in the Tucson & Yuma Sectors, AZ
Customs and Border Protection. BCCG (joint venture). Performance start 2025.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$221M
Many Farms High School Construction Build
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Tepa EC, LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$97.1M
T'iis Nazbas Community School & 20 Quarters - Design Build
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Tepa EC, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$73.0M
Tonalea Day School Design Build
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Sealaska Constructors LLC. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Arizona: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Arizona?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $939 million on construction contracts performed in Arizona, across 964 contracts. Customs and Border Protection obligated the most. That ranks Arizona #14 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Arizona as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Arizona?
In fiscal 2025: Customs and Border Protection, $1.1 billion; Department of the Air Force, $127 million; National Park Service, $122 million; Department of the Navy, $117 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov. These are net figures: other agencies took money back (deobligations), so one agency can exceed the total.
How much federal construction work in Arizona goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 869 of the 964 federal construction contracts that received money in Arizona in fiscal 2025, or 90%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Many Farms High School Construction Build" for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, worth $221 million to date, awarded to Tepa EC, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Arizona?
Every federal construction solicitation is posted on SAM.gov. RenovationRoute pulls the construction ones every 12 hours, reads each solicitation and its attachments, and texts or emails you when a job in Arizona matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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