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Federal construction contracts in the Colorado Springs area
The Air Force, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and the Forest Service put the most federal construction money into the Colorado Springs metro area. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, who won it, and the biggest jobs.
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Federal construction in the Colorado Springs area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $372 million on construction contracts performed in the Colorado Springs metro area (2 counties), across 399 contracts. The largest share, 74%, came from the Air Force.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in one of the metro's counties, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Metro area as defined in OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023).
$372M
obligated on construction contracts in the Colorado Springs area in fiscal 2025
399
construction contracts that received federal money that year
95%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#22
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Colorado Springs area
Dollars obligated in fiscal 2025, by the agency that awarded the contract, the company that won it, and the county where the work was done.
- Department of the Air Force $276M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $95.1M
- Forest Service $381K
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $375K
- Office of the Secretary $315K
- J.E. Dunn Construction Company $143M
- Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC $56.7M
- Goshawk, LLC $24.3M
- G2I JBI LLC $20.1M
- Native American Services Corp $19.5M
- El Paso County $372M
- Teller County $171K
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Colorado Springs area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$353M
Construction Services for Repair Cadet Chapel United States Air Force Academy Colorado
Department of the Air Force. J.E. Dunn Construction Company. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$145M
Construct Consolidated Operations Facility at Schriever AFB, CO
Army and Corps of Engineers. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Performance start 2021.
Federal record$79.3M
Work to Complete Repair Cadet Fieldhouse
Army and Corps of Engineers. Tutor Perini Corporation. Performance start 2023.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$36.8M
Add/Alter Fitness Center, Schriever AFB, CO
Army and Corps of Engineers. NH1 JV. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$36.6M
TDKA 22-1007 Project at Peterson Space Force Base, CO, to Convert/Repair Building 845 to…
Department of the Air Force. Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$24.1M
True North Commons Visitor Center
Department of the Air Force. Kwaan-Nasco Joint Venture. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Colorado Springs area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Colorado Springs area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $372 million on construction contracts performed in the Colorado Springs metro area (2 counties), across 399 contracts. The largest share, 74%, came from the Air Force. That ranks it #22 of the 387 metro areas in the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in one of the metro's counties.
Which counties are in the Colorado Springs metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): El Paso County and Teller County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Colorado Springs area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Air Force, $276 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $95.1 million; Forest Service, $381 thousand; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $375 thousand. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Colorado Springs area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: J.E. Dunn Construction Company, $143 million; Olgoonik Enterprises, LLC, $56.7 million; Goshawk, LLC, $24.3 million; G2I JBI LLC, $20.1 million.
How much federal construction work in the Colorado Springs area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 380 of the 399 federal construction contracts that received money in the Colorado Springs metro area in fiscal 2025, or 95%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Add/Alter Fitness Center, Schriever AFB, CO" for Army and Corps of Engineers, worth $36.8 million to date, awarded to NH1 JV.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Colorado Springs area?
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 near Colorado Springs matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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