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Federal construction contracts in Connecticut
The Navy, the VA, and the U.S. Coast Guard put the most federal construction money into Connecticut. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Connecticut market
Federal construction in Connecticut, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $248 million on construction contracts performed in Connecticut, across 290 contracts. The largest share, 43%, came from the Navy.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Connecticut, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$248M
obligated on construction contracts in Connecticut in fiscal 2025
290
construction contracts that received federal money that year
88%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#37
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Connecticut
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.
- Department of the Navy $106M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $63.6M
- U.S. Coast Guard $38.2M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $37.7M
- Federal Aviation Administration $1.4M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Connecticut
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$87.8M
Design-Bid-Build Construction Project for P1044 Submarine Pier 31 Extension at Naval…
Department of the Navy. Weeks-Cashman JV. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$36.4M Small business
Upgrade Operating Room Utilities at VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus…
Department of Veterans Affairs. Ironclad Services Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$36.2M
Design Build Chase Hall Barracks Annex D Mid-Life Renovations Phase VI, at U.S. Coast…
U.S. Coast Guard. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Connecticut: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Connecticut?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $248 million on construction contracts performed in Connecticut, across 290 contracts. The largest share, 43%, came from the Navy. That ranks Connecticut #37 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Connecticut as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Connecticut?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $106 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $63.6 million; U.S. Coast Guard, $38.2 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $37.7 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Connecticut goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 254 of the 290 federal construction contracts that received money in Connecticut in fiscal 2025, or 88%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Upgrade Operating Room Utilities at VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus…" for Department of Veterans Affairs, worth $36.4 million to date, awarded to Ironclad Services Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Connecticut?
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 Connecticut matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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