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Federal construction contracts in the Palm Bay area
The Air Force, NASA, and the Army and Corps of Engineers put the most federal construction money into the Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $243 million on construction contracts performed in the Palm Bay metro area (1 county), across 319 contracts. The largest share, 44%, 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).
$243M
obligated on construction contracts in the Palm Bay area in fiscal 2025
319
construction contracts that received federal money that year
93%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#30
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Palm Bay 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 $108M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $78.2M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $27.6M
- Federal Emergency Management Agency $9.9M
- Department of the Navy $7.4M
- Maverick Constructors, LLC $25.4M
- The Dutra Group $15.2M
- Advon Corporation $14.1M
- Aleut Construction LLC $12.8M
- Advanced Management Group, LLC $10.1M
- Brevard County $243M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Palm Bay area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$79.5M
Integrated Capabilities Office (ICO) Headquarters
Army and Corps of Engineers. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$73.0M
Fabrication and Construction of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) System at Launch Complex 39B…
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Precision Mechanical Inc. Performance start 2018.
Federal record$50.9M Small business
Design Bid Build Construction Services to Repair Runway Touchdowns and Turnarounds at…
Department of the Air Force. Mowa-Barlovento Joint Venture A. Performance start 2023.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$39.4M
Environmental Control System (ECS) in High Bay Three (HB-3) of the Vehicle Assembly…
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Healtheon, Inc. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$29.0M
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Expansion Phase 2
Department of Veterans Affairs. Great American Insurance Co. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Palm Bay area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Palm Bay area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $243 million on construction contracts performed in the Palm Bay metro area (1 county), across 319 contracts. The largest share, 44%, came from the Air Force. That ranks it #30 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 Palm Bay metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Brevard County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Palm Bay area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Air Force, $108 million; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $78.2 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $27.6 million; Federal Emergency Management Agency, $9.9 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Palm Bay area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Maverick Constructors, LLC, $25.4 million; The Dutra Group, $15.2 million; Advon Corporation, $14.1 million; Aleut Construction LLC, $12.8 million.
How much federal construction work in the Palm Bay area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 297 of the 319 federal construction contracts that received money in the Palm Bay metro area in fiscal 2025, or 93%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Design Bid Build Construction Services to Repair Runway Touchdowns and Turnarounds at…" for Department of the Air Force, worth $50.9 million to date, awarded to Mowa-Barlovento Joint Venture A.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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