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Federal construction contracts in the Pensacola area
The Navy, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and the VA put the most federal construction money into the Pensacola 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 Pensacola area, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $249 million on construction contracts performed in the Pensacola metro area (2 counties), across 96 contracts. The largest share, 93%, came from the Navy.
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).
$249M
obligated on construction contracts in the Pensacola area in fiscal 2025
96
construction contracts that received federal money that year
80%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#28
of 387 US metro areas by federal construction dollars
Who pays and who wins
The agencies and contractors in the Pensacola 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 Navy $232M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $11.1M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $3.2M
- Department of the Air Force $1.6M
- National Park Service $600K
- Walsh Federal LLC $45.0M
- Sauer Construction, LLC $40.6M
- EMR, Inc $27.3M
- RQ Construction, LLC $25.3M
- P & S Construction Inc $21.4M
- Escambia County $188M
- Santa Rosa County $61.5M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in the Pensacola area
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$105M
Hurricane Sally Package 6
Department of the Navy. Environmental Chemical Corporation. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$73.9M
Hurricane Sally Repairs Package 14
Department of the Navy. Sauer Construction, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$57.4M Small business
Hurricane Sally 9 & 12 Repairs
Department of the Navy. CCI General Contractors, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$28.2M
Provide Extensive Repair Work to Three Buildings (B3725, B3745, and B2268)
Department of the Navy. CCI Group, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$23.0M
Repair/Renew Building 2268, Naval Hospital Pensacola, NAS Pensacola, FL
Army and Corps of Engineers. KGJJ Engineering Solutions, LLC. Performance start 2024.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in the Pensacola area: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this metro ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in the Pensacola area?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $249 million on construction contracts performed in the Pensacola metro area (2 counties), across 96 contracts. The largest share, 93%, came from the Navy. That ranks it #28 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 Pensacola metro area?
We use the federal definition of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area from OMB Bulletin 23-01 (July 2023): Escambia County and Santa Rosa County.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in the Pensacola area?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $232 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $11.1 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $3.2 million; Department of the Air Force, $1.6 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
Which contractors win the most federal construction money in the Pensacola area?
By dollars obligated in fiscal 2025: Walsh Federal LLC, $45.0 million; Sauer Construction, LLC, $40.6 million; EMR, Inc, $27.3 million; RQ Construction, LLC, $25.3 million.
How much federal construction work in the Pensacola area goes to small businesses?
Small businesses won 77 of the 96 federal construction contracts that received money in the Pensacola metro area in fiscal 2025, or 80%. That is a count of contracts, not dollars. The largest small business job was "Hurricane Sally 9 & 12 Repairs" for Department of the Navy, worth $57.4 million to date, awarded to CCI General Contractors, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in the Pensacola area?
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