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Federal construction contracts in Idaho
The Federal Aviation Administration, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Air Force put the most federal construction money into Idaho. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Idaho market
Federal construction in Idaho, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $169 million on construction contracts performed in Idaho, across 319 contracts. The largest share, 47%, came from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Idaho, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$169M
obligated on construction contracts in Idaho in fiscal 2025
319
construction contracts that received federal money that year
95%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#44
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Idaho
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.
- Federal Aviation Administration $78.6M
- Bureau of Land Management $23.3M
- Department of the Air Force $16.9M
- Forest Service $11.9M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $10.3M
- Bannock County $79.2M
- Elmore County $18.9M
- Lincoln County $10.6M
- ADA County $9.3M
- Twin Falls County $7.8M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Idaho
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$93.6M
Construct Water Treatment Plant
Army and Corps of Engineers. Record Steel and Construction, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$78.4M
PIH ATCT Design-Build
Federal Aviation Administration. Walsh Federal LLC. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$30.2M
Construction Services for WFL Project Id Clark 6805(1), Yale-Kilgore Road, MP 9 to 16.9…
Federal Highway Administration. H-K Contractors, Inc. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$15.7M
Repair and Fire Suppression for Aircraft Hangar 208 at Mountain Home AFB, IFB
Department of the Air Force. Burton Construction, Inc. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$14.3M
Repair Hangar 201
Department of the Air Force. Burton Construction, Inc. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$10.7M
Shoshone Wildland Fire Operations and Field Office
Bureau of Land Management. Lacy Mechanical Inc. Performance start 2025.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Idaho: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Idaho?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $169 million on construction contracts performed in Idaho, across 319 contracts. The largest share, 47%, came from the Federal Aviation Administration. That ranks Idaho #44 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Idaho as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Idaho?
In fiscal 2025: Federal Aviation Administration, $78.6 million; Bureau of Land Management, $23.3 million; Department of the Air Force, $16.9 million; Forest Service, $11.9 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Idaho goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 302 of the 319 federal construction contracts that received money in Idaho in fiscal 2025, or 95%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Repair and Fire Suppression for Aircraft Hangar 208 at Mountain Home AFB, IFB" for Department of the Air Force, worth $15.7 million to date, awarded to Burton Construction, Inc.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Idaho?
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 Idaho matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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