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Federal construction contracts in Massachusetts
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the VA put the most federal construction money into Massachusetts. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
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Federal construction in Massachusetts, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $346 million on construction contracts performed in Massachusetts, across 623 contracts. The largest share, 27%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Massachusetts, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$346M
obligated on construction contracts in Massachusetts in fiscal 2025
623
construction contracts that received federal money that year
86%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#34
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Massachusetts
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.
- Army and Corps of Engineers $93.6M
- Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response $78.5M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $69.6M
- Department of the Air Force $49.7M
- U.S. Coast Guard $16.6M
- Middlesex County $201M
- Barnstable County $65.3M
- Suffolk County $35.9M
- Hampshire County $9.7M
- Hampden County $8.5M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Massachusetts
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$1.4B
Construction of Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Seqirus Inc. Performance start 2009.
Federal record$287M
Construction of Advanced Compound Semiconductor Laboratory/Microsystem Integration…
Army and Corps of Engineers. Gilbane-Exyte (joint venture). Performance start 2022.
Federal record$74.8M
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site Dredging, New Bedford, MA
Army and Corps of Engineers. Jacobs Project Management Co. Performance start 2020.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$65.5M
EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Central Western Massachusetts
Department of Veterans Affairs. Richard Group LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$41.1M
Repair (Sustain) AFLCMC Headquarters Bldg 1606, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
Department of the Air Force. Herman/JCG Co JV. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$33.6M
BOST 254798 - Restore Dorchester Heights Monument and Hardscapes
National Park Service. Louis C. Allegrone, Inc. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Massachusetts: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Massachusetts?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $346 million on construction contracts performed in Massachusetts, across 623 contracts. The largest share, 27%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks Massachusetts #34 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Massachusetts as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Massachusetts?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $93.6 million; Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, $78.5 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $69.6 million; Department of the Air Force, $49.7 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Massachusetts goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 537 of the 623 federal construction contracts that received money in Massachusetts in fiscal 2025, or 86%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Central Western Massachusetts" for Department of Veterans Affairs, worth $65.5 million to date, awarded to Richard Group LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Massachusetts?
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 Massachusetts matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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