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Federal construction contracts in Nevada
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the VA, and the Air Force put the most federal construction money into Nevada. 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 Nevada, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $529 million on construction contracts performed in Nevada, across 487 contracts. The largest share, 41%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Nevada, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$529M
obligated on construction contracts in Nevada in fiscal 2025
487
construction contracts that received federal money that year
93%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#22
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Nevada
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 $215M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $97.4M
- Department of the Air Force $66.9M
- Department of the Navy $63.1M
- Bureau of Reclamation $19.4M
- Clark County $340M
- Washoe County $86.7M
- Churchill County $62.8M
- Mineral County $15.6M
- Humboldt County $6.7M
Metro areas
Federal construction by metro area in Nevada
This metro area ranks among the top 30 in the country for federal construction dollars in fiscal 2025. Each page covers the agencies, contractors, counties, and largest jobs.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Nevada
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$149M
Disaster Resiliency Program (DRP) Phase 1
Army and Corps of Engineers. Korte Construction Company. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$88.2M
Design Build Initial Outfitting (DBIO), Nellis ADB, NV
Army and Corps of Engineers. Walsh Construction Company II, LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$77.6M Small business
Design Build Construction of Replace Seismically Deficient Boiler Plant, Building 8. VAMC…
Department of Veterans Affairs. SGJV2, LLC. Performance start 2025.
Federal recordMore jobs won by small businesses
$32.1M
One-Phase Design-Build to Repair a 1950S Hangar at Nellis AFB for an F-35 Squadron
Army and Corps of Engineers. Wu & Associates Inc. Performance start 2025.
Federal record$31.7M
To Line a Section of the Truckee Canal with Concrete Over a Geomembrane Barrier and…
Bureau of Reclamation. Central Environmental Inc. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Nevada: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Nevada?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $529 million on construction contracts performed in Nevada, across 487 contracts. The largest share, 41%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks Nevada #22 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Nevada as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Nevada?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $215 million; Department of Veterans Affairs, $97.4 million; Department of the Air Force, $66.9 million; Department of the Navy, $63.1 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Nevada goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 453 of the 487 federal construction contracts that received money in Nevada in fiscal 2025, or 93%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Design Build Construction of Replace Seismically Deficient Boiler Plant, Building 8. VAMC…" for Department of Veterans Affairs, worth $77.6 million to date, awarded to SGJV2, LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Nevada?
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 Nevada matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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