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Federal construction contracts in New Mexico
The Bureau of Reclamation, the Indian Health Service, and the Air Force put the most federal construction money into New Mexico. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
New Mexico market
Federal construction in New Mexico, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $401 million on construction contracts performed in New Mexico, across 738 contracts. The largest share, 63%, came from the Bureau of Reclamation.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in New Mexico, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$401M
obligated on construction contracts in New Mexico in fiscal 2025
738
construction contracts that received federal money that year
90%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#30
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in New Mexico
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.
- Bureau of Reclamation $253M
- Indian Health Service $180M
- Department of the Air Force $64.4M
- Federal Highway Administration $37.0M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $18.7M
- McKinley County $175M
- San Juan County $144M
- Santa Fe County $113M
- Otero County $62.1M
- Bernalillo County $38.9M
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in New Mexico
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$602M
El Paso Sector Wall Replacement, El Paso Sector, NM
Army and Corps of Engineers. SLSCO, Ltd. Performance start 2019.
Federal record$364M
Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System
Bureau of Reclamation. CDM Constructors Inc. Performance start 2017.
Federal record$271M
San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant
Bureau of Reclamation. Jacobs Project Management Co. Performance start 2024.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$87.6M
Chi Chil Tah School Replacement
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Cherokee CRC LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$80.2M
Crystal Boarding School Design Build
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Cherokee CRC LLC. Performance start 2023.
Federal record$70.2M
RGV-07 - Construction of Border Fence
Army and Corps of Engineers. Randy Kinder Excavating Inc. Performance start 2020.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in New Mexico: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in New Mexico?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $401 million on construction contracts performed in New Mexico, across 738 contracts. The largest share, 63%, came from the Bureau of Reclamation. That ranks New Mexico #30 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with New Mexico as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in New Mexico?
In fiscal 2025: Bureau of Reclamation, $253 million; Indian Health Service, $180 million; Department of the Air Force, $64.4 million; Federal Highway Administration, $37.0 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in New Mexico goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 664 of the 738 federal construction contracts that received money in New Mexico in fiscal 2025, or 90%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "Chi Chil Tah School Replacement" for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, worth $87.6 million to date, awarded to Cherokee CRC LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in New Mexico?
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 New Mexico matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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