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Federal construction contracts in Virginia
The Navy, the Army and Corps of Engineers, and NASA put the most federal construction money into Virginia. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Virginia market
Federal construction in Virginia, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $2.0 billion on construction contracts performed in Virginia, across 2,450 contracts. The largest share, 35%, came from the Navy.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Virginia, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$2.0B
obligated on construction contracts in Virginia in fiscal 2025
2,450
construction contracts that received federal money that year
88%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#6
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Virginia
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.
- Department of the Navy $689M
- Army and Corps of Engineers $389M
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $276M
- Federal Highway Administration $89.8M
- Department of State $89.4M
- Fairfax County $446M
- Portsmouth City $324M
- Arlington County $220M
- Norfolk City $211M
- Virginia Beach City $156M
Metro areas
Federal construction by metro area in Virginia
These metro areas rank among the top 30 in the country for federal construction dollars in fiscal 2025. Each page covers the agencies, contractors, counties, and largest jobs. Dollar figures cover the whole metro, including its counties in neighboring states.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Virginia
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$324M
P-095 Construction of Pier 3
Department of the Navy. RQ-Magann JV. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$230M
DB Repair Berths 40 and 41, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Department of the Navy. Aecom Technical Services, Inc. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$224M
Architecture and Engineering Services to the Enroute Facilities Modernization Program
Federal Aviation Administration. Honeywell International Inc. Performance start 2019.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$37.3M
CUS ISR Operations Expansion NAS Oceana
Department of the Navy. Syncon LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$33.1M
P824 Demolition Training Compound (DTC) Expansion, NAS Ocean
Department of the Navy. Asturian-Consigli JV, LLC. Performance start 2020.
Federal record$25.5M
Repair Dorm, Facility 131 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE)-Langley, Virginia
Department of the Air Force. Southeast Cherokee Construction, Inc. Performance start 2023.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Virginia: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Virginia?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $2.0 billion on construction contracts performed in Virginia, across 2,450 contracts. The largest share, 35%, came from the Navy. That ranks Virginia #6 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Virginia as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Virginia?
In fiscal 2025: Department of the Navy, $689 million; Army and Corps of Engineers, $389 million; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $276 million; Federal Highway Administration, $89.8 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Virginia goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 2,166 of the 2,450 federal construction contracts that received money in Virginia in fiscal 2025, or 88%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "CUS ISR Operations Expansion NAS Oceana" for Department of the Navy, worth $37.3 million to date, awarded to Syncon LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Virginia?
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 Virginia matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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