Federal spend by industry (NAICS)
How much does the federal government spend under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and who wins the contracts?
At a glance
Top contractors — largest recipients of Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction awards
| Contractor | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 74 | $63,024,266 | 34.4% |
| N-POWELL COMPANY, INC. | 28 | $35,886,619 | 19.6% |
| ODYSSEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 12 | $27,673,999 | 15.1% |
| LODGE CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 1 | $22,166,876 | 12.1% |
| MILCON CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 7 | $18,083,250 | 9.9% |
| BLACKHAWK VENTURES, LLC | 11 | $12,928,413 | 7.1% |
| E.G.L. CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 7 | $2,003,058 | 1.1% |
| PLATT CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 4 | $733,754 | 0.4% |
| AMCORE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. | 1 | $181,667 | 0.1% |
| EMPIRE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 2 | $148,254 | 0.1% |
Top 10 of 15 contractors on file, by obligated dollars. A high obligation is an exact fact, not an endorsement. Each named contractor links to its canonical federal contractor record.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Who buys Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — top awarding agencies
| Awarding agency | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 129 | $165,506,750 | 90.4% |
| Department of the Interior | 9 | $8,446,327 | 4.6% |
| Department of Homeland Security | 4 | $5,157,632 | 2.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 9 | $3,424,711 | 1.9% |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $606,202 | 0.3% |
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Set-aside reliance
How much of the federal spending under Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction runs through a small-business or socioeconomic set-aside vehicle — an exact ratio of public dollars, not an eligibility determination.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Obligations by fiscal year (the YoY trend)
| Federal fiscal year | Award actions | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | $116,306 |
| FY2018 | 1 | $181,667 |
| FY2017 | 1 | $38,000 |
| FY2016 | 2 | $3,050,507 |
| FY2015 | 1 | $5,490,028 |
| FY2014 | 2 | $1,353,843 |
| FY2013 | 15 | $14,405,504 |
| FY2012 | 13 | $7,178,350 |
| FY2011 | 20 | $25,480,912 |
| FY2010 | 22 | $37,472,292 |
Federal fiscal years run October 1 – September 30. Showing the most recent 10 of 14 years with award actions on file.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Largest awards on record
| Award ID (PIID) | Awarding agency | Signed | Obligated | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W912EP10C0042 | Department of Defense | 2010-08-24 | $22,166,876 | DEFINITIVE CONTRACT |
| W912BU07C0020 | Department of Defense | 2007-09-28 | $10,875,215 | DCA |
| W9123706C0001 | Department of Defense | 2006-02-27 | $8,002,589 | DEFINITIVE CONTRACT |
| DM01 | Department of Defense | 2014-12-19 | $5,490,028 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| DY01 | Department of Defense | 2013-08-01 | $4,166,780 | DELIVERY ORDER |
Prime-award actions only — sub-award (subcontract) records are not ingested. Confirm the full award history at USASpending.gov →
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
What this NAICS code covers
NAICS 237990 is Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction in the North American Industry Classification System — the standard the federal government uses to classify what it buys. The U.S. Small Business Administration sets a small-business size standard (a receipts or employee threshold) per NAICS code, used to decide who qualifies for small-business set-asides.
| Reference | Source |
|---|---|
| NAICS 237990 definition | U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) |
| Small-business size standard for NAICS 237990 | U.S. Small Business Administration |
How to read this profile
This page reports exact public-record facts and assigns no score or label. An obligated-dollar figure is an exact sum over USASpending.gov prime awards on the records Fonteum currently holds; it is a bounded slice of the federal corpus, not a completeness claim, and it is not a budget or forecast. Contractors are named only as the neutral recipients of public awards. The award footprint fills in as the federal award-archive backfill runs.
Related federal-contracting evidence
- Federal spend by industry — all NAICS codes with award activity →
- Federal agencies — debarments & contracting, agency by agency →
- Federal contractor records — exclusions & awards by entity →
- Federal Suspension & Debarment Scorecard — every agency, ranked →
- The Leakage Report — contracts awarded during an active exclusion →
- Federal contracting questions, answered →
Sources: USASpending.gov prime awards (U.S. Government Works, public domain) for the spending figures; U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) for the industry title; U.S. Small Business Administration for the size standard. Confirm any current figure at usaspending.gov. Canonical record: https://fonteum.com/gov/naics/237990. Industry data as of 2026-08-05.