NAICS Sector 23

Construction Federal Contracts

Federal awards across the Construction sector, aggregated from 32,204 contract actions and 32 detailed NAICS codes. Explore spending, the agencies that buy, and the NAICS codes inside this sector.

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Contract actions

32,204

4,814 unique vendors

Total obligated

$65.9B

all years on record

NAICS codes

in this sector

Open opportunities

460

active solicitations

NAICS codes in Construction

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)16,934 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220)3,052 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)2,189 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (238210)1,949 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310)1,670 NAICS 238990 (238990)1,356 NAICS 238290 (238290)838 Roofing Contractors (238160)698 NAICS 238390 (238390)695 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)588 Industrial Building Construction (236210)527 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)339 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (238320)266 NAICS 238910 (238910)233 Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (237120)232 NAICS 238330 (238330)178 NAICS 238150 (238150)82 NAICS 238190 (238190)68 NAICS 238110 (238110)58 NAICS 236118 (236118)52

Top agencies buying in this sector

Department of Defense16,873 awards

General Services Administration2,923 awards

Department of Veterans Affairs2,791 awards

Department of the Interior1,578 awards

Department of Homeland Security1,573 awards

Department of Transportation1,555 awards

Department of Justice1,026 awards

Department of Health and Human Services984 awards

Department of Agriculture875 awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration518 awards

Smithsonian Institution423 awards

Department of the Treasury226 awards

Small business set-asides in Construction

8(a) Business Development$2.6B · 3,598 awards

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned$270.7M · 520 awards

Small Business$264.4M · 517 awards

HUBZone$348.2M · 247 awards

Veteran-Owned Small Business$5.5M · 23 awards

Women-Owned Small Business$20.3M · 16 awards

Indian / Tribal$5.3M · 14 awards

Other Set-Aside$678K · 8 awards

Spending by fiscal year

FY 2026$23.7B · 5,079 awards

FY 2025$37.5B · 23,642 awards

FY 2024$4.7B · 3,483 awards

About federal contracting in Construction

The Construction sector spans 32 NAICS codes and 32,204 recorded contract actions worth $65.9B, an average of $2M per award. In FY2026, agencies obligated $23.7B across 5,079 actions in this sector. About 15% of awards went to small businesses through programs such as 8(a) Business Development, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business. The most active buyer is Department of Defense. Browse the NAICS codes above to drill into a specific industry, or see open Construction solicitations.

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