Benchmark category
Electrical Contracting
- Category slug
- electrical-contracting
- Taxonomy version
- 2026.08.1
- Snapshot
- 7b34f05a07ce7a65
- Computed
- Oct 22, 2026
Awards recorded through Oct 22, 2026
Snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026
Withheld: 1,288 awards in the last twelve months against 90 the year before is a gap in source coverage, not a market change
Box: 25th to 75th percentile. Line: median. Whiskers: 10th to 90th percentile. The lowest and highest tenth of awards lie beyond the whiskers and are not drawn.
What the distribution shows
Half of the 1,496 comparable electrical contracting awards were worth less than $72,764, and half were worth more.
The middle half ran from $24,970 to $259,176. The 75th percentile is 10.4 times the 25th, a wide spread, so the scope of a particular requirement matters more than the category label.
The mean is $214,946, 3.0 times the median. A minority of large awards pulls the average up, which is why the median is the headline figure.
892 contractors won these awards from 32 awarding agencies.
Each figure is the total current value of an award, including modifications to date. It is not an hourly rate, a unit price, or an annual cost.
Over time
The median award value for each federal fiscal year, from the published price index.
| Period | Value | Awards | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 100.0 | 14 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2022 | 265.2 | 22 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2023 | 172.8 | 31 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2024 | 187.7 | 59 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2025 | 121.8 | 87 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2026 | 28.0 | 1288 |
Full series, vintages, and revisions for the BidBenchmark Electrical Contracting Price Index
Measures
Three distinct measures, deliberately not collapsed into one price.
| Measure | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current award value | $24,970 | $72,764 | $259,176 | 1,496 | Distribution of current award value across comparable awards |
| Potential value with options | $26,577 | $89,700 | $345,104 | 1,599 | Distribution of potential award value including option periods |
| Obligated to date | $24,910 | $71,542 | $254,874 | 1,495 | Distribution of total obligations to date |
By place of performance
Only slices that independently clear the sample threshold are published.
| State | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $32,371 | $137,233 | $594,436 | 110 |
| District of Columbia | $38,435 | $88,705 | $209,863 | 102 |
| Virginia | $23,812 | $72,953 | $296,787 | 78 |
| Texas | $31,065 | $103,500 | $291,480 | 69 |
| Florida | $34,496 | $85,251 | $317,994 | 67 |
| New York | $31,876 | $125,373 | $382,788 | 45 |
| Georgia | $34,705 | $176,773 | $430,542 | 40 |
| Maryland | $34,589 | $142,504 | $557,934 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | $33,095 | $82,452 | $361,442 | 40 |
| Ohio | $16,570 | $57,025 | $344,461 | 34 |
| New Jersey | $28,858 | $84,044 | $361,587 | 32 |
| Washington | $38,540 | $120,151 | $239,494 | 31 |
| Colorado | $22,127 | $58,982 | $303,897 | 29 |
| Indiana | $8,205 | $73,048 | $185,744 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $29,224 | $156,500 | $297,708 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | $24,866 | $73,970 | $311,077 | 28 |
| Arizona | $20,775 | $48,220 | $165,448 | 27 |
| Michigan | $23,011 | $49,634 | $223,792 | 26 |
| Illinois | $20,000 | $44,793 | $111,976 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | $27,840 | $100,000 | $218,586 | 25 |
| Utah | $26,581 | $65,454 | $201,753 | 23 |
| Alaska | $26,750 | $45,106 | $117,490 | 21 |
| Missouri | $46,940 | $240,124 | $563,159 | 21 |
| New Mexico | $12,205 | $27,316 | $269,759 | 20 |
| Oregon | $12,675 | $39,079 | $64,248 | 20 |
By awarding agency
Agencies with enough awards in this category to publish their own figure.
| Agency | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | $37,438 | $138,495 | $390,495 | 298 |
| Department of Defense | $22,000 | $73,048 | $291,955 | 269 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $34,356 | $112,868 | $364,700 | 245 |
| Department of State | $22,804 | $46,668 | $91,947 | 157 |
| Department of the Interior | $14,020 | $38,138 | $88,808 | 128 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $22,787 | $54,441 | $138,980 | 115 |
| Department of Agriculture | $22,633 | $53,981 | $93,820 | 62 |
| Department of Justice | $10,122 | $19,500 | $61,572 | 52 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $50,810 | $163,841 | $523,076 | 37 |
| Department of Commerce | $35,955 | $76,369 | $385,987 | 36 |
| General Services Administration | $32,463 | $444,818 | $1,411,828 | 22 |
| Department of the Treasury | $72,777 | $152,979 | $542,100 | 20 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $39,820 | $70,871 | $189,602 | 15 |
Typical awards in the sample
Counted awards closest to the median, under the same rules and outlier fence as the published figure.
| Award | Contractor | Agency | Place | First action | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19AQMM26F1055 CONTRACT ESTABLISHMENT | PD POWER SYSTEMS, LLC | Department of State | VA | Jul 31, 2026 | $72,953 |
| 19AQMM26F1254 PURCHASE OF GENERATORS | PD POWER SYSTEMS, LLC | Department of State | VA | Aug 27, 2026 | $72,953 |
| 19PA1023C0001 S.A.C.I. H. PETERSEN - FAC - 7901 - XJZMSRVC -PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE AMERICAN EMBASSY AT ASUNCION GENERATORS CONTRACT PERIOD: APRIL 2025 TO MARCH 2026. | S.A.C.I. H. PETERSEN | Department of State | — | Apr 10, 2026 | $72,575 |
| 12FPC125F0067 MORATORIUM WAIVER APPROVAL X-FPAC-279 APPROVED ON 06/12/25 BPA CALL ORDER FOR INSTALLATIONS, DEINSTALLATIONS, AND REINSTALLATIONS OF TELEMATICS EQUIPMENT | WARREN INSTALLATIONS, INC. | Department of Agriculture | PA | Jul 17, 2025 | $72,540 |
| N4008525F0303 UPGRADE THE LIGHTING IN THE TUNNELS AT B165 TO NEW LED LIGHTING FOR CAAA | B & D ELECTRIC, INC. | Department of Defense | IN | Mar 4, 2026 | $73,048 |
| 697DCK26C00256 ROOFING REPAIR AT VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE (VOR) LOCATED AT THOMPSON, CT 06277 (41.95584, -71.84331) | SHECKLER CONTRACTING, INC. | Department of Transportation | CT | Sep 1, 2026 | $72,350 |
| 83310122F0033 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT WITH DE-OBLIGATION AMOUNT OF $0.05 | CARTER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. | Export-Import Bank of the United States | DC | Jun 5, 2026 | $73,207 |
| 19LE2026P0134 1000KVA GENERATOR MAJOR OVERHAUL. | MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Department of State | — | May 19, 2026 | $73,551 |
| 693JJ324F00181N THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CLOSE OUT THE FHWA CENTRAL FEDERAL LANDS, LAKEWOOD, CO BACKBONE INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD AND DE-OBLIGATE FY24 FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,765.78. | KIK TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Department of Transportation | DC | Jul 28, 2026 | $71,868 |
| 36C26226P0568 PHARMACY ACCESS CONTROL PANEL REPLACEMENT | IAW CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Department of Veterans Affairs | CA | Mar 10, 2026 | $73,690 |
Left out of this benchmark
Awards classified into this category that the published figure does not count, with the rule that removed each. The largest examples of each reason are shown.
| Award | Agency | First action | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite delivery vehicle: a ceiling, not an award value39 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 1282A726D0003 CURLEW HVAC INSPECTION AND SERVICE | Department of Agriculture | Sep 30, 2026 | — |
| 140D0427D0097 PARK GROUP 1 - INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) TO PROVIDE MINOR CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES INCLUDING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, INSTALLATION, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR PARKS AND FACILITIES WITHIN DE | Department of the Interior | Oct 14, 2026 | — |
| 15UC0C26D00002431 ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE E.O. 14398 | Department of Justice | Sep 24, 2026 | — |
| 191D3222D0025 CONTRACT IDIQ BME UPS JUCR AND SAFE HAVEN AT NEC | Department of State | Sep 28, 2022 | — |
| 191D3224D0015 CONTRACT IDIQ FAC - PMSC GENERATOR SETS AT NEC | Department of State | Sep 26, 2024 | — |
| No positive award value on record143 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 140P8423P0014 GENERATOR REPAIRS AT PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THIS MODIFICATION DELETES UNUSED FUNDING TO FACILITATE CONTRACT CLOSEOUT. | Department of the Interior | Jul 28, 2026 | $0 |
| 140R3021F0083 TASK ORDER MINIMUM GUARANTEE HAS BEEN SATISFIED. | Department of the Interior | Jul 8, 2026 | $0 |
| 15DDST25P00000032 SERVICES | Department of Justice | Jun 12, 2026 | $0 |
| 19A05025P0417 AVR EQUIPMENT SERVICE | Department of State | Jun 29, 2026 | $0 |
| 19BY7026C0001 BUJUMBURA POST AUTOMATE NEC EXTERIOR DAY TANKS | Department of State | May 18, 2026 | $0 |
| Above the outlier fence of $1,655,657190 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 19AQMM20C0016 OVERSEAS SECURITY INSTALLATION SERVICES | Department of State | Dec 3, 2019 | $660,061,340 |
| HSBP1013C00042 REMOTE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPGRADE | Department of Homeland Security | Jul 26, 2013 | $216,530,542 |
| W912DR21C0023 INSTALL A 1/4-INCH PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVE TO REGULATE INLET PRESSURE TO THE DOSING CABINET SOLENOID VALVE AT 3-5 PSI. SET BACK-PRESSURE REGULATOR FULLY OPEN, CLOSE THE BYPASS TO MAINTAIN STEADY HEADER PRESSURE, AND CONTINUE VETTING REMAINING SYSTEM | Department of Defense | Mar 5, 2026 | $210,001,949 |
| W912EF21C0010 MCNARY MCQUAD - AIR AND OIL ACCUMULATOR TANKS - UNITS 1-4 | Department of Defense | Apr 27, 2026 | $53,257,810 |
| 33301122CFC0023 FIRE ALARM UPGRADE | National Gallery of Art | Apr 29, 2026 | $49,363,219 |
Questions about this benchmark
- What do federal electrical contracting contracts usually come to?
- The median current award value is $72,764, across 1,496 comparable awards in the snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026. Half of the awards in the sample were worth less.
- How much do electrical contracting award values vary?
- The middle half of awards ran from $24,970 to $259,176. One in ten was below $12,102, and one in ten above $646,197.
- How has the electrical contracting median changed over the past year?
- No change is published. Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026 holds 1,288 awards against 90 for Oct 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 2025; a gap that wide reflects how completely the source records are loaded, not a change in the market.
- Who buys the most electrical contracting services in the federal government?
- Among agencies with enough awards to publish their own figure, Department of Transportation has the most: 298 awards with a median of $138,495.
- Which states see the most electrical contracting awards?
- By place of performance, the states with the most published awards are California (110), District of Columbia (102), and Virginia (78).
- Which awards are left out of this benchmark?
- As the records stand now, the benchmark leaves out 39 indefinite delivery vehicles, 143 awards with no positive value, and 190 awards above the outlier fence.
- Is this a price per hour or per unit?
- No. Federal award records report the total value of each award, not hours, square feet, or units delivered. Two awards with the same value can buy very different quantities of work.
Related records
Derived from awards these records share, ordered by how many.
Industry codes in this category
Product and service codes
- N059 — INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS389
- J059 — MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS186
- J061 — MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRIC WIRE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT121
- Z1JZ — MAINTENANCE OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS56
- N061 — INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRIC WIRE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT52
- DF01 — IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)51
- Z2AZ — REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS40
- DG01 — IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)34
Buying agencies
Places of performance
Further reading
- BidBenchmark Electrical Contracting Price Indexhow the median moves over time
- Guides to reading award data
- How benchmarks are computed
Related categories
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Distribution of current award value across comparable awards. Indefinite delivery vehicles are excluded because their ceiling values are not comparable to individual awards. Values beyond 3 times the interquartile range outside the first and third quartiles are excluded, as are values of zero or less. A cohort is published only when at least 10 comparable awards remain after exclusions. Awards whose category classification is below the confidence threshold are excluded from these statistics.
- 1Computed from USAspending.gov, last refreshed Oct 21, 2026. Award records are United States Government works.
- 2Distribution of current award value across 1,496 awards classified into this category, as of Oct 22, 2026. Snapshot 7b34f05a07ce, code aacf4584192a85d5.
- Source data refreshed
- 18 days ago
- Metric definition
- current_award_value@2026.08.1
- Definition hash
- 47e351283780691d
- Page evaluation
- seo@2026.10.1
Note 1 applies to every figure on this page. These are award values, not unit prices: federal award records report obligations and award values, not dollars per square foot or per hour.