Benchmark category
Engineering Services
- Category slug
- engineering-services
- Taxonomy version
- 2026.08.1
- Snapshot
- 9865da239732a5fa
- Computed
- Oct 22, 2026
Awards recorded through Oct 22, 2026
Snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026
Withheld: 8,809 awards in the last twelve months against 803 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 12,959 comparable engineering services awards were worth less than $728,823, and half were worth more.
The middle half ran from $206,750 to $2,720,896. The 75th percentile is 13.2 times the 25th, a wide spread, so the scope of a particular requirement matters more than the category label.
The mean is $2,474,927, 3.4 times the median. A minority of large awards pulls the average up, which is why the median is the headline figure.
2,969 contractors won these awards from 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2006 | 100.0 | 14 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2007 | 63.8 | 40 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2008 | 23.5 | 42 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2009 | 43.3 | 63 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2010 | 25.8 | 38 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2011 | 66.1 | 27 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2012 | 77.3 | 13 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2013 | 103.4 | 25 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2014 | 35.2 | 34 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2015 | 44.0 | 40 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2016 | 57.9 | 63 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2017 | 52.1 | 127 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2018 | 41.0 | 130 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2019 | 19.4 | 164 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2020 | 26.0 | 236 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2021 | 23.4 | 366 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2022 | 20.3 | 498 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2023 | 27.0 | 659 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2024 | 19.0 | 753 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2025 | 12.9 | 806 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2026 | 13.3 | 8799 | |
| FY2027 | 4.1 | 18 | partial year, thin sample |
Full series, vintages, and revisions for the BidBenchmark Engineering Services Price Index
Measures
Three distinct measures, deliberately not collapsed into one price.
| Measure | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current award value | $206,750 | $728,823 | $2,720,896 | 12,959 | Distribution of current award value across comparable awards |
| Potential value with options | $249,976 | $996,817 | $4,739,887 | 14,538 | Distribution of potential award value including option periods |
| Obligated to date | $180,300 | $671,931 | $2,412,793 | 13,452 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | $298,668 | $1,145,235 | $4,451,850 | 2,049 |
| California | $237,554 | $832,469 | $2,923,441 | 1,289 |
| Maryland | $287,259 | $1,618,587 | $7,289,531 | 1,135 |
| District of Columbia | $646,916 | $2,610,222 | $8,445,389 | 837 |
| Florida | $219,313 | $695,046 | $2,637,774 | 665 |
| Texas | $201,725 | $687,189 | $1,999,140 | 438 |
| Pennsylvania | $260,086 | $868,021 | $4,000,000 | 389 |
| Colorado | $118,380 | $288,633 | $774,120 | 374 |
| Washington | $126,536 | $339,774 | $932,047 | 279 |
| Georgia | $219,135 | $838,451 | $2,836,102 | 273 |
| New Jersey | $319,200 | $1,031,863 | $4,628,145 | 261 |
| Massachusetts | $173,602 | $587,454 | $2,642,844 | 246 |
| New York | $247,791 | $641,179 | $1,657,701 | 243 |
| Alabama | $99,425 | $755,010 | $2,950,358 | 233 |
| North Carolina | $157,242 | $407,799 | $1,080,800 | 228 |
| South Carolina | $390,455 | $2,049,293 | $15,561,947 | 225 |
| Oklahoma | $298,299 | $1,268,747 | $3,034,031 | 219 |
| Montana | $56,386 | $136,091 | $318,767 | 213 |
| Arizona | $312,951 | $1,574,986 | $6,419,839 | 212 |
| Ohio | $129,752 | $528,419 | $1,254,093 | 164 |
| Missouri | $224,367 | $657,814 | $2,440,161 | 151 |
| Hawaii | $388,049 | $695,443 | $1,967,008 | 150 |
| Illinois | $192,561 | $483,611 | $1,434,103 | 146 |
| Louisiana | $88,433 | $316,382 | $738,639 | 130 |
| Michigan | $149,988 | $395,575 | $1,154,444 | 129 |
By awarding agency
Agencies with enough awards in this category to publish their own figure.
| Agency | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $391,641 | $1,698,130 | $7,096,319 | 6,704 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $182,583 | $474,646 | $957,627 | 1,487 |
| Department of Transportation | $187,551 | $590,078 | $1,976,630 | 1,114 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $419,265 | $1,548,954 | $4,744,872 | 810 |
| Department of the Interior | $102,065 | $211,610 | $474,089 | 645 |
| General Services Administration | $149,858 | $903,758 | $6,485,748 | 410 |
| Department of Justice | $187,328 | $405,396 | $1,186,637 | 402 |
| Department of Agriculture | $92,322 | $197,675 | $558,750 | 359 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $94,771 | $379,933 | $1,031,913 | 347 |
| Department of State | $92,772 | $368,000 | $1,236,774 | 299 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $121,931 | $318,143 | $693,989 | 282 |
| Department of Energy | $168,126 | $639,964 | $3,467,787 | 185 |
| Department of Commerce | $144,596 | $752,965 | $2,602,508 | 145 |
| Department of the Treasury | $152,108 | $292,275 | $2,251,173 | 56 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $97,566 | $272,974 | $676,550 | 50 |
| Agency for International Development | $4,132,865 | $26,347,248 | $57,883,718 | 19 |
| Government Accountability Office | $81,703 | $289,618 | $502,083 | 16 |
| Smithsonian Institution | $53,816 | $100,628 | $187,931 | 15 |
| Social Security Administration | $783,357 | $1,388,534 | $1,930,596 | 13 |
| National Science Foundation | $579,767 | $984,074 | $4,290,510 | 12 |
| Department of Labor | $411,674 | $895,927 | $10,337,443 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140P2026F0175 MEVE_218998_TITLE LLL_CONSTRUCTION PHASE | HENNEBERY EDDY ARCHITECTS, INC. | Department of the Interior | CO | Jul 16, 2026 | $728,823 |
| N6600126F8716 E2101 COLUMBIA HW2 EQT PRODUCTION AND TESTING | NOBLIS MSD LLC | Department of Defense | CA | Mar 27, 2026 | $729,006 |
| 15M10424FA4700059 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | MAYVIN, INC. | Department of Justice | VA | Aug 22, 2024 | $729,021 |
| 36C24222C0079 EO 14398 | SETTY & ASSOCIATES, LTD. | Department of Veterans Affairs | NY | Jun 17, 2026 | $728,601 |
| 693KA826F00136 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PR IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NEXCOM AND ACLSS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES UNDER TASK ORDER #0001. FUNDING FOR THESE CLIN'S IS THROUGH | NIRA INC | Department of Transportation | DC | Mar 16, 2026 | $729,310 |
| 70FBR921F00000031 REGIONAL TO FOR PTS RISK ANALYSIS PROJECT FY21 | STARR II, A JOINT VENTURE | Department of Homeland Security | VA | May 21, 2021 | $728,306 |
| 0019 ETS - F-15E RADAR MODERNIZATION - FA7046-05-D-0020 TO 0019 | ENGILITY SERVICES, LLC | Department of Defense | NV | Jul 17, 2009 | $728,056 |
| 36C26226N0929 SEISMIC EVALUATION OF BLDING 01 | TRIPLE C-THE A & E GROUP LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | CA | Sep 3, 2026 | $729,941 |
| 80JSC021FA017 COMPES II, B. 24 STEAM CHILLER PROJECT | PROCON CONSULTING LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | TX | Aug 30, 2021 | $730,018 |
| N3220526F2585 USNS MATTHEW PERRY (T-AKE 9) SD7000 CABLE INSTALLATION | GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION USA INC. | Department of Defense | OR | Mar 31, 2026 | $730,320 |
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 value441 awards, 5 shown | |||
| DOCSB134114CQ0019 IGF::OT::IGF | Department of Commerce | Aug 18, 2014 | $0 |
| DTFAWA12D00012 ENROUTE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (ETASS) | Department of Transportation | Jan 19, 2012 | $0 |
| DTFH7112D00001 INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS (IDIQCS) FOR HIGHWAY AND/OR BRIDGE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREDOMINATELY ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, ETC.) WITHIN NORTHERN REGION OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE NORTHERN REGION INCLUDES: MAINE, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, KENTUCKY, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, AND MISSOURI. | Department of Transportation | Jan 31, 2012 | $0 |
| DTFH7112D00003 IGF::OT::IGF INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS (IDIQCS) FOR HIGHWAY AND/OR BRIDGE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AND FOR OTHER ENGINEERING, PLANNING, AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREDOMINATELY ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, ETC.) WITHIN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE SOUTHERN REGION INCLUDES: NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. EFLHD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE THE IDIQ CONTRACTS IN ANY UNITED STATES TERRITORY OR STATE. | Department of Transportation | May 24, 2012 | $0 |
| DTFH7112D00004 IGF::OT::IGF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA), EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION (EFLHD), ANTICIPATES AWARDING MULTIPLE AWARD, INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS (IDIQCS) FOR HIGHWAY AND/OR BRIDGE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREDOMINATELY ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, ETC.) WITHIN SOUTHERN REGION OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE SOUTHERN REGION INCLUDES: NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. | Department of Transportation | May 11, 2012 | $0 |
| No positive award value on record2,363 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 0001 200008!5700!000006!GE39 !OO-ALC/PKGF/LGKFD !F4262000D0038 !A!*!0001 !20000504!20010131!053634593!004179453!004179453!N!1LY77!TRW INC !12011 SUNSET HILLS RD !RESTON !VA!20190!02000!001!35!ALBUQUERQUE !BERNALILLO !NEW MEXICO!0001!+000000983910!N!N!000000000000!R414!SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES !A1C!OTHER AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT !3AFH!F-16 FALCON !8711!5!B!S!*!B!A!*!A !U!U!2!010!B!* !Z!Y!Z!* !* !N!C!*!A!A!A!A!A!A!* !*!N!A!B!N!*!*!*!*!*! | Department of Defense | May 4, 2000 | $0 |
| 0001 200412!000599!5700!GE75 !OO-ALC/PKHC/LHKC !FA821704D0003 !A!N! !Y!0001 ! !20040927!20050831!876349705!112820840!001339159!N!RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES CO!1665 HUGHES WAY !LONG BEACH !CA!90810!99067!067!06!SACRAMENTO !SACRAMENTO !CALIFORNIA!+000000596304!N!N!000000000000!R425!ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES !A7 !ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION EQUIP !261 !AEHF !541330!E! !5!A!S! ! !D!20070726!B! ! !A! !A!U!Y!2!004!B! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! !Y! ! !0001! ! | Department of Defense | Sep 27, 2004 | $0 |
| 0001 200210!024550!1700!BZ005 !NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0002401D7027 !A!N! !N!0001 !20020307!20070331!130532096!130532096!130532096!N!PLANNING CONSULTANTS, INC !600 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUI!VIRGINIA BEACH !VA!* !50000!001!11!WASHINGTON !DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA !D.C. !+000000210000!N!N!000000000000!R499!OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES !S1 !SERVICES !2SEA!ASSAULT SHIP AMPHIBIOUS-LHD-1 !541330!E! !5!B!M!A!A!D!20060331!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!021!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! | Department of Defense | Mar 7, 2002 | $0 |
| 0001 200405!045066!1700!RA13A !FLEET & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER!N0014004DH009 !A!N! !N!0001 ! !20031101!20041031!125204391!125204391!001381284!N!GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFO!7025 HARBOUR VIEW STE 101 !SUFFOLK !VA!23435!57000!710!51!NORFOLK !NORFOLK (CITY) !VIRGINIA !+000000177565!N!N!000000000000!AD93!RDTE/OTHER DEFENSE-ADV TECH DEV !S1 !SERVICES !000 !* !541330!E! !5!B!S! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!001!B! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! !N00066!0001! ! | Department of Defense | Nov 1, 2003 | $0 |
| 0001 200512!477849!1700!N00140!FLEET AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENT!N0014005D0882 !A!N! !Y!0001 !01 !20050330!20060401!963574793!008255408!016435559!N!NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPO!5000 US HIGHWAY 1 NORTH !SAINT AUGUSTIN !FL!32095!62562!109!12!SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUT!ST. JOHNS !FLORIDA !+000000979274!N!N!000000000000!R425!ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES !S1 !SERVICES !000 !* !541330!E! !5!A!S!C! !A!20060125!B! ! !A! !D!U!Y!1!001!N!1G!Z!Y!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !A!A!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! !1710!N00019!0001! ! | Department of Defense | Mar 30, 2005 | $0 |
| Above the outlier fence of $19,931,1051,706 awards, 5 shown | |||
| N0002417C2117 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY - WATER TRAILER TRANSFER | Department of Defense | Mar 4, 2026 | $42,183,866,346 |
| F4261098C0001 DEOBLIGATION OF FUNDS | Department of Defense | Apr 9, 2026 | $10,463,648,338 |
| N0002405C5346 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS, ENGINEERING SERVICES. MOD ISSUED TO TRANSFER GFP FROM THIS CONTRACT TO N0002422C5501. | Department of Defense | Apr 16, 2026 | $5,673,294,633 |
| N0002413C2128 DELETE EEO CLAUSES | Department of Defense | Mar 13, 2026 | $3,191,198,162 |
| FA910115C0500 CPY9 - 14TH INCREMENT OF FUNDING | Department of Defense | Mar 11, 2026 | $2,564,654,386 |
Questions about this benchmark
- What is a typical engineering services federal contract worth?
- The median current award value is $728,823, across 12,959 comparable awards in the snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026. Half of the awards in the sample were worth less.
- What range do most engineering services awards fall in?
- The middle half of awards ran from $206,750 to $2,720,896. One in ten was below $65,411, and one in ten above $7,841,273.
- Are engineering services award values rising or falling?
- No change is published. Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026 holds 8,809 awards against 803 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.
- Which agency awards the most engineering services contracts?
- Among agencies with enough awards to publish their own figure, Department of Defense has the most: 6,704 awards with a median of $1,698,130.
- Where is engineering services work performed?
- By place of performance, the states with the most published awards are Virginia (2,049), California (1,289), and Maryland (1,135).
- Why are some engineering services awards not counted?
- As the records stand now, the benchmark leaves out 441 indefinite delivery vehicles, 2,363 awards with no positive value, and 1,706 awards above the outlier fence.
- Can I use this figure as a unit price?
- 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
- R425 — SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL4,162
- C219 — ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: OTHER2,454
- C211 — ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- GENERAL: LANDSCAPING, INTERIOR LAYOUT, AND DESIGNING1,246
- R499 — SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER1,221
- C1DA — ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- CONSTRUCTION: HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES1,077
- R699 — SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER330
- C1LB — ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- CONSTRUCTION: HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS313
- R706 — SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: LOGISTICS SUPPORT246
Buying agencies
Places of performance
- Virginia2,408
- California1,480
- Maryland1,261
- District of Columbia935
- Florida746
- Texas503
- Colorado436
- Pennsylvania421
Further reading
- BidBenchmark Engineering Services 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 12,959 awards classified into this category, as of Oct 22, 2026. Snapshot 9865da239732, 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.