Benchmark category
HVAC Maintenance
- Category slug
- hvac-maintenance
- Taxonomy version
- 2026.08.1
- Snapshot
- 5d01886a8a11570a
- Computed
- Oct 22, 2026
Awards recorded through Oct 22, 2026
Snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026
Withheld: 1,700 awards in the last twelve months against 110 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 1,976 comparable hvac maintenance awards were worth less than $63,550, and half were worth more.
The middle half ran from $23,149 to $204,660. The 75th percentile is 8.8 times the 25th, a wide spread, so the scope of a particular requirement matters more than the category label.
The mean is $163,370, 2.6 times the median. A minority of large awards pulls the average up, which is why the median is the headline figure.
1,053 contractors won these awards from 33 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 | 23 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2022 | 112.6 | 36 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2023 | 64.9 | 43 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2024 | 42.1 | 71 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2025 | 40.7 | 112 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2026 | 11.5 | 1695 | |
| FY2027 | 41.5 | 12 | partial year, thin sample |
Full series, vintages, and revisions for the BidBenchmark HVAC Maintenance Price Index
Measures
Three distinct measures, deliberately not collapsed into one price.
| Measure | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current award value | $23,149 | $63,550 | $204,660 | 1,976 | Distribution of current award value across comparable awards |
| Potential value with options | $26,594 | $84,058 | $267,448 | 2,020 | Distribution of potential award value including option periods |
| Obligated to date | $23,188 | $63,500 | $199,801 | 1,975 | 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 | $35,240 | $88,575 | $324,716 | 144 |
| Florida | $29,955 | $78,581 | $258,756 | 116 |
| Virginia | $16,872 | $61,102 | $176,183 | 105 |
| Texas | $17,998 | $56,179 | $203,128 | 103 |
| Maryland | $37,208 | $91,502 | $415,463 | 88 |
| Missouri | $19,461 | $41,599 | $76,078 | 83 |
| New York | $7,865 | $23,698 | $101,615 | 81 |
| Pennsylvania | $17,500 | $50,915 | $201,382 | 51 |
| District of Columbia | $36,448 | $61,830 | $208,559 | 47 |
| Arizona | $22,888 | $52,924 | $288,758 | 45 |
| Nebraska | $37,015 | $66,785 | $365,269 | 45 |
| Georgia | $40,363 | $103,846 | $346,272 | 41 |
| New Jersey | $44,888 | $115,510 | $209,472 | 41 |
| Massachusetts | $32,722 | $103,129 | $182,409 | 39 |
| Colorado | $16,635 | $52,697 | $213,440 | 38 |
| Hawaii | $21,919 | $69,087 | $223,381 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $39,120 | $112,256 | $439,072 | 37 |
| Illinois | $74,696 | $176,959 | $518,873 | 36 |
| North Carolina | $43,378 | $97,213 | $225,209 | 35 |
| Iowa | $16,022 | $49,420 | $153,464 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $28,929 | $69,019 | $228,225 | 31 |
| South Carolina | $30,450 | $104,553 | $223,654 | 31 |
| Connecticut | $65,035 | $109,453 | $640,166 | 30 |
| Alabama | $52,107 | $148,543 | $478,076 | 29 |
| Washington | $17,574 | $36,392 | $97,416 | 28 |
By awarding agency
Agencies with enough awards in this category to publish their own figure.
| Agency | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $43,644 | $115,497 | $339,436 | 647 |
| Department of Defense | $24,186 | $103,548 | $331,291 | 394 |
| Department of the Interior | $16,555 | $32,002 | $85,354 | 200 |
| Department of Agriculture | $21,213 | $52,149 | $155,154 | 139 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $23,310 | $46,565 | $101,096 | 107 |
| Department of Justice | $4,303 | $16,764 | $36,269 | 95 |
| General Services Administration | $14,306 | $34,014 | $49,903 | 94 |
| Department of State | $22,912 | $40,985 | $77,249 | 93 |
| Department of Commerce | $17,654 | $30,767 | $102,850 | 55 |
| Department of Transportation | $81,415 | $294,379 | $490,204 | 48 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $23,584 | $47,678 | $107,511 | 44 |
| Department of Energy | $30,275 | $35,320 | $47,079 | 12 |
| Social Security Administration | $22,665 | $38,068 | $42,606 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36C24126P0269 STEAM COIL REPLACEMENT | AMERITECH CONTRACTING LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | CT | Mar 10, 2026 | $63,599 |
| 70FA5026P00000042 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REPLACE THE BOILER AT THE MOBILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT (MERS) FACILITY, LOCATED IN BOTHELL, WASHINGTON. | COPPER MECHANICAL LLC | Department of Homeland Security | WA | Aug 18, 2026 | $63,500 |
| FA303026P0003 AIR AND WATER COOLED CHILLER MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT GOODFELLOW AFB, TX | NVC CHILLER INC | Department of Defense | TX | Mar 16, 2026 | $63,500 |
| 47PD5326F0374 BOLLING LOW RISE FIRE PUMP REPLACEMENT AT BOLLING FEDERAL BUILDING AT 601 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64106 | NV ENTERPRISES, INC. | General Services Administration | MO | Sep 17, 2026 | $63,623 |
| 36C24126N0462 CT MECHANICAL SATOC - HVAC AND PLUMBING - LOADING DOCK HVAC, PROJECT 689-26-104 | AMERITECH CONTRACTING LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | CT | May 12, 2026 | $63,252 |
| 36C24126P0747 SPLIT REPLACEMENTS | A5N PRIME LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | CT | Sep 24, 2026 | $63,250 |
| 1232SA26F0374 AH C1&C2 DRAIN PAN REPLACMENT | CAROLINA CHILLERS, LLC | Department of Agriculture | SC | Jul 15, 2026 | $63,141 |
| 140A0126P0065 HVAC MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT WALTER MINER LAW ENFORCEMENT DC | TEMPERATURE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Department of the Interior | SD | Aug 31, 2026 | $64,000 |
| 28321326P00050037 THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR A TEMPORARY CHILLER TO BE INSTALLED AT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) AT 6401 SECURITY BOULEVARD, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21235. | SUNBELT RENTALS, INC | Social Security Administration | MD | Apr 3, 2026 | $64,040 |
| 36C24626F0069 AIR FILTER SERVICE AGREEMENT | UNITED COMMERCIAL SUPPLY LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | VA | Feb 11, 2026 | $64,073 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification below the confidence threshold1,713 awards, 5 shown | |||
| N4008515C7701 UESC ANNUAL PAYMENT | Department of Defense | Apr 8, 2026 | $59,571,020 |
| 36C24224C0150 REPLACEMENT OF BOILERS AT ALBANY VAMC | Department of Veterans Affairs | Sep 30, 2024 | $48,924,251 |
| 47PB0023C0008 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS CONSTRUCTOR(CMC) HVAC AND FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT, GIGNOUX COURT HOUSE, PORTLAND, ME | General Services Administration | Mar 20, 2023 | $40,917,263 |
| 75D30126C21564 EO 14398 - CDC EMERGENCY MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (EMNS) | Department of Health and Human Services | Sep 28, 2026 | $37,385,495 |
| 36C25223C0072 PROJECT 578-17-027: REPLACE EXISTING STEAM PIPE FROM VAULT 9 TO VAULT 7 STEAM TUNNEL AND REPLACE STEAM PIPE BETWEEN VAULT 9 AND PIT 5 AT THE HINES VA HOSPITAL. | Department of Veterans Affairs | Sep 26, 2023 | $34,181,111 |
| Indefinite delivery vehicle: a ceiling, not an award value29 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 140G0222D0010 HVAC PREVENTATIVE MX 22-AD-HVAC-OY4 | Department of the Interior | Sep 12, 2022 | — |
| 15B61727D00000001 PROVISION OF MONTHLY WATER TREATMENT FOR NINE (9) STEAM BOILERS, EIGHT (8) HEATING HOT WATER BOILERS, AND THREE (3) HEATING HOT WATER LOOPS LOCATED AT FCC LOMPOC, CA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK. "EO 14398" | Department of Justice | Oct 15, 2026 | — |
| 191D3224D0011 CONTRACT IDIQ PMSC - AIR HANDLING UNIT SYSTEM NEC | Department of State | Sep 23, 2024 | — |
| 191D3225D0008 FAC - IDIQ CONTRACT PMSC CENTRIFUGAL WATER CHILLER SYSTEMS | Department of State | Sep 30, 2025 | — |
| 19GE5024D0043 HVAC SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT | Department of State | Sep 25, 2024 | — |
| No positive award value on record100 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 1240BJ26P0015 REPAIR OUTDATED HVAC SYSTEMS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. | Department of Agriculture | Sep 29, 2026 | $0 |
| 140FC325C0018 OR IRRIGON FISH HATCHERY HVAC | Department of the Interior | Apr 23, 2026 | $0 |
| 140FC326C0009 PROCURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PROCURE, REMOVE, REPLACE, AND INSTALL TWO (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED DEHUMIDIFICATION CAPABILITY SERVING THE HATCHERY BUILDING. | Department of the Interior | Apr 8, 2026 | $0 |
| 140G0126P0065 CERC A3 BOILER UPGRADE | Department of the Interior | Mar 24, 2026 | $0 |
| 191D3226F0120 FAC-PMSC CENTRIFUGAL WATER CHILLER SYSTEMS NEC | Department of State | Aug 31, 2026 | $0 |
| Above the outlier fence of $1,183,127215 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 80KSC023CA011 LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER AND VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Sep 27, 2023 | $25,351,874 |
| 36C25526C0013 EO 14398-IMPLEMENTING DEI DISCRIMINATION - 657A4-21-800 TF - FCA - REMOVE AND REPLACE END-OF-LIFE HVAC INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING 1 - MOD P00001 - INCORPORATE FAR CLAUSE 52.222-90 IMPLEMENTING EO 14398 DEI DISCRIMINATION | Department of Veterans Affairs | May 29, 2026 | $19,919,242 |
| 36C24926C0038 REPLACE SITE UNDERGROUND CHILLED WATER PIPING AT JAMES H. QUILLEN VAMC, MT. HOME, TN. | Department of Veterans Affairs | Apr 20, 2026 | $14,580,579 |
| 47PG0122F0002 BPA CALL 47PG0122F0002, FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICES AT THE CHARLES E. WHITTAKER COURTHOUSE & RICHARD BOLLING FEDERAL BUILDING, 400 E. 9TH ST & 601 E 12TH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. MODIFICATION TO INCORPORATE STAFFING REALIGNMENT. | General Services Administration | May 22, 2026 | $13,483,087 |
| 47PG0123F0007 MODIFICATION TO EXERCISE OPTION III FOR FE SERVICES AT GOODFELLOW, 4300 GOODFELLOW BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO, PREVEDEL FEDERAL BUILDING, 9700 PAGE AVE, OVERLAND MO, SAMMY DAVIS FEDERAL BUILDING, 1655 WOODSON RD, OVERLAND, MO. THE POP IS 5/1/26 - 4/30/27. | General Services Administration | Apr 30, 2026 | $11,764,167 |
Questions about this benchmark
- What is a typical hvac maintenance federal contract worth?
- The median current award value is $63,550, across 1,976 comparable awards in the snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026. Half of the awards in the sample were worth less.
- What range do most hvac maintenance awards fall in?
- The middle half of awards ran from $23,149 to $204,660. One in ten was below $9,943, and one in ten above $493,493.
- Are hvac maintenance award values rising or falling?
- No change is published. Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026 holds 1,700 awards against 110 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 hvac maintenance contracts?
- Among agencies with enough awards to publish their own figure, Department of Veterans Affairs has the most: 647 awards with a median of $115,497.
- Where is hvac maintenance work performed?
- By place of performance, the states with the most published awards are California (144), Florida (116), and Virginia (105).
- Why are some hvac maintenance awards not counted?
- As the records stand now, the benchmark leaves out 1,713 low-confidence classifications, 29 indefinite delivery vehicles, 100 awards with no positive value, and 215 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
- 238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors1,504
- 561210 — Facilities Support Services246
- 811310 — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance178
- 334290 — Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing82
- 335999 — All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing66
- 561790 — Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings31
- 333415 — Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing29
- 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction23
Product and service codes
- J041 — MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT1,428
- J045 — MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- PLUMBING, HEATING, AND WASTE DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT243
- N041 — INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT54
- Z2JZ — REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS42
- 4120 — AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT33
- Z1AA — MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE BUILDINGS32
- Z1NB — MAINTENANCE OF HEATING AND COOLING PLANTS29
- Z2AA — REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS29
Buying agencies
Places of performance
- California159
- Florida123
- Virginia121
- Texas114
- Missouri96
- Maryland93
- New York89
- Pennsylvania54
Further reading
- BidBenchmark HVAC Maintenance 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 1,976 awards classified into this category, as of Oct 22, 2026. Snapshot 5d01886a8a11, 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.