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Government contracts for general construction in Iowa
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About general construction contracts in Iowa
General construction contracts in Iowa typically cover vertical building construction, facility renovations, school and base-housing additions, courthouse rehabs, ADA upgrades, design-build task orders under USACE and NAVFAC MATOCs, and small new-build packages typically scoped as government construction contracts. Federal posts in this category fall under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with related work also classified under 236210 (Industrial Building Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), and the bulk of the work flows to the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and GSA. Many awards run as multiple-award task-order contracts (MATOCs), which reward small construction firms that win a seat on the panel — these set-asides regularly favor 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB general contractors over national primes.
Iowa currently has 11 open general construction contracts in our database, with 10 added in the last 30 days. That's a steady cadence — enough flow to make automated alerting worthwhile rather than manual portal-checking. The most active buyers are VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (5 open posts) and DEPT OF THE ARMY (3), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in Iowa.
Beyond federal opportunities, much of the general construction work in Iowa is posted through Iowa Vendor Self-Service (Iowa DAS), with recurring buyers including the Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa state universities. Iowa runs targeted small-business set-asides for firms certified as TSB (Targeted Small Business) by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. ContractRadar pulls federal postings from SAM.gov alongside state and local feeds so a general construction firm doesn't have to monitor each portal manually.
Top matching contracts in Iowa
Y1DA--PN: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing (DM) AP: 36C263-26-AP-1431
AMENDED PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. DISREGARD PREVIOUS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE DESCRIPTION This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding project: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing at th…
Y1DA--PN: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing (DM) AP: 36C263-26-AP-1431
DESCRIPTION This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding project: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Ve…
Y1DA--PN: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing (DM) AP: 36C263-26-AP-1431
DESCRIPTION This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding project: 636A6-26-201, Patient Ceiling Lifts Install & Testing at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Ve…
Z1DA--PN: 636A6-26-102, Replace Bldg 2 Condensate Leak {DM} Invitation for Bid {IFB} - Sealed Bidding
This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of bids. THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. In accordance with Pu…
Complex Demolition, Springbrook Education Center, Guthrie County
This project includes demolition of the Springbrook Education Center complex and restoring the site to a natural state. Asbestos survey and abatement has been completed on the entire complex. Also inc…
Z1DA--PN: 636A8-22-001, Reno 6th Floor Clinical Support (IC) PR: 636-26-2-8822-0012
Page 4 of 4 THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS. THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DIABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. The solici…
Glenwood Redevelopment Corporation Resource Center Building Abatement – Area 2
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the HDR office located at 1917 S. 67th Street, Omaha Nebraska, 68106-2973, until Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At th…
Solicitation Notification For: Cedar Rapids Flood Risk Management Project, Reach 1, Cedar Lake South Railyard (Hoth)Floodwall
Amendment 00003 - Based on questions received via ProjNet, the reason for this amendment is to extend the closing date to end on 22 June 2026 at 10:00 AM CST, update the bid opening date and time to 2…
Muscatine-Louisa County Drainage District No. 13 � 2024 Event PL84-99 Flood Repairs
TITLE OF PROJECT: Muscatine-Louisa County Drainage District No. 13 � 2024 Event PL84-99 Flood Repairs (W912EK26BA007) The Government anticipates issuing an SDVOSB Invitation for Bids (IFB) with the in…
Solicitation Notification For: Cedar Rapids Flood Risk Management Project, Reach 1, Cedar Lake South Railyard (Hoth)Floodwall
Amendment 00002 - The reason for this amendment is to update section 00 21 13 - Instructions to bidders to correct the weekday from "Monday" to "Thursday" for the closing date and BID Opening schedule…