HVAC and plumbing set-aside contracts

Set-aside demand for HVAC and plumbing

Activity is steady: 22 open set-aside notices for HVAC and plumbing (NAICS 238220) in the last 7 days. That is enough to build a weekly review habit without drowning in noise.

Set-aside mix is led by Small Business (about 59%), with meaningful secondary demand across Small Business (13), SDVOSB (7), WOSB Sole Source (1), SDVOSB Sole Source (1). Plan certifications and teaming against more than one program if you want to cover most of this list.

Most of the open notices tied to HVAC and plumbing (NAICS 238220) are total small business set-asides. That means any firm that is small under the notice's NAICS size standard and active in SAM.gov can compete; no socioeconomic certification is required. Confirm your size against the SBA table of size standards for the exact code on each notice before you price a bid.

Construction-heavy demand around HVAC and plumbing (NAICS 238220) usually means bonding, site visits and wage determinations matter as much as price. Read the solicitation for bid bonds, performance bonds and any Davis-Bacon or Service Contract Act clauses, and confirm the place of performance against your crew's reach before you start estimating.

Buying is spread across agencies led by Department of Veterans Affairs (8), then Department of Defense (4), Department of the Interior (4), Department of Agriculture (4). Diversified agency demand favors firms that can support more than one customer organization without stretching key personnel thin.

Places of performance are distributed, led by Virginia (4) and California (3), Utah (2), Texas (2). Multi-state coverage or proven local partners will decide how many of these notices you can realistically pursue.

This trade page is limited to open set-aside notices tagged with six-digit NAICS 238220. Related work may also appear under nearby codes in Construction; browse the NAICS 23 hub when you want the wider sector view.

Verify the size standard for 238220 on the SBA size standards table and keep your SAM.gov NAICS list aligned with the work you actually perform.

Recent notice titles in this slice include “Notice of Intent to Award - sole source purchase for Hydronic Water…”; “Repair Sanitary Waste Piping at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center”; “Y1DA--561-24-600 Upgrade Mechanical Systems-C Level”. Titles change daily with the SAM.gov extract; always open the official link before bidding.

6 notices tied to HVAC and plumbing (NAICS 238220) are approaching response deadlines in this build. Sort those first; a strong late proposal rarely beats a complete on-time one.

Practical next steps

1. Confirm your SAM.gov registration is active and that your NAICS, size and socioeconomic representations match the notices you want.
2. Filter this list to set-aside types you already qualify for, then open the official SAM.gov link for each survivor.
3. Answer sources sought and RFIs from the same offices even when you are not ready to bid; that market research supports the FAR 19.502-2 rule of two.
4. Use SBA SUBNet and agency subcontracting directories when the prime work is larger than your past performance supports.
5. Subscribe to the free SetAside Signal digest so new notices for HVAC and plumbing (NAICS 238220) arrive by email without another paid tool.