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Federal proposal tools for NAICS 236220

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Bid software for Commercial Construction contractors

VETR Proposal is federal proposal tools for federal construction bidding. In 236220 the technical proposal sits alongside Davis-Bacon wage determinations, bonding, and a price that is scrutinized against an independent government estimate — and on sealed-bid work the price is the entire evaluation. VETR builds the cost volume through fringe, overhead, G&A and fee, and benchmarks against comparable awards so the number can be defended.

NAICS 236220 covers new construction and renovation of commercial and institutional buildings — federal courthouses, office buildings, medical facilities, embassies. Heavy spend at GSA (PBS), VA (medical construction), State (OBO), and DoD (NAVFAC, USACE).

$30.6B in federal contracts obligated in FY2025· USASpending.gov

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Federal contracting in NAICS 236220 at a glance

SBA size standard

$45M average annual receipts

Per SBA's table of small business size standards (13 CFR 121.201), as published for 2023. Some codes carry footnoted exceptions. SBA revises these — confirm the current standard at sba.gov before you certify your size on an offer.

Top buying agencies

GSA PBS
VA
DoD (NAVFAC, USACE)
State (OBO)
DHS

Common contract types

  • Design-build
  • Construction Manager at Risk
  • Sealed-bid (low bid) Davis-Bacon

Common vehicles

  • MATOC pools
  • A/E IDIQs
  • JOC (Job Order Contracting)
The VETR Framework

How VETR applies to NAICS 236220 pursuits

Four pillars, calibrated to how Commercial Construction contracting officers actually evaluate proposals.

V

Value

Applied to NAICS 236220

Construction bids hinge on bonding capacity + price realism + schedule confidence. VETR's cost-proposal tools model labor + materials + escalation against actual award data.

E

Experience

Applied to NAICS 236220

Past performance is scored on project value, complexity, completion-time, and CPARS. VETR's past-performance library captures all four for each project.

T

Teaming

Applied to NAICS 236220

Design-build needs design (A/E) + construction primes joined at the hip. VETR's teaming CRM tracks A/E + GC partnerships and prior joint work.

R

Responsiveness

Applied to NAICS 236220

RFI cycles on construction RFPs are frequent and consequential. VETR's amendment tracker keeps proposals synced with the latest spec.

Agencies that buy heavily in NAICS 236220

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Set-asides commonly used in NAICS 236220

Program-specific playbooks paired with this industry code

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