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Top small-business set-aside winners in Iowa

From Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, companies based in Iowa received $147,465,101 in federal small-business set-aside obligations among the top 15 recipients alone, led by Regency Consulting Inc ($47,271,409). The biggest buyer was Department of Defense and the top industry was NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction).

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Top 15 recipients

#CompanySet-aside $ obligated
1Regency Consulting Inc$47,271,409
2Hendrickson Transportation LLC$45,184,780
3Charles F. Day & Associates, LLC$7,903,935
4Vixen LLC$7,180,471
5Fedpath Solutions LLC$6,435,140
6Covenant Construction Services LLC$6,113,201
7Lifeskills Connection Inc$6,059,215
8Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co$5,121,497
9General Constructors Inc. of the Quad Cities$4,451,180
10Horizon RDG JV, LLC$3,191,642
11Chenhalls Staffing Services, Inc.$1,942,598
12Fidelis-BBD, LLC$1,817,806
13Communications Engineering Company$1,694,978
14Air Control, Inc.$1,645,360
15Shekar Engineering, P.L.C$1,451,890

Top buying agencies

Agency$ obligated to Iowa small businesses
Department of Defense$82,448,632
Department of Health and Human Services$42,148,131
Department of Veterans Affairs$12,303,421
Department of Agriculture$9,344,722
Department of Homeland Security$4,904,912

Top industries (NAICS)

NAICSIndustry$ obligated
237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction$58,171,742size standard · open bids
541519Other Computer Related Services$47,057,694size standard · open bids
541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$14,883,082size standard · open bids
236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$8,109,361size standard · open bids
237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction$6,556,887size standard · open bids

Source: USAspending.gov, contracts (award types A–D) with a small-business set-aside type (total/partial small business, 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone), grouped by recipient location state, for actions dated Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. Dollar figures are net obligations in the period (they can include modifications to older awards). Refreshed weekly. Company names as reported to USAspending.

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