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Top small-business set-aside winners in Illinois

From Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, companies based in Illinois received $642,132,040 in federal small-business set-aside obligations among the top 15 recipients alone, led by Sawtooth Construction JV II LLC ($234,386,263). The biggest buyer was Department of Veterans Affairs and the top industry was NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction).

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Top 15 recipients

#CompanySet-aside $ obligated
1Sawtooth Construction JV II LLC$234,386,263
2Paragon Micro Inc$74,748,800
3Cherry Meat Packers, Inc$68,978,700
4Blueway One JV LLC$38,123,251
5FM Mccarthy, LLC$35,554,433
6Veteran Technology Partners LLC$28,855,702
7Jancorp, LLC$26,890,664
8Bridger Richard JV LLC$23,568,900
9Smith Hafeli Inc$22,661,131
10Kay and Associates, Inc.$18,891,858
11Troop Contracting Inc$16,091,262
12Richard Group LLC$14,822,365
13Bridger National Construction LLC$13,678,043
14Incobrasa Industries LTD$12,978,498
15Oneill Contractors Inc$11,902,172

Top buying agencies

Agency$ obligated to Illinois small businesses
Department of Veterans Affairs$471,607,642
Department of Defense$211,231,394
Department of Agriculture$146,254,980
Department of Justice$50,730,587
Department of Health and Human Services$26,255,095

Top industries (NAICS)

NAICSIndustry$ obligated
236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$410,448,093size standard · open bids
311611Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering$109,792,904size standard
541519Other Computer Related Services$104,270,058size standard · open bids
237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction$39,538,391size standard · open bids
541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$26,924,046size 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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