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Top small-business set-aside winners in Kentucky

From Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, companies based in Kentucky received $420,952,566 in federal small-business set-aside obligations among the top 15 recipients alone, led by Education & Training Resources LLC ($85,262,228). 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
1Education & Training Resources LLC$85,262,228
2Sigo Valiant JV II LLC$51,958,771
3Valiant Construction LLC$48,575,098
4Semper Tek Inc$42,471,802
5Sigo Valiant JV LLC$40,060,157
6Aaecon General Contracting LLC$28,587,141
7Semper Tek CMS JV LLC$20,903,929
8Strategic Communications LLC$18,866,761
9Kech Inc$18,358,974
10National Contracting Services, LLC$17,509,009
11A Total Solution LLC$16,024,286
12Marine Solutions Inc$9,340,000
13Howard W. Pence, Inc.$8,748,733
14Legend Builders LLC$7,235,880
15Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC$7,049,797

Top buying agencies

Agency$ obligated to Kentucky small businesses
Department of Veterans Affairs$269,713,324
Department of Labor$88,219,213
Department of Defense$50,230,578
Department of Homeland Security$26,396,338
Department of Transportation$19,241,920

Top industries (NAICS)

NAICSIndustry$ obligated
236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$249,832,054size standard · open bids
611519Other Technical and Trade Schools$85,262,228size standard · open bids
237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction$19,712,346size standard · open bids
561422Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers$18,358,974size standard
541519Other Computer Related Services$16,052,895size 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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