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Messer Construction Co
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USAspending records $390M in award obligations to Messer Construction Co (Cincinnati, OH) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $16M, of which $16M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 43% on FY2025 ($28M).
Messer Construction Co ranks 43 of 767 listed organisations located in OH by five-year obligations, and 1,829 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and General Services Administration: 11 awards worth $403M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), where it ranks 53 of 1,602 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $233,884,289 | $233,884,289 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $111,828,459 | $111,828,459 | $0 | -52% |
| FY2025 | $28,394,544 | $28,394,544 | $0 | -75% |
| FY2026 | $16,201,274 | $16,201,274 | $0 | -43% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in OH | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $390M | $106B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $16M | $29B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $390M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $106B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 1,829 of 30,000 | 1 of 767 in OH | 1 |
Largest in state: Ohio Department of Medicaid. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 10 | $381M | 94% |
| 2 | General Services Administration | 1 | $22M | 6% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 236220: 53 of 1,602 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Greene County, OH $204M · Montgomery County, OH $127M · Hardin County, KY $33M · Franklin County, OH $22M · Cumberland County, NC $17M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $127M | 25 May 2023 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236118 Residential Remodelers | $78M | 8 Dec 2022 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $45M | 20 Jun 2024 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $40M | 18 Jun 2026 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $33M | 5 Sep 2024 | KY | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationPublic Buildings Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $22M | 3 May 2024 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $17M | 29 Sep 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $16M | 25 Sep 2025 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $10M | 14 Sep 2023 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $8.7M | 11 Dec 2025 | OH | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | $5.9M | 28 Jul 2023 | OH | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $127M, Department of Defense, 25 May 2023: RENOVATE/REPAIR BUILDING 10262, PHASE 1
- $78M, Department of Defense, 8 Dec 2022: CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF FAMILY HOUSING AT WPAFB, OH - $70,755,002.00
- $45M, Department of Defense, 20 Jun 2024: CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARMY RESERVE CENTER (ARC), AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY (AMSA), AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (VMS) AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (W
- $40M, Department of Defense, 18 Jun 2026: THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE DESIGN/BID/BUILD CONSTRUCTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 17,135SF ONE STORY NEW CHILLED WATER DISTRICT COOLING PLANT (DCP).
- $33M, Department of Defense, 5 Sep 2024: CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT FORT KNOX KENTUCKY
- $22M, General Services Administration, 3 May 2024: CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS TO BUILDOUT SPACE FOR THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT AND THE U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE AT THE JOHN W. BRICKER FEDERAL BUILDI
- $17M, Department of Defense, 29 Sep 2023: PN 87447 SUPPLY SUPPORT ACTIVITY BASED CLINS FOR FORT LIBERTY, NC (USACE - WILMINGTON DISTRICT).
- $16M, Department of Defense, 25 Sep 2025: RENOVATION BUILDING 20145 AT WPAFB
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Messer Construction Co receive?
$390M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $234M; FY2024: $112M; FY2025: $28M; FY2026: $16M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Messer Construction Co?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($381M) and General Services Administration ($22M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and NAICS 236118 Residential Remodelers.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: OH ($353M), KY ($33M) and NC ($17M).
Is Messer Construction Co a large federal recipient?
It ranks 1,829 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 43 of 767 located in OH. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.