Set-aside programs · Veteran-owned (SDVOSB / VOSB) · Illinois
Veteran-owned small business contracts in Illinois
In FY2026, veteran-owned small businesses won $438.41M in federal contracts for work in Illinois (3,615 awards), $249.03M of it through veteran-owned set-asides; Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the most ($245.47M).
Open set-aside notices in Illinois · All federal contracts in Illinois · Veteran-owned (SDVOSB / VOSB) nationwide
Money to veteran-owned small businesses in Illinois, by year
Federal contract obligations for work performed in Illinois to small businesses that report this status on the contract (FPDS), set-asides and open competition together.
Money by year
Obligations (money committed) in prime awards, from USAspending.gov.
Agencies buying from them in Illinois, FY2026
- Department of Veterans Affairs $245.47M
- Department of Defense $144.49M
- Department of Agriculture $33.61M
- General Services Administration $3.57M
- Department of Labor $2.81M
- Department of Homeland Security $2.60M
- Railroad Retirement Board $1.99M
- Department of Transportation $1.99M
Companies winning the most, FY2026
- Citadel Federal Solutions LLC $32.41M
- Ameritech Mechanical Inc $29.74M
- Uncomn LLC $24.82M
- S & S Forest Products LLC $17.91M
- Olga H Barrios $17.40M
- Veteran Technology Partners LLC $17.17M
- Mainstay Distributing, LLC $15.68M
- Decisionpoint Corporation $15.51M
- Agile-Bot II LLC $14.51M
- Troop Contracting Inc $13.74M
What they're paid for, FY2026
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $74.30M
- 561210 Facilities Support Services $48.22M
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services $42.86M
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services $38.40M
- 311611 Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering $33.09M
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $29.40M
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $24.75M
- 336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $17.91M
Open notices
- 36C25227Q0048 - COOLERS AND FREEZER · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-10-30 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source (FAR 19.14)
- C1DA--578-27-003 - Renovate A Section First Floor of Building 1 - Design FY27 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-10-30 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Z2DA--Amendment 2: Solicitation 36C25227R0001 General Construction MATOC at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · due 2026-11-03 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Y1DZ--Project Number 657-507, Correct Seismic Deficiencies for Building 14, Marion VAMC, Illinois Construction of New Boiler Plant and Demolition of Existing · Solicitation · due 2026-11-06 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- 657A5-26-111, Triennial Electrical Testing · Solicitation · due 2026-11-09 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source (FAR 19.14)
- Z1DA--550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 (CON) · Presolicitation · due 2026-11-18 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Z1DA--550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 (CON) · Solicitation · due 2026-11-18 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Z1DA--Modernize Damen (Bldg. 1) Elevators Construction 537-24-101 · Solicitation · due 2026-11-19 · Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
How to qualify
A small business at least 51% owned and controlled by veterans (service-disabled veterans for SDVOSB), who also run it day to day.
Veteran-owned (SDVOSB / VOSB): certification and how set-asides work → · SBA contracting programs ↗
SBA decides who qualifies, not SpendQuery.
From USAspending.gov prime awards (FPDS business types and set-aside codes; place of performance) and SAM.gov notices. Sources and limits