Above Group Inc.

Above Group Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, provides architectural and engineering design, infrastructure planning, and construction administration services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and federal civilian agencies, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on federal awards. The company competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides across its prime footprint, with 100% of awards held as prime contracts and zero subcontract activity in the source data.

Above Group's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward VA regional networks. The top five funding agencies account for 81% of awards by count and 99% of combined potential value. The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center dominates by dollar value with seven awards worth $5.01 billion combined potential—anchored by a $5 billion National Architect-Engineer IDIQ MATOC (September 25, 2025, through September 25, 2035) that carries a 100% SDVOSB set-aside. Three VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks rank second and third by volume: VISN 8 (35 awards, $294.5 million), VISN 5 (24 awards, $611.1 million), and VISN 1 (17 awards, $17.7 million). Below these, Above Group holds awards from VISN 6, VISN 9, and VISN 10, with smaller engagements from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Core capability work spans architectural and engineering services for VA healthcare facility modernization. Representative contracts include a $1.997 billion design contract for consolidated boiler spaces at a VA facility in Baltimore, Maryland (VISN 5, FY2024 invoicing of $1 million across 2.4 FTEs); a $1.884 million hybrid operating room design order at Baltimore (VISN 5, May 2024, with FY2024-FY2025 invoicing showing $478 thousand and $231 thousand respectively, blended rates of $301.23/hr and $201.41/hr); a $3.027 million Electronic Health Records Management infrastructure design contract for VISN 6 in Salisbury, North Carolina (September 2022); a $2.255 million architectural and engineering services delivery order under the National A-E IDIQ MATOC (June 8, 2026, place of performance Batavia, New York); a $1.717 million air handling unit replacement order for VISN 23 (June 30, 2026); and a $1.572 million sub-basement plumbing and air quality improvement design contract for VISN 10's Cleveland medical center (October 2024). Recurring project scope includes sterile processing department renovations, boiler plant and HVAC system replacements, medical imaging space preparation, water system design, fire alarm system installation, PET/CT scanner site preparation, security system upgrades, and infrastructure assessment and commissioning services.

Activity has grown sharply. Awards per year increased from 12 in 2022 to 31 in 2025 and 25 in the first three quarters of 2026. Combined potential value across all 124 awards stands at $5.99 billion, with $56.5 million obligated (1% of potential), reflecting the prevalence of large IDIQ ceilings in the portfolio. Within the next twenty-four months, 45 awards with combined potential value of $28.5 million reach ultimate completion, creating recompete pressure and opportunity for competitors to displace Above Group on these facilities.

Above Group holds multiple parent vehicles. The VISN 8 Architect Engineering MATOC ($280 million ceiling through November 19, 2028) carries 22 task orders. VISN 5 Architecture Engineer 2023–2028 ($300 million, SDVOSB set-aside, through June 27, 2028) carries 19 task orders. The VA Program Contracting Activity Central Architecture Engineer IDIQ 2025–2035 (supporting infrastructure planning and design across VA facilities) accounts for nine task orders. Two regional IDIQs—a $10 million VISN 1 Engineering Services Multiple Award IDIQ (November 2025 through November 2030) and a $6.667 million VISN 9 AE IDIQ MATOC (September 2024 through September 2029)—round out the VA-side vehicles. Outside VA, Above Group holds a $6.5 million NOAA NESDIS A-E IDIQ (Total Small Business set-aside, September 2025 through September 2027) and a $20 million ENDIST Charleston MATOC for multi-discipline architect-engineer services (May 2025 through May 2030, SDVOSB set-aside).

SCI-reported invoiced revenue on prime contracts totaled $17.1 million across fiscal years 2022 through 2025, with FY2024 peak at $7 million across 21.2 FTEs and FY2025 at $6.3 million across 10.6 FTEs. Government-paid hourly rates on federal services contracts span a wide range: median around $207.52/hr, with senior labor pricing through $699.19/hr and junior rates at $24.98/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors delivered 34% of contractor hours on average, with 181 named subcontractors engaged—indicating that while Above Group self-performs design and planning, it relies on specialized subs for portions of construction administration, technical reviews, and field services work.

Above Group's NAICS footprint centers on Engineering Services (104 awards) and Architectural Services (20 awards), with PSC codes concentrated in Architect-and-Engineering Construction categories covering hospitals and infirmaries (74 awards) and other hospital buildings (14 awards). The company has registered as a federal contractor since 2015 and carries primary certifications as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business. All work is performed as prime contractor; the company does not appear in the source as a subcontractor to other federal primes.