Associated Builders, Inc.

Associated Builders, Inc., a for-profit construction and facilities services company headquartered in Hyattsville, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor delivering specialized HVAC, electrical infrastructure, building renovation, and facilities maintenance work to federal cultural institutions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The company is a subsidiary of Smoot Construction LLC, a minority-owned and Black American-owned entity, and competes exclusively on a full-and-open basis with no reliance on set-aside vehicles.

Associated Builders' customer footprint is heavily concentrated within two federal agencies. The Smithsonian Institution dominates the portfolio at 218 awards (54% of all prime awards) with $214.4 million in combined potential value, covering work across the National Zoo, National Museum of American History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and other Smithsonian facilities. The National Gallery of Art accounts for 69 awards ($33.3 million combined potential value). Together these two customers represent 87% of awards by count and 80% of combined potential value. The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology contributes 48 awards ($59.1 million), making it the second-largest customer by potential dollars, though this represents a third of the award frequency compared to the Smithsonian. The General Services Administration and Department of the Navy round out the active customer set.

Recent representative work includes a $5.4 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the Smithsonian (awarded August 2025) for replacement of the main generator at the Washington, D.C. facility with ultimate completion June 2027; an $8.6 million order (June 2024) for replacement of air handling units at Pod 1 and Street facilities, Phase 3, at the Museum Support Center; a $11.5 million boiler plant renewal and maintenance order (July 2023) with completion through September 2026; and a $10.4 million definitive contract (September 2023) for replacement of air handling units in collections storage spaces at the National Museum of American History. At the National Gallery of Art, Associated Builders holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity carpentry contract with an $11.0 million ceiling through December 31, 2026, under which it has received multiple delivery orders for permanent collection maintenance, display structure fabrication, West Building exterior repairs, and archive hallway upgrades.

Associated Builders' work is organized around five primary parent contract vehicles. The Indefinite Delivery Contract F16CC10364 carries 41 task orders valued at $131.6 million combined potential value (the largest vehicle by dollar magnitude), followed by the Basic Ordering Agreement F0436CC10248 with 34 task orders and $58.4 million. The Indefinite Delivery Contract DOCSB134114CQ0039 holds 46 task orders worth $9.0 million, the Indefinite Delivery Contract NGA09IDC4961GS carries 47 task orders at $4.2 million, and the Indefinite Delivery Contract 33301122DFI0006 provides 11 task orders valued at $1.1 million. The National Gallery of Art's single-award IDIQ (PXD IDIQ CARPENTRY CONTRACT) is the primary vehicle supporting work at that institution.

Activity has declined from 15 awards in 2022 to 2 awards in 2026 year-to-date, with 5 awards placed in 2025. Seven awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $21.3 million, representing recompete exposure. The contractor's portfolio spans 403 total awards dating to 1985, with combined potential value of $391.9 million and $328.3 million obligated (84% utilization). Work is categorized predominantly under NAICS 233 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with 103 awards under PSC code for construction of museums and exhibition buildings.