Briston Construction, LLC

Briston Construction, LLC, doing business as Briston Mechanical, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) prime contractor that delivers healthcare facility construction, renovation, and mechanical systems work to the Department of Veterans Affairs across multiple regional healthcare networks, operating exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) with no subcontractor role. The company is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, holds SDVOSB and Veteran-Owned Small Business certifications expiring September 3, 2026, and competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides across its federal footprint.

Briston Mechanical's capability portfolio centers on commercial and institutional building construction for VA medical facilities, with heavy concentration in healthcare infrastructure modernization. Representative work includes a $41.9 million definitive contract awarded October 2022 by Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VA Technology Acquisition Center) for Electronic Health Records infrastructure upgrades at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, encompassing telecommunications cabling, fiber optic installation, electrical infrastructure, and HVAC upgrades; a $10.9 million definitive contract awarded October 2025 by VISN 17 for intensive care unit renovation (MICU/CCU/SICU upgrades) at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas; and a $10.8 million delivery order awarded December 2025 by VISN 22 for second-floor renovation of Building 8 at Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Work spans general construction, demolition, mechanical and electrical systems, HVAC replacements, plumbing upgrades, building automation system replacements, medical gas systems, fire protection, telecommunications infrastructure, and specialized healthcare facility renovations. Briston Mechanical also performs facilities maintenance and emergency repair work, such as a $37,903 emergency repair of a natural gas leak and a $135,152 hydronic cooling coil repair, both at VA Houston facilities.

The vendor holds two anchor indefinite-delivery contracts with the VA. The VISN 17 Central Texas Construction Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), awarded August 2025, carries a $500 million ceiling with an ultimate completion date of February 23, 2031, and covers construction services across Central Texas, North Texas, South Texas, and Valley Coastal Bend regions, exclusively set-aside for SDVOSBs. The VISN 22 Construction Services MATOC, awarded March 2025, carries a $600 million ceiling through June 24, 2029, covering Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico, also exclusively SDVOSB set-aside. Together these vehicles anchor the firm's active pipeline; recent delivery orders under these IDIQs range from under $45,000 to $10.8 million in value, with most priced firm fixed-price under SDVOSB set-aside (some non-set-aside when placed competitively). Briston Mechanical also holds task orders under a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract and sits on prior VISN-specific IDIQs, including VISN 18 Medical Center Construction 2016–2021 (35 task orders, $97.9 million combined value).

Customer concentration is extremely high and VA-centric. VISN 22 and VISN 17 account for 153 of 207 awards (74% by count) and $1.8 billion of $2.15 billion combined potential value (84% by dollars). The top five customer entities (four VA VISNs plus VA Technology Acquisition Center Austin) represent 93% of combined potential value. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region contributes nine awards ($20.4 million), representing the only material non-VA customer. Work is performed at 24 distinct federal agencies in the source data, but the VA footprint dominates decisively.

Award work by NAICS and PSC reflects healthcare facility construction specialization: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (NAICS 236220) accounts for 144 awards; Facilities Support Services for 21; and construction of hospitals and infirmaries (PSC Y1DA) represents 55 awards with repair and alteration of hospitals and infirmaries adding 25 awards and maintenance work another 24.

Activity trajectory shows growth through 2025 — two awards in 2024 rising to 21 in 2025 and 12 in 2026 year-to-date. Sixteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $69 million, representing moderate recompete exposure concentrated in the VISN 17 and VISN 22 MATOC delivery orders and older single-award contracts nearing close-out.

Across SCI-reportable service contracts (FY2022–FY2024), Briston Mechanical invoiced $108.8 million ($27.2 million in FY2022, $44.9 million in FY2023, $36.6 million in FY2024), delivering roughly 16–18 FTEs annually to the federal government on those contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable work ranged from a 10th percentile of $119.19/hr to a median of $232.42/hr to a 90th percentile of $570.33/hr, reflecting a mix of field labor, supervisory, and specialized technical roles. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed 48% of total contractor hours on average, with 140 total named subcontractors reported, indicating that Briston Mechanical builds significant portions of its delivery teams through subcontracting while retaining prime performance responsibility. GSA Schedule labor rates span 23 categories from General Laborer ($54.15/hr) through Applications/EMS Technician ($174.98/hr), with most roles at high school or technical education level and no security clearance requirements, aligning with the construction and facilities-maintenance scope.

We provide vertical and civil design-build and design-bid-build construction services to federal agencies throughout the US. We excel at customer service driven construction where best value is the agency's goal.