Guardian Construction, Inc.

Guardian Construction, Inc., an SBA 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Layton, Utah, delivers heavy construction, facility modernization, and infrastructure repair services to federal agencies primarily as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards), competing predominantly under 8(a) set-asides and total small business designations. The firm is minority-owned and Asian-Pacific American-owned, operating as a Subchapter S corporation under NAICS codes 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction).

Guardian's customer concentration sits overwhelmingly with the Federal Aviation Administration. The top five customer agencies account for approximately 49% of award count but 96% of combined potential value. FAA Headquarters and FAA Southwestern Region together anchor nearly $3.04 billion in ceiling authority across 34 awards. This concentration skews sharply toward FAA's three single-award Basic Ordering Agreements with Guardian, each valued at $999,999,999 and valid through July 2, 2033, which establish framework terms for rapid task-order placement at air traffic control facilities nationwide. The Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command contributes a $200 million Indefinite Delivery Contract for maintenance, repair, and construction support at Tobyhanna Army Depot (award date September 29, 2026, completion September 28, 2031). The National Park Service National Office (13 awards, $69 million potential value) and the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region represent secondary customer concentrations. Over the past five fiscal years, Guardian has executed work for 42 distinct federal agencies, but FAA dominates dollar value by roughly a factor of thirty relative to the next-largest customer.

Guardian's capability portfolio centers on air traffic control facility modernization, airfield infrastructure upgrades, and facility maintenance across military, civilian aviation, and park/forest properties. Representative prime work includes a $10.3 million FAA definitive contract (May 27, 2026, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport) for fire life safety system upgrades including sprinkler replacement and fire pump installation; a $18 million design-build contract with the National Park Service (June 4, 2025) for a shuttle bus maintenance facility at Grand Canyon; an $11.8 million NPS contract (April 22, 2026) for trail and bridge rehabilitation at New River Gorge National Park; a $6.4 million Forest Service award (September 29, 2022) for campground and electrical system reconstruction at Ashley National Forest under the Great American Outdoors Act; and a $4.9 million Army Corps of Engineers contract (August 30, 2024, competitive 8(a)) for construction of an Upper Wabash Project Office and Visitor Center. Recent work at Beale Air Force Base ($10.6 million, July 15, 2025) involved construction of an aircrew readiness facility with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria compliance. Guardian also holds two Forest Service Regional Indefinite Delivery Contracts — one each with Region 2 (Rocky Mountain) and Region 4 (Intermountain) — each valued at $50 million for road and bridge construction services through 2030, awarded May and July 2025 respectively under total small business set-asides.

Activity volume has been volatile. Awards per fiscal year ran 18 (2022), 27 (2023), 18 (2024), 17 (2025), and 7 year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across 142 prime and sub awards totals $3.49 billion, but obligated dollars stand at only $197.7 million (6% of ceiling), reflecting the heavy weighting toward IDIQs and BOAs with large ceilings and minimal initial funding. Twelve awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of approximately $80 million, representing modest recompete exposure relative to the vendor's three-year average award count but material given that FAA task orders and Forest Service MATOC calls constitute the bulk of active pipeline.

Service Contract Inventory data captures $51.1 million in invoiced federal service-contract revenue across FY2022–FY2025 (prime records): $3.3 million in FY2022, $10.8 million in FY2023, $18.9 million in FY2024, and $18.1 million in FY2025. FTE delivery scaled from 5.9 in FY2022 to a peak of 17.1 in FY2024, then dropped to 0.5 in FY2025 — likely a reporting lag or classification shift rather than actual workforce collapse, as the 2026 award activity and contract modifications indicate ongoing execution. Government-paid hourly rates on prime service contracts showed wide dispersion (10th percentile $119/hr, median $369/hr, 90th percentile $2,589/hr), consistent with a mixed portfolio spanning field labor, supervisory, and specialized engineering roles. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed approximately 23% of total contractor hours, with 38 named subs engaged across the portfolio, indicating Guardian builds and manages delivery teams internally while selectively bringing specialized subs for design, trade, and compliance work.

Guardian operates as a prime on the vast majority of its federal footprint. Its subcontractor relationships include roles under Guardian EC II JV LLC (a joint venture entity) as a sub performing construction services on GSA and other federal building renovation work, and occasional positioning under larger defense and energy primes such as Mission Support & Test Services LLC on Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada National Security Site water tank refurbishment work (June 22, 2026). The sub-award portfolio is minimal relative to the prime strength, with only eight recorded sub awards (6% of total) since 2009, positioning Guardian as a prime-focused contractor rather than a feeder to larger integrators.

Guardian's set-aside posture is almost entirely 8(a) or total small business. Of recent definitive contracts and task orders, approximately 65–70% carry explicit 8(a) designations (sole-source or competitive), with the remainder set aside as total small business or issued on a non-set-aside basis from existing BOAs and IDIQs. The 8(a) certification, valid through November 25, 2029, anchors Guardian's competitive positioning across FAA, NPS, and Forest Service procurement.

Guardian has amassed extensive experience and specializes in Federal Contracting as a Design-Build/General Contractor. Guardian is known for providing simple and comprehensive solutions to difficult and complex construction problems and has a proven track record of delivering projects on-time, within budget, and exceeding client expectations, without sacrificing safety and quality.

With a strong history of completing projects in critical and occupied environments. We offer design build, design bid build, interior and exterior renovations, roofing, electrical, mechanical and HVAC, flooring, carpentry, waterproofing, plumbing, sprinkler, fire alarm, glazing & windows, masonry & site work, concrete, structural repairs, curb & sidewalk repairs, commissioning, asbestos & lead abatement, office renovation, open work space remodeling, courthouses, laboratories, historical and preservation alterations, health care facilities, framing and drywall, prefabricated metal buildings, excavation.