HGS Engineering Inc.

HGS Engineering Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in Anniston, Alabama, delivers environmental compliance auditing, water quality testing, occupational safety services, and facilities maintenance to federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards). The company is a Subchapter S Corporation with SDVOSB and VOSB certifications through July 31, 2027, operating under primary NAICS codes 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and 562910 (Remediation Services), with a competitive posture across set-asides (Total Small Business, SDVOSB-exclusive) and full-and-open procurements.

HGS Engineering's customer base spans 96 distinct federal agencies, though concentration is pronounced within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The top five customers by award count—Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services (66 awards, $3.9 million), GSA Public Buildings Service Region 9 (49 awards, $4.3 million), VA VISN 2 (32 awards, $7.6 million), VA VISN 8 (27 awards, $6.8 million), and VA VISN 7 (23 awards, $7.9 million)—account for 26% of recent awards. Dollar concentration tells a different story: the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8–Southern Region anchors the rankings at $24.9 million across 20 awards, followed by VA VISN 4 ($9.6 million, 22 awards), the Federal Emergency Management Agency ($9.6 million, 14 awards), VA VISN 7 ($7.9 million, 23 awards), and VA VISN 2 ($7.6 million, 32 awards). The VA remains the single largest funding source across multiple networks, particularly for Legionella and dental water line testing at medical centers nationwide.

HGS Engineering's primary contracting vehicle is the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, valued at $86.71 million through June 21, 2027, from which 354 task orders totaling $107.2 million in combined potential value have been issued. The labor portfolio spans 162 unique GSA categories at hourly rates from $34.25 (Laborer, high school education) through $143.38 (Project Manager, bachelor's degree, 10 years experience), with no security-cleared positions offered. Representative work includes environmental compliance audits, HVAC maintenance, facilities cleaning, EHS project management, and specialized technical consulting. Beyond GSA, HGS holds numerous single-award indefinite-delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements with individual VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks for recurring Legionella and dental water testing (ceilings ranging from $71,673 to $761,671), a $50 million multiple-award Land Management Integrated Resources BPA with the USDA Forest Service through March 2033, a $7.5 million Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region hazardous materials BPA through June 2029, a $7 million Forest Service Southern Region wildlife and forest projects BPA through August 2028, a $10.8 million VA facility and data center maintenance BPA for the Hines Information Technology Center through December 2028, and a $2.61 million Army Materiel Command lockout/tagout audit contract through April 2027.

Recent representative prime awards illustrate HGS Engineering's core capability portfolio. A $3.59 million Department of Labor Job Corps delivery order (award date June 17, 2024, extending through July 2029) covers occupational safety and health program reviews at Job Corps facilities on a time-and-materials basis; FY2024 invoicing totaled $117 thousand with a derived rate of $77.57 per hour across 3.1 FTEs. A $3.38 million NOAA facility maintenance support services delivery order (award date August 16, 2024, extending through August 2029) represents Option Period II exercise under the GSA Schedule, with FY2024 invoicing of $43 thousand across 806 contractor hours (0.4 FTEs) at a derived $53.25 per hour, fully self-performed. Multiple VA water testing contracts exemplify recurring service delivery: a $587,409 purchase order from VA VISN 8 (award date September 15, 2026, extending through September 2031) covers Legionella and dental water sampling at Tampa and New Port Richey facilities using CDC ELITE-certified laboratories; a $455,477 purchase order from VA VISN 21 (award date September 8, 2026, extending through August 2030) covers generation of up to 900 lockout/tagout procedures for Palo Alto Health Care System equipment, with yearly training and QR-coded laminated procedures; and a $421,272 delivery order from VA VISN 17 (award date May 19, 2025, extending through May 2030) covers Legionella testing in Dallas, Texas. A $2.61 million Army Materiel Command lockout/tagout audits contract (award date April 11, 2022, extending through April 2027) requires annual audits of approximately 7,200 existing LOTO procedures and creation of roughly 600 new procedures annually, with training for 175–200 employees at the Anniston, Alabama facility.

Activity trajectory shows growth from 2022 to 2024 (24 to 61 awards), followed by a decline to 42 awards in 2025 and 24 year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across all 765 awards totals $594.1 million, with $145 million obligated (24% realization). Thirty-two awards (combined potential value $11.7 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure centered on VA VISN water testing, Forest Service environmental compliance audits, and DLA Disposition Services facility inspections. SCI-reported invoiced revenue for service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totals $17.5 million across FY2022–FY2025, with FY2022 peak of $5.6 million across 32.6 FTEs, FY2023 decline to $3.3 million (25.5 FTEs), FY2024 recovery to $4 million (28.2 FTEs), and FY2025 remaining stable at $4.6 million (24.4 FTEs). Median government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts run $78.02/hr, with a 10th percentile of $34.63/hr and 90th percentile of $235.37/hr, reflecting the vendor's labor-category diversity from janitorial and grounds work through technical project management. HGS Engineering self-performs substantially all work: across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subs account for only 2% of total contractor hours, with two total named subcontractors reported. Recent sub engagement appears minimal—two sub-awards as a named vendor under Leidos primes (February 2024 and January 2025) for environmental compliance audit support at Interior Region parks, totaling less than $100 thousand combined.

HGS Engineering competes predominantly in set-aside categories (Total Small Business, SDVOSB-exclusive, SDVOSB Sole Source) and full-and-open procurements where its SDVOSB status does not restrict competition. The company holds no parent corporation relationship and maintains a single subsidiary named HGS Engineering Inc.nuf, also designated as a veteran-owned, SDVOSB-certified Subchapter S Corporation. The vendor's federal footprint is concentrated in environmental, facilities, and occupational safety services for civilian agencies (primarily the VA and Forest Service) and, more recently, the Army (TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Army Corps of Engineers, military installations via Status of Forces Agreement programs). Water quality testing and environmental compliance auditing represent the largest revenue drivers; lockout/tagout procedure development and facilities maintenance round out the portfolio. No foreign ownership or control relationships are evident in the source material.

HGS offers a full spectrum of environmental engineering, safety and energy conservation support to the federal government and to over 200 private sector businesses.