J. Louis Crum Corporation

J. Louis Crum Corporation, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Columbia, Missouri, performs HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical infrastructure repairs and replacements as a prime contractor across federal civilian agencies. The company operates exclusively as a prime (26 of 26 awards, 100%) and competes under small-business set-asides, predominantly in the service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) category, with secondary exposure to total small business designations. Primary work falls under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and related mechanical trade classifications.

Customer concentration is extreme and localized. The Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants accounts for 22 of 26 awards (92% coverage) and $1.8 million in combined potential value, representing nearly all meaningful contract volume. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service account for one award each. All work is centered on the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Columbia, Missouri, where J. Louis Crum Corporation has performed recurring HVAC retrofits, boiler replacements, air-handling-unit replacement, chiller system replacement, water-line repairs, and facility enclosure construction.

Representative recent awards include a $161,900 SDVOSB purchase order from Interior's Office of Acquisitions and Grants, awarded May 27, 2026, to replace a 40-ton air-cooled chiller with a 30-ton modular unit and integrated building automation system integration (ultimate completion September 30, 2026); a $77,970 SDVOSB purchase order from USGS, awarded March 30, 2022, for air-handling-unit replacement at the chemistry addition building; and a $68,200 small-business purchase order from USGS, awarded August 15, 2022, for boiler replacement and coalescing separator installation. Activity has been sparse over the past five years (two awards in 2021–2022, one in 2024, one in 2026), and only one award ($161,900) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure. J. Louis Crum Corporation holds no position on government-wide acquisition contracts, BPAs, or other parent vehicles; all work derives from transactional purchase orders.