Johnson Controls Government Systems, LLC

Johnson Controls Government Systems, LLC, a foreign-owned subsidiary of Johnson Controls Federal Systems, LLC, operates as a prime contractor delivering energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) services, facility engineering, HVAC systems, building controls, and infrastructure modernization to federal agencies. The company competes exclusively full-and-open (no set-asides) across a portfolio of 903 prime awards and 26 subcontractor positions, with headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.

The vendor's footprint is dominated by energy and facility modernization work grounded in two anchor indefinite-delivery vehicles: a $5 billion Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program ESPC Generation 4 contract (award date August 2, 2023, running through August 2, 2028) and a $3 billion Department of the Army Corps of Engineers ESPC vehicle (award date June 9, 2025, running through December 9, 2035). Under the DOE FEMP ESPC Gen 4 IDV, Johnson Controls has placed 21 task orders worth $441 million combined potential value; under the Army IDV, activity is embedded in the larger $315.6 million of delivery orders against the parent DACA8703D0032 contract. Representative prime work includes a $10.9 million ESPC continuation contract with Army Corps Engineering Support Center Huntsville for Aberdeen Proving Ground (awarded July 20, 2023), a $2.31 million ESPC delivery order with Department of Defense Southwest Region for Fort Irwin, California (awarded December 4, 2024), and an $11.5 million National Deep Energy Retrofit delivery order with GSA Public Buildings Service for multi-site energy conservation in northern Ohio including the Stokes U.S. Courthouse (awarded March 20, 2023, running through August 31, 2030). Smaller purchase orders span routine facility maintenance—fire sprinkler inspections, chiller repairs, HVAC unit replacement, and electrical distribution work—across Veterans Affairs, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Archives and Records Administration, and Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration.

Customer concentration is steep and anchored to civil-works and energy agencies. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Support Center Huntsville alone accounts for 139 awards (15% of portfolio) worth $12.03 billion combined potential value. The top five customers by potential value (Army Corps, Energy National Nuclear Security Administration at $5.25 billion across 7 awards, Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at $1.5 billion across 6 awards, Army Corps Engineering and Support Center at $574.6 million, and Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command at $260.2 million) represent 24% of the combined potential value across all 929 awards. The by-count ranking reflects a different composition: Army Corps Engineering Support Center Huntsville, Department of Defense, Army Materiel Command Fort Drum, Army Installation Management Command Northeast Region, and Interior US Geological Survey together cover 31% of all awards but include many smaller orders worth under $1 million each.

Activity has grown modestly year over year—11 awards in 2023 to 19 in 2025—but the portfolio is heavily weighted toward long-duration ESPC projects with extended measurement-and-verification periods. The recompete cliff is significant: 14 awards with ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $443.3 million, including major ESPC continuation contracts at federal installations. Top parent vehicles beyond the two anchor IDVs include DACA8703D0032 (194 task orders, $315.6 million), DEAM3698OR22645 (23 task orders, $396.5 million), DOE ESPC 2008-2019 (21 task orders, $441 million), and ESPC II (19 task orders, $528.7 million).

In its subcontractor role, Johnson Controls performs HVAC and air-conditioning system work on Navy vessels and military installations under East Coast Repair & Fabrication, LLC as the prime for ship maintenance and modernization at Mayport Naval Station (multiple USS vessels including USS Forrest Sherman, USS Carney, USS Wasp, USS Iwo Jima, and USS Omaha); the work includes compressor replacement, seal and motor work, air-conditioning plant overhauls, and tube replacement on DDGs, LCS, and LHD platforms. The vendor also subcontracts to Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC on the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant management-and-operating contract, and to Beyond New Horizons, LLC on motor repair services at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

SCI-reportable invoicing for federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $61.6 million across FY2022–FY2025 (FY2022: $8.3 million across 10.2 FTEs; FY2023: $6 million across 6.5 FTEs; FY2024: $24.2 million across 15.8 FTEs; FY2025: $23.1 million across 10.8 FTEs). The SCI dataset shows median government-paid hourly rates around $321/hr, with senior labor pricing reaching $4,062/hr and entry-level work at $128/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the vendor performed all labor in-house with zero average sub-hours share; this aligns with the full-portfolio prime-vs-sub split of 97% prime to 3% sub, indicating Johnson Controls builds and delivers most of its own teams rather than relying on a deep subcontractor bench.

NAICS concentration reflects the energy and facility footprint: Computer Systems Design Services (197 awards), Engineering Services (135 awards), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (81 awards), Facilities Support Services (27 awards), and Electric Power Distribution (25 awards). PSC-level work clusters around Support Professional Engineering/Technical (136 awards), Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment (66 awards), Modification of Equipment Miscellaneous (57 awards), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Components (36 awards), and Special Studies/Analysis Energy (31 awards). The portfolio spans 93 distinct customer agencies, though dollars and award volume concentrate heavily in Army Corps civil-works ESPC vehicles and Department of Energy energy modernization programs.