Johnson Controls Inc.

Johnson Controls Inc., through its Johnson Controls Division (doing business as Johnson Controls), provides HVAC maintenance, chiller repair, building automation system upgrades, fire alarm services, and facility operations support to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations. The company is a foreign-owned, for-profit corporation with a substantial federal footprint: 3,087 prime awards (99% of recent activity) across 268 customer agencies, with $181.1 million in combined potential value, though only $1.09 billion in obligated dollars across the portfolio suggests many awards represent task orders or incremental funding under larger vehicles.

Johnson Controls' customer concentration is broad but anchors in VA and HHS facilities. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration dominates the top customer rankings by potential value: Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 holds 27 awards valued at $5.3 million, VISN 21 carries 34 awards at $5 million, and VISN 7 holds 46 awards at $3.5 million. The CDC Pittsburgh location (HHS) is the single largest customer by potential value at $31.8 million across 59 awards, though CDC's Office of Acquisition Services ranks second with 74 awards at $5.7 million. The top five customers by potential value account for roughly 28% of combined potential value. The Department of the Army ranks first by award count (198 awards) but carries only $1.3 million in combined potential value, signaling numerous small task orders rather than strategic consolidation. The Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense installations, and Department of Transportation also appear as frequent customers, but VA and HHS dominate the dollar concentration.

Johnson Controls' capability portfolio is tightly focused on building systems integration and maintenance. Representative work includes $1.87 million in Metasys building automation calibration, maintenance, and upgrade services at Aberdeen Proving Ground for the Defense Health Agency (awarded September 2023, completion September 2028); a $1.73 million Metasys building automation system maintenance contract with VA VISN 19 in Aurora, Colorado (awarded September 2023, completion September 2028); a $925 thousand Metasys building automation system upgrade to VA facilities in St. Cloud, Minnesota (awarded September 2022, completion March 2024); and a $663 thousand HVAC repair, replacement, and service contract with VA VISN 22 in Prescott, Arizona (awarded September 2022, completion September 2024). The company also holds a $1.05 million single-award IDV with the Federal Aviation Administration for York manufactured chiller equipment maintenance and overhaul training, under which it delivered $28 thousand in chiller training services in March 2026, $95.4 thousand in training for option period 4 in July 2024, and $74.8 thousand in option year 3 training in May 2024. Smaller but recurring work includes emergency chiller repairs, fire alarm commissioning and maintenance, security system upgrades, and HVAC equipment replacement across VA medical centers and other federal facilities.

Vehicle position reflects Johnson Controls' reliance on agency-specific IDIQs and BPAs rather than government-wide vehicles. The top parent vehicles are Indefinite Delivery Contract DACA8797D0053 (131 task orders, no ceiling stated in source), CDC BPA HHSD2002012M50947B (106 task orders, $28.5 million combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract DACA8701D0010 (52 task orders, $143 thousand combined potential value), HHS IDC HHSN26320040003I (29 task orders, $4.3 million combined potential value), and a GSA vehicle 47PK0220D0002 (12 task orders, $118 thousand combined potential value). This vehicle concentration—with CDC and Army IDIQs accounting for most task orders—locks Johnson Controls into two primary customer relationships.

Activity trajectory shows recent contraction. Awards per year declined sharply: 55 in 2022, 63 in 2023, then collapsed to 7 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 (as of March 2026). This represents a 98% decline from 2023 to 2024 and signals either a systematic data lag in the source, a shift away from reportable contract actions, or material recompete losses. The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months carries $6.7 million in combined potential value across 12 awards, indicating moderate renewal pressure but a portfolio already in contraction.

Johnson Controls operates as a pure prime contractor in the federal space (99% prime, 1% sub). Recent subcontract work shows the company drilling down to niche electrical and facilities support roles under larger defense primes: Oshkosh Defense on JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) electrical systems and modifications (multiple awards May 2023–May 2024); Raytheon on AN/SPY-6(V) radar repair (November 2023); Gana-A'yoo Construction Services JV on air handler and DDC controls installation under the SABER project (October 2023); Amentum Spaceport LLC on Metasys BAS upgrades and chiller compressor replacement at what appears to be a spaceport operations contract (October 2023, October 2025); and Triad National Security on maintenance, repair, and operations services under the Los Alamos National Laboratory management contract (December 2025). The sub footprint is thin—29 sub awards (1% of total)—and represents tactical fill-in work on systems Johnson Controls knows rather than a strategic subcontracting posture.

Service Contract Inventory activity is sparse and uninformative. The SCI dataset shows 41 records (35 as prime, 6 as sub) spanning FY2022–FY2025, but reported invoiced revenue is zero across all fiscal years, suggesting that Johnson Controls' federal services work either falls below the $150,000 SCI reporting threshold, is bundled as part of larger product deliveries (and thus excluded from SCI), or is classified. FTE trajectories show 7.1 FTEs in FY2022, collapsing to 0.0 FTEs in FY2023–FY2024, then ticking up to 0.1 FTEs in FY2025 — a pattern consistent with mostly goods and products rather than labor-intensive services. No sub-hours data is available. SCI does not capture the company's true federal services footprint and is not a useful lens for Johnson Controls' federal contracting profile.

Johnson Controls is a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified technology and multi-industrial company with 46 named subsidiaries. The parent corporation manufactures and services HVAC, building automation, fire detection, and security systems for commercial and federal customers. The division structure reflects the parent's portfolio: Johnson Controls Interiors LLC (interior furnishings), Johnson Controls Systems and Service Italy SRL (international operations), and numerous other entities. Federal awards are concentrated in the HVAC and building automation lineage — primary NAICS categories are Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (599 awards), Facilities Support Services (282 awards), and Commercial/Industrial Equipment Repair and Maintenance (277 awards). Top PSC codes align tightly: Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Equipment (447 awards), Air Conditioning Equipment (144 awards), and Plumbing/Heating/Waste Disposal Equipment (143 awards). The company does not compete under SBA set-aside categories — all recent awards show "No Set-Aside Used."

Johnson Controls' federal footprint is large but commoditized and in contraction. The 3,087 prime awards spanning three decades reflect deep incumbent relationships at VA and CDC facilities, anchored to proprietary Metasys building automation systems and York-brand chillers. Award velocity collapsed in 2024, suggesting either portfolio consolidation by customer agencies (fewer, larger task orders) or loss of competitive position on recompetes. The company's subcontracting work is minimal and defensive, focused on electrical fill and proprietary systems support rather than strategic partnerships. No growth signals are present; this is a mature, maintenance-oriented federal contractor facing recompete pressure on its two largest customer vehicles (Army and CDC IDIQs).