RLS Construction Group, LLC

RLS Construction Group, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is a prime contractor delivering commercial and institutional building construction, renovation, and infrastructure services across federal healthcare, courthouse, and military facilities, predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides. The firm operates 100% as a prime contractor with no subcontractor role in its award portfolio, though it engages subcontractors for 33% of labor hours on its SCI-reportable prime service contracts, outsourcing specialized trades in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work while self-performing project management and core construction labor.

RLS's customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VISN 4) accounts for 125 of 226 awards (55% of the portfolio) and $964.8 million of $1.13 billion in combined potential value (85% of total). The portfolio's top five customers by count (VISN 4, Army Installation Management Command Northeast Region, VISN 5, Air National Guard, and GSA Public Buildings Service Region 3) represent 204 awards covering 90% of the award base, but the value distribution is dominated by VA work — VISN 4 and VISN 5 combined deliver $1.016 billion of the $1.13 billion ceiling. Outside the VA ecosystem, meaningful customer relationships include the General Services Administration ($52.7 million across ten awards for regional construction work in Pennsylvania and Ohio County, West Virginia), the Defense Logistics Agency ($12.9 million), the Air National Guard ($10.9 million), and a single $794,980 delivery order from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for security hardening at the Weis Federal Courthouse in Pittsburgh.

RLS holds four major indefinite delivery vehicles. The Lebanon and Altoona Construction MATOC 2021–2026 (Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, $250 million ceiling through March 2031) is the newest and largest; it was awarded on March 24, 2026, with a first seed delivery order ($375,670 for Building 1 Entrance Enclosure at Lebanon VA Medical Center) issued one day later with completion scheduled for May 19, 2027. The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Medical Center MATOC 2022–2027 (Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, $200 million, through September 2027) supports construction and renovation at Philadelphia VA facilities; SCI data from this vehicle shows RLS invoiced $9.5 million in FY2024 across 24.1 FTEs (median rate $320.76/hr), with subcontractors accounting for 42% of labor hours. The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Centers Construction 2023–2028 (Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, $100 million, through January 2028) provides a framework for repairs and renovations at Wilkes-Barre facilities. The NCO5 MATOC II (Veterans Integrated Service Network 5, $35 million, through April 2030) covers construction and renovation at VA medical centers and community-based clinics in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.; RLS has placed multiple delivery orders under this vehicle, ranging from $45,000 (trailer foundation support replacement at Huntington) to $849,354 (halls and walls project at Huntington). A fifth vehicle—a GSA Regional Multiple Award IDIQ ($25 million, now expired as of September 30, 2026)—was held under a Total Small Business set-aside for work in Pennsylvania and Ohio County, West Virginia; it generated a $794,980 courthouse security hardening delivery order in September 2025.

RLS's primary capability footprint is NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), accounting for 138 of 226 awards, with secondary depth in painting and wall covering (40 awards) and scattered work in plumbing and mechanical trades. Representative contracts illustrate the scope and scale: a $13.98 million design-build for 9th Floor Mental Health Renovation at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (September 2025, SDVOSB set-aside, completion February 2027) encompassing demolition, mechanical systems, electrical upgrades, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, and specialized finishes; a $7.07 million design-build new entryway at Lebanon VA Medical Center (December 2023 delivery order, completion September 2026); a $3.66 million design-build fire alarm replacement campus-wide at Lebanon VA Medical Center (July 2026, SDVOSB set-aside, completion October 2027); a $3.66 million outpatient clinic renovation in Altoona (October 2025, completion February 2027); and a $3.13 million switchgear replacement and upgrades at the Social Security Administration Document Center in Wilkes-Barre (October 2022, Total Small Business set-aside, now extended to November 2025). Work consistently involves mechanical systems replacement (chillers, steam systems, water heaters, air handlers), electrical infrastructure (distribution, backup power, fire alarms), structural and envelope work (roofing, masonry, entrances), and healthcare facility compliance.

Activity has been volatile and is currently declining. Awards per year ranged from 14 (2022) to 17 (2023), contracted to 6 in 2024, rebounded to 14 in 2025, and fell to 10 in 2026 (year-to-date through late September). Sixteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $31.3 million, creating recompete pressure across VISN 4, VISN 5, and GSA platforms. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue reached a peak of $9.5 million in FY2024 (24.1 FTEs at median rate $320.76/hr) but fell to $5.1 million in FY2025 (7.5 FTEs), signaling a contraction in active delivery. Across the 47 SCI-reportable prime contracts (FY2022–FY2025), RLS invoiced $18.3 million total and deployed a peak federal services workforce of 24.1 FTEs in FY2024; government-paid hourly rates ranged from $219.42/hr (10th percentile) through a median of $320.76/hr to $1,544.40/hr (90th percentile), reflecting a mix of craft labor, project management, and specialized roles.

RLS competes almost exclusively under the SDVOSB set-aside category, with occasional full-and-open or Total Small Business set-aside opportunities. All 226 awards in the portfolio are prime awards under SDVOSB, VOSB (Veteran-Owned Small Business), or Total Small Business designations; no sub-award activity appears in the source. The firm's market position is therefore anchored to VA healthcare facility modernization in the Northeast (primarily Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland) and selective federal building and courthouse work through GSA and other civilian agencies. The extreme concentration in VISN 4 and VISN 5, combined with flat to declining award volume and a contraction in SCI-invoiced revenue in FY2025, signals mature penetration of the VA construction market with limited geographic or customer diversification.

SDVOSB construction company capable of new construction, renovations, and building maitenance.