Shekar Engineering, P.l.c

Shekar Engineering, P.L.C., doing business as Shekar Engineering PLC, is a Des Moines, Iowa-based minority-owned, SBA 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business that operates as a prime contractor delivering federal facility construction, renovation, maintenance, and design-build services across the Midwest under Total Small Business set-asides and full-and-open competition. The vendor is a Limited Liability Company with Subcontinent Asian American ownership and competes predominantly under small-business set-asides, with 100% of recent awards as prime contracts and zero subcontract activity.

Shekar's capability footprint centers on commercial and institutional building construction (236220 NAICS, 129 awards), plumbing and HVAC contracting, electrical systems installation, and facility infrastructure upgrades. Representative work includes a $974,151 purchase order from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (awarded September 2026) for wastewater piping connections at the National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa, involving excavation, dual-walled fiberglass installation, electromagnetic flow meters, and building automation system integration under ISO 9001 and ASME B31.3 compliance; a $1.65 million design-build delivery order from Air Combat Command (October 2025) under the Offutt Air Force Base Multiple Award Construction Contract for water-line repair at Taxiway Charlie with ultimate completion September 2026; and a $1.44 million 8(a) Competitive contract from USDA Agricultural Research Service (September 2022) for demolition and construction of a guard shelter and entry control point at the National Centers for Animal Health, with June 2024 completion. Across SCI-reportable federal service contracts, the vendor invoiced $22.3 million from FY2022 through FY2025, peaking at $8.7 million in FY2023 across 7.2 FTEs, with median government-paid hourly rates around $364.88/hr and no subcontractor engagement on prime contracts.

Customer concentration aligns strongly with Midwest regional focus and federal facility operations. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 6 leads by potential value (62 awards, $186.6 million combined potential value, representing 43% of the portfolio), followed by the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard (6 awards, $111.2 million, 25%), Air Combat Command (7 awards, $58.6 million, 13%), and the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Midwest Area (74 awards by count but only $22.3 million potential value, indicating smaller task order sizes). Combined, these four customers account for 92% of potential value across 169 awards. The disparity between volume and dollars reflects Shekar's role as a frequent responder to GSA and Air Force regional construction MATOCs and IDIQs that generate numerous small-to-mid-sized delivery orders against shared ceiling contracts.

Shekar holds five named parent vehicles anchoring task-order placement: the PBS Region 6 Construction Services 2019 IDIQ ($25 million ceiling, awarded February 2024, performing through January 2029) has generated 22 task orders; the Offutt Air Force Base Multiple Award Construction Contract 2025–2030 ($50 million ceiling, awarded August 2025, extending through July 2030) supports Air Combat Command work; two Air National Guard MATOCs cover Nebraska (one $38 million MATOC awarded May 2025, another $38 million MATOC awarded August 2024, both running through August 2029); and the Iowa Construction MATOC ($35 million ceiling, awarded September 2023, extending through September 2028) covers Air National Guard and Army National Guard facilities across Iowa. The PBS Region 6 vehicle and Air Force MATOC structures support rapid-response construction and design-build delivery across multiple concurrent task orders under a shared ceiling model.

Activity contracted sharply in the last twelve months. Awards per year ran at 9 (2022), 16 (2023), 11 (2024), 10 (2025), and 6 (2026 year-to-date, reflecting only the first two-thirds of the fiscal year). Over 228 total awards with $438.8 million combined potential value, only $73.5 million (17%) has been obligated to date. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months totals 10 awards with $2.5 million combined potential value—a modest cliff relative to the vendor's portfolio scale, reflecting the fact that most recent vehicle awards (Offutt AFB, Air National Guard MATOCs, PBS Region 6) all carry multiyear ordering periods extending well beyond 2027. The vendor's breadth across the federal courthouses and General Services Administration regional portfolio, paired with established Air Force and Army National Guard relationships, positions it as an embedded supplier for facility sustainment across the Midwest, but award velocity has declined from the 2023 peak.

Environmental, Remediation, Engineering Services, Consulting, Construction, Abatement.