The Nutmeg Companies, Inc.

The Nutmeg Companies, Inc., doing business as The Nutmeg Co Inc., is a Connecticut-based small business general and mechanical contractor that operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) on federal construction and facility renovation projects across civilian and defense agencies. The firm holds a 25-year track record of federal construction delivery and competes under total small business set-asides on a substantial portion of its work, with $1.11 billion in combined potential value across 269 awards and $448.6 million in combined obligated dollars.

The Nutmeg Companies' customer concentration is heavily skewed toward two funding agencies. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 1 anchors the value position — 30 awards carrying $433.2 million in combined potential value (39% of the firm's total portfolio dollar exposure). The Department of the Navy (split between Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Navy Installations Command) ranks second by dollars, with 15 awards across those two commands totaling $264.8 million combined potential value. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard drives volume but lower average award size — 50 awards carrying $43.5 million in combined potential value. By award count across the top five customers (57% of all awards), the Coast Guard leads with 50 awards, followed by the Navy with 31 awards, GSA Region 1 with 30 awards, the Army with 28 awards, and the Air Force with 15 awards. Recent representative work includes a $28.7 million total small business definitive contract with Navy Installations Command awarded September 2023 for Building 79 renovations at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine (mechanical systems replacement including steam-to-hot-water plant and HVAC controls); a $36.7 million definitive contract awarded September 2023 with Navy Installations Command for comprehensive renovations and repairs at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut (berthing unit reconfiguration, elevator modernization, hazardous material abatement); a $24.4 million definitive contract with the Air National Guard awarded June 2023 for construction of an Aircraft Support Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance Facility at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut; and a $15.2 million definitive contract with Department of Defense Engineering and Installation District Louisville for repair and operations of Squadron Operations Building 7087 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, awarded March 2026.

The Nutmeg Companies holds two primary vehicle positions. The DHS Multi-Trade Construction IDIQ carries the heaviest ordering load — 50 task orders worth $204.2 million in combined potential value, all for U.S. Coast Guard facility work. The General Services Administration Region 1 Construction IDIQ represents the second major vehicle, with two multiple-award indefinite-delivery contracts (one for Region 1 North Zone, one for Region 1 South Zone), both awarded February 2025 under total small business set-asides, each with a $125 million ceiling through September 2028. Task orders placed against the GSA Region 1 South Zone IDIQ include the May 2026 $318,063.50 delivery order for restoration of historic decorative elements at the Harold D. Donohue Federal Building and Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional smaller IDICs include Indefinite Delivery Contract DTCGG100DQEE011 (23 task orders, $1.5 million combined potential value) and two GSA contracts (12 and 11 task orders respectively, $7.4 million and $7.7 million combined potential value). Work falls under primary NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with 140 of 269 awards categorized in that code, and includes general construction, mechanical systems, electrical, HVAC, roofing, plumbing, demolition, carpentry, fire suppression, and environmental remediation services.

Award activity has been episodic rather than steadily growing. The vendor received five awards in 2021, one in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2025, and two in 2026 (most recent award May 20, 2026). Only two awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $15.6 million, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The firm subcontracts portions of work to specialty contractors — named subs across the source include Siemens Industry Inc. for HVAC controls (Building 79 work), Advantor Systems II LLC for security systems, E.f.&G. Construction for fencing, Deming Electric LLC for electrical work, and multiple vendors for mechanical, structural, and site-support trades. Across SCI-reportable service contracts, The Nutmeg Companies reported $6.8 million in invoiced revenue (prime only) over FY2022–FY2024, with FY2024 activity at $3.4 million across 1.3 FTEs; median government-paid hourly rates on these contracts ran approximately $370/hr, with senior labor pricing extending through $1,109/hr. The SCI dataset indicates average subcontractor-hours share of 47% across prime contracts and 30 named subcontractors reported, consistent with the firm's role as a general contractor managing multi-trade facility renovation and new-construction work.