The VA awarded a veteran-owned builder $385,400 to build a meditation labyrinth in Texas

A small veteran-owned builder got a $385,400 contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to build a meditation labyrinth at a VA medical site in Texas.

The company is Briston Construction, LLC. It is listed as a small business owned by a service-disabled veteran. The VA's Network Contract Office 16 signed the order on Nov. 18, 2025.

A labyrinth is a path that winds in loops toward a center. You walk it slowly to calm down. It is not a maze. Nobody gets lost.

The price is fixed at $385,400. It has not changed since the first day. The VA placed the order through a General Services Administration schedule contract. The record says the job was open to full competition, and one offer came in.

The work runs until Dec. 1, 2026. That means there is still time on the clock. The record does not show any money paid out yet. The record was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026.

Labor standards apply. That means workers on the site must get set wage rates.

No subcontracting plan was required. That does not mean the builder will do it all alone. A walking path like this needs concrete, pavers or stone, edging, base rock, drainage, benches, signs, and plants.

What a supplier could still ask:

- Ask Briston Construction if it still needs stone, pavers, concrete, or landscape materials for this job. - Ask what trades it still needs before Dec. 1, 2026. - Ask the VA Network Contract Office 16 what grounds and building jobs are coming next. - Only one offer came in on this one. Get on the GSA schedule list so you can bid on the next one.

The job is still open. A supplier who calls now still has a shot.

Award: 36C25626F0046. Source: USAspending.gov prime award record, last changed Oct. 2, 2026.