The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center awarded a delivery order valued at $872,091.70 to McCaslin & Associates, Architects, Inc. (doing business as MA Architects) on August 27, 2019, to provide architectural and engineering services supporting the renovation and expansion of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The contract, which carries a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside designation, encompasses both bidding period and construction period services with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2026. This delivery order is issued under the VISN 21 Wide A-E Design 2017-2022 master IDIQ contract, which provides architectural and engineering support across Veterans Integrated Service Network 21's service area covering California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands.
MA Architects, an SDVOSB specializing in VA healthcare facility modernization projects, brings extensive experience with complex medical facility design and construction oversight. The contract experienced no-cost time extensions to accommodate construction delays while allowing the architectural firm to complete closeout requirements. As a veteran-owned firm with a substantial contract portfolio encompassing projects ranging from infrastructure upgrades to surgical suite modernizations, MA Architects holds multiple VA IDIQ vehicles totaling up to $25 million in aggregate capacity, positioning it to deliver comprehensive design and technical services for this strategically important healthcare facility improvement at one of the VA's major medical centers.