Architect-Engineering Services for Design and Construction Support for the Air Force Construction Program (AE NEXT)

The Air Force, through the 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron in conjunction with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, awarded a multiple-award Master IDIQ for architect-engineer design and construction support, with ordering open through August 29, 2031 against a shared ceiling of $2.0 billion. The four service pools were solicited as 100% small business set-asides and full-and-open competition, and 76% of task orders since award carry no set-aside, with the remaining 24% designated Total Small Business. The vehicle was established February 17, 2021, leaving 4 years 9 months of ordering authority. Its orders are titled AE NEXT, and it has issued 582 task orders since March 23, 2021, most recently on August 3, 2026. Annual order counts were 144 in 2022, 127 in 2023, 97 in 2024, 122 in 2025, and 44 in 2026 to date. Of the $758.1 million combined potential value, $628.3 million (83%) is obligated.

Recent awards buy Title I design packages, Title II inspections and design reviews, Type C and code-and-criteria reviews, charrette reports, installation development and housing planning studies, environmental assessments, and facility design for dormitories, hangars, fire stations, HVAC, and utility replacements. The solicitation categorized the work under NAICS 541310 and PSC R425.

By order count, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (48 orders), Acacia7 (46), Jacobs Government Services Company (44), and Raymond Pond Full Service Solutions JV LLC (41) lead, with Pond-Cdm Smith JV LP (39) fifth. Those five hold 37% of orders across 25 distinct primes, so activity is spread broadly. By combined potential value, HDR Environmental, Operations And Construction, Inc. leads at $98.5 million across 31 orders, followed by Pond-Cdm Smith JV LP ($91.4 million) and Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc. ($60.5 million across 13 orders). The top five by value hold 48% of combined potential value.

The five largest customers account for 61% of orders across 35 customer agencies: Department of the Air Force Air National Guard (109 orders, $96.7 million), Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Civil Engineer Center (79 orders, $105.8 million), Department of the Air Force Space Command (74 orders, $28.7 million), Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces (50 orders, $124.5 million), and Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (43 orders, $34.8 million).

Recent awards range in ceiling value from $14,908.00 to $8.25 million. The largest recent order is a $8.25 million Pool 4 Title I design for the F-16 FAA Beddown Program at Tandil Air Base, Argentina. The Joint Base Lewis-McChord A-E support order carries a $14.79 million ceiling with $5.91 million obligated.

Performance spans CONUS installations, including Vandenberg, Dover, Keesler, Hurlburt Field, Kirtland, Luke, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and overseas sites at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Molesworth, Misawa, Yokota, Aviano, Tandil, and Osan.

Support the worldwide design and construction mission, to include US installations supported by the Air Force, Army, Navy, and others. These Architect-Engineer Services will provide for Title I, Title II, and Other A-E Services supporting Military Construction (MILCON), Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (SRM), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs