BIA National Multiple Award Architect-Engineering Contract 2020-2021

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded this National Multiple Award Architect-Engineering Contract on April 16, 2020, with a shared ceiling of $45 million and a final ordering date of April 30, 2021 — the vehicle is now closed to new task orders and all ordering activity ceased five years ago.

The vehicle funded architectural and engineering services for BIA's facilities management and construction program across Indian Country, including planning, design, construction administration, and quality assurance work. Task orders spanned school facilities design, detention center projects, renovation assessments, hazmat evaluations, and related infrastructure work. Eighty task orders were awarded between May 1, 2020, and April 26, 2024 (after the ordering deadline), with annual volume peaking at 26 orders in 2021 before settling into a steady decline: 23 orders in 2022, 21 in 2023, and 1 in 2024. The combined potential value of all task orders reached $84.6 million, with $77.9 million obligated as of the most recent portfolio snapshot (92 percent of potential value).

Seven Generations Architecture & Engineering LLC dominated by dollar value, holding 27 orders worth $38.9 million combined potential value. Joseph David Associates LLC followed with 31 orders totaling $20.6 million, and Method Architecture LLC held 6 orders valued at $19.7 million. These three firms captured most of the vehicle's value; the remaining three primes (Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture LLC, Encompass Architects PC, and a small tail of one additional contractor) held less material activity collectively.

Task orders concentrated heavily within BIA itself. The Central Office issued 52 orders worth $75.9 million (roughly 90 percent of all orders and 89 percent of combined potential value), with subordinate BIA units—Bureau of Indian Education, Great Plains Region, Southern Plains Region, and Alaska Region—accounting for the remainder at minimal scale.

Set-aside distribution showed no set-aside used for 65 orders (81 percent), with Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise covering 14 orders (18 percent) and Total Small Business comprising 1 order. Pricing was uniformly firm fixed price across all awards.

Task-order values ranged widely, from sub-$100,000 assessments and design phases to multi-million-dollar construction phase service contracts. Notable mega-orders included Many Farms High School Design Services ($11.7 million), Shonto Preparatory School 100 Percent Design Phase Services ($12.9 million potential), and Crystal Boarding School QA Services ($3.6 million). Typical work included design phases for school replacements and improvements, construction administration and quality assurance, environmental assessments, and repairs to mechanical and roof systems at BIA educational and administrative facilities nationwide.