DHS Multi-Trade Construction IDIQ

The Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard established the DHS Multi-Trade Construction IDIQ on January 30, 2004, with ordering closed on January 29, 2014 — this vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders and has been inactive for over twelve years. The master contract financed a mix of building maintenance, repair, and renovation work across Coast Guard facilities, with 212 total task orders awarded over its ten-year active period generating $318.6 million in combined potential value, of which $50.1 million (16%) has been obligated.

The Nutmeg Companies, Inc. dominated the vehicle, winning 50 orders worth $204.2 million in combined potential value — nearly 64% of all work. Sarazin General Contractors, Inc. and G. Donovan Associates, Inc. placed second and third with 38 and 34 orders respectively, collectively accounting for roughly $98 million. These three firms held approximately 93% of the combined potential value; the remaining nine primes captured roughly 7%. Task orders served only the Coast Guard itself, which awarded 85 of the 212 orders for $22.5 million combined potential value — indicating that competition for the remaining 127 orders came from other Coast Guard activities or that order data reflects administrative versus operational customer distinctions.

About half the orders (46%) carried no set-aside designation, while 45% were set aside for total small business and 8% distributed between competitive and sole-source 8(a) awards. Individual task-order values ranged widely from under $10,000 to approximately $2.5 million, with typical ceiling values between $100,000 and $500,000. Notable large orders included MAC Hall Renovations Phase 1 at $2.5 million potential value, a CHASE roof replacement at $1.8 million, and multiple Hurricane Sandy repair orders in 2013 tied to post-storm restoration at Coast Guard Academy facilities in New London, Connecticut. Task orders consistently specified firm fixed-price terms and closure within 4 to 12 months of award. The ordering velocity peaked in 2011 with 22 awards, then declined through 2013 and 2014 as the vehicle approached its expiration. Since the vehicle closed to new ordering in January 2014, pursuit is not viable.