DOS Construction IDIQ 2015-2016

The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations established this Master IDIQ on December 9, 2015, with a final ordering deadline of December 8, 2020—the vehicle is now closed to new orders and has been inactive for over five years. Ordering momentum peaked in 2017–2020 (21–25 orders per year) before dropping sharply to seven orders in 2021, the final year of activity. The vehicle obligated $233.2 million of its $263.7 million combined potential value (88% utilization), with 127 task orders awarded across a five-year ordering window.

The vehicle procured construction security monitoring and surveillance services at overseas diplomatic and consular facilities worldwide. Work included site security coordinators, cleared American guards, and construction surveillance technicians deployed to embassy construction and renovation projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Pricing was primarily labor-hours with some firm-fixed-price orders. Geographic spread was broad—recent orders covered Kolkata, Vancouver, Bern, Milan, and dozens of other capital cities and regional posts.

Nve, Inc. dominated the vehicle by a wide margin, holding 52 of 127 orders (41%) with $131.7 million in combined potential value (50% of the portfolio). Ids International, LLC followed with 40 orders and $74.9 million. Acuity Engineering & Technical Services LLC, Ids International Government Services LLC, and Triple Canopy Inc. held the remaining orders with smaller shares. The top two firms captured roughly 63% of combined potential value, indicating substantial concentration among a small group of incumbents.

Customer concentration was extreme: the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations itself placed 124 of 127 orders (97.6%) worth $257.3 million, with only three orders routed through the Department of State Office of Acquisition Management. All 127 orders carried no set-aside designation—the vehicle was fully unrestricted and open to all qualified contractors.

This vehicle is closed and suitable only for research into past performance, incumbent relationships, or for contractors seeking to understand DOS construction security procurement patterns. New entrants and active business development efforts should focus on successor vehicles or standing DOS construction IDIQs.