DOS Domestic A-E Services 2017-2022

The Department of State Bureau of Administration awarded this Master IDIQ for architectural and engineering services on January 30, 2017, with ordering closed as of January 31, 2022—the vehicle is no longer active for new task orders. The contract carried a $50 million shared ceiling and covered A/E services for studies, new construction, and renovation projects at DOS facilities, primarily in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area with secondary work at U.S. Passport Agencies, the Charleston Regional Center, and other domestic DOS properties.

With 45 task orders issued since May 2017, the vehicle has obligated $23.1 million against a combined potential value of $31.5 million (73% obligated). Recent ordering momentum has declined sharply—13 orders in 2022, 8 in 2021, but only 3 in 2023 and 1 in 2024 (March), well after the January 2022 cutoff for new orders, suggesting those late awards represent final work under existing task orders or administrative modifications rather than new procurements.

Eight firms share the award base. Whitman Requardt & Associates LLP, Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey PC, and Mtfa Architecture, Inc. lead by order count (10, 9, and 12 orders respectively), but Integrus Architecture PS dominates by potential value at $9.8 million across just 2 awards. The top five primes collectively hold 89% of task-order count and 91% of combined potential value, indicating modest competitive concentration.

Work flows primarily through DOS bureaus. The Bureau of Overseas Building Operations leads with 13 orders worth $8.1 million combined potential value, followed by the Bureau of Administration (7 orders, $14.9 million), and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (8 orders, $2.1 million). A wider customer base including the General Services Administration and other DOS offices accounts for the remaining 17 task orders. All 45 orders carry unrestricted (non-set-aside) designations.

Task order values range from under $20,000 to approximately $3.3 million, with typical awards between $200,000 and $1.2 million. Firm fixed price was the standard pricing model. Recent work examples include design for USCG courtroom upgrades ($474,258, March 2024), HST Building multi-phase modernization ($3.1 million, July 2022), and A/E services for building SA-11 renovation ($1.2 million, September 2021). Most task orders target completion between 2023 and 2027, though some early orders have closed.

The Department of State (DOS), Office of Logistics Management, on behalf of the Office of Real Property Management has awarded a Master IDIQ for Architectural and Engineering (A/E) services for studies, new construction, and renovation projects at various locations in the United States. Most projects will be in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area; with some work at other Department of State facilities nationwide (e.g. U.S. Passport Agencies, Charleston Regional Center, etc.).