Federal Prison Nationwide A-E 2017-2021

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office established this Master IDIQ for nationwide professional architectural and engineering services supporting federal prison facilities programs in historic preservation, life safety, energy management, environmental compliance, accessibility, site activation, and physical plant review. Ordering closed on September 30, 2021, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders.

The vehicle is dormant. The last task order was issued in November 2017, nearly nine years ago. All six orders were awarded within the vehicle's first nine months of availability (March through November 2017), then activity ceased entirely. The combined potential value across all task orders is $355 thousand, with all dollars fully obligated.

Work contracted under the vehicle consisted of discrete site investigations and equipment assessments at specific federal facilities. Representative orders included soil investigation and site visit services at FCI Lexington ($42 thousand), foundation crack investigation and repair cost estimation at USP Lee ($17 thousand), sewer system review and recommendations at FCI Cumberland ($41 thousand), and equipment condition assessment and repair recommendations at MDC Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ($59 thousand). All orders were priced firm fixed price, with completion dates in 2017 or 2018.

Competitive concentration is extreme. J.C. Chang & Associates, Inc. received five of six orders, totaling $297 thousand in potential value (84 percent of the vehicle total). Setty & Associates International PLLC held a single order worth $59 thousand. All six orders were designated total small business set-asides. The single customer was the Bureau of Prisons Central Office, which issued all awards.

This vehicle presents no current business development opportunity. Ordering authority expired nearly five years ago, all task-order value has been obligated, and the awardee roster was narrow and static. The vehicle appears to have been a short-term initiative rather than an ongoing procurement vehicle.

Professional architectural/engineering services required of this procurement are in support of Facilities Programs for existing Federal Prisons nationwide. Facilities Programs include Historic Preservation Program, Life Safety Program, Energy Management Program, Environmental Management Program, Design Compliance Program, Accessibility Program, Site Activation Program, and Physical Plant Review Program.