Galveston SWG A-E MATOC 2019

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Galveston established this Master IDIQ for architect-engineer services supporting planning, engineering, and construction phase work in the Galveston District and broader Southwestern Division on June 4, 2019, with a shared ceiling of $96 million. Ordering closed on June 3, 2026, making this vehicle no longer available for new task orders.

The vehicle structured its awards across three reserve pools: unrestricted A-E firms, small-business-reserved slots, and woman-owned small-business-reserved slots, each with a target of three awardees, though the government reserved discretion to award more or fewer based on source selection. In execution, the vehicle awarded 26 task orders across nine distinct prime contractors. Seventy-three percent of orders carried no set-aside designation; 27 percent were woman-owned small business awards.

Competition is moderately concentrated. Arcadis U.S., Inc. and FNI Cowi & CDM Smith JV dominate by potential value, together holding roughly 83 percent of the combined value. Arcadis holds $40.1 million across four orders; FNI Cowi & CDM Smith holds $36.4 million across three. Ilsi-Arcadis Small Business Joint Venture LLC, the third-largest by order count with seven awards, holds only $7.1 million. HDR Engineering Inc. rounds out the top tier with $4.7 million across four orders. Ordering momentum has been sparse in the final years; after averaging roughly five orders per year through 2021, the vehicle saw only one order each in 2023 and 2025.

Funding flows almost entirely from Army Corps of Engineers entities: the parent Department of the Army Corps of Engineers placed 15 orders ($28.6 million), the Galveston Engineering District placed 8 orders ($31.4 million), and the broader Department of the Army placed 3 orders ($31.8 million). Nearly all work focused on coastal storm risk management projects—Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Port Arthur vicinity, and related mitigation efforts—along with design-bid-build support and levee and pump station engineering.

The vehicle obligated $90.4 million against the $96 million ceiling, consuming 99 percent of available capacity. Awarded task orders range from minimum-guarantee line items of $2,500 to a $26.4 million ceiling on design services for the Sabine to Galveston Bay coastal project. Performance is complete or nearing completion; most remaining task orders have ultimate completion dates in 2026 or early 2027.

Architect-Engineer Services for planning, engineering, and construction phase services USACE Galveston District and Southwestern Division.