GSA R5 Regional Construction IDIQ

GSA Public Buildings Service Region 5 awarded the GSA R5 Regional Construction IDIQ, a multiple-award Master IDIQ for repair and alteration construction in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, with ordering open through November 14, 2027. The originating solicitation was set aside for small businesses under NAICS 236220.

The vehicle was awarded September 27, 2024, with a one-year base period and four one-year options. Ordering authority has one year and one week remaining. Activity is accelerating: 138 task orders have issued, 53 in 2025 and 85 in 2026, with the most recent award dated October 26, 2026. Obligations total $68.7 million, which is 100% of the $68.8 million combined potential value.

Orders buy interior and exterior renovations, courtroom and chamber refreshes, HVAC and chiller replacement, fire alarm and sprinkler work, roofing and waterproofing, masonry, concrete and garage repairs, storm drainage, asbestos, lead, and mold abatement, and security upgrades.

Set-aside designations are split: 121 orders (88%) are Total Small Business and 17 (12%) are No Set-Aside Used.

Twenty-five primes hold awards. Artisan Construction Enterprises Inc. leads with 41 orders and $12.4 million, followed by Madison Services Inc. (15 orders, $11.2 million) and Hamline Construction Inc. (13 orders, $3.2 million). The top five primes by order count hold 63% of orders. Dawn Incorporated ranks third on value with 3 orders and $7.3 million. The remaining primes form a long tail.

Thirty customer agencies place orders. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (43 orders, $21.3 million) and GSA Public Buildings Service (41 orders, $30.6 million) account for 84 of 138 orders. GSA Public Buildings Service Region 5 places 16 orders ($6.9 million). The top five customers account for 78% of orders.

Sampled recent orders range from $6,556.00 to $4,447,557.09, the largest being the Potter Stewart courthouse consolidation for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Sampled orders awarded in September 2026 run roughly three to thirteen months to completion. The solicitation specified a $2,000 guaranteed minimum per contract, which is a contractual floor and not a representative order value, along with a $10,000,000 annual maximum per contract and a $5,000,000 per order maximum. Bonding is required at 100% of each task order.

Recent orders cluster in Chicago, Indianapolis, and sites in Ohio, Michigan, and Minnesota. The solicitation permits projects outside the six-state region and does not require proposals for more than one state.