Indian Affairs Architect Engineer MAC

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office established an IDIQ in March 2024 for a full range of architectural and engineering services, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, conceptual designs, construction phase services, and related work on behalf of Indian Affairs programs. The vehicle carries a combined potential value of $150 million across ten IDIQ contracts, all set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), with ordering authority through March 17, 2029.

Activity remains nascent but accelerating. Nine task orders totaling $17.8 million in combined potential value have been awarded since the vehicle's inception, with six orders placed in 2025 versus three in 2024. To date, $11.5 million (64% of combined potential value) has been obligated across awarded orders. By potential value, Method Architecture LLC dominates with a single $10.7 million order; Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture LLC follows with a $3.9 million order. The remaining five primes each hold orders under $3 million combined. Customer concentration is heavy within Indian Affairs itself—the Central Office accounts for four orders worth $14.9 million in potential value, while the Bureau of Indian Education placed four orders valued at $2.8 million.

Task orders fall into two distinct categories. About 56% of orders carry ISBEE set-aside designations (five orders), while 44% are unrestricted (four orders), reflecting actual competition alongside sole-source awards to ISBEE firms. Order values are highly variable, ranging from a $10 thousand minimum guarantee on the inaugural IDIQ task order to the $10.7 million Method Architecture contract. Durations extend across typical A/E cycles: smaller design studies close in six to twelve months, while larger facility master plans and construction phase engagements (such as the Aneth School Staff Quarters Replacement, valued at $10.7 million with an ultimate completion date in September 2031) span multiple years. All task orders are firm-fixed-price and performance is located throughout the Continental United States, with recent awards targeting Fort Totten, Cottonwood School, Pine Ridge School, Aneth School, and Sipi facilities.

This MAC from Indian Affairs will have full range of architectural and engineering services including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.