NIH General Construction MACC 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Construction awarded a Master IDIQ on September 5, 2019, for ongoing facilities construction, alterations, and repair of buildings and structures at NIH's Bethesda, Maryland campus and other locations. Ordering authority closes on September 4, 2027, leaving approximately 13 months for new task-order placements. The vehicle carries a $2 billion combined potential ceiling.

The portfolio is substantially depleted. Of the $1.96 billion in combined task-order potential value across 216 orders, $1.94 billion (99 percent) has already been obligated. The vehicle was most active in 2024, when 32 orders were placed; ordering momentum has slowed significantly, with only five orders awarded in 2026 through mid-July.

Scope spans the full range of construction, renovation, and infrastructure work at a federal biomedical research campus: design-build projects, new building construction (including a 2029-completion research facility and multi-level parking garage), major mechanical and electrical systems upgrades (chilled water, heating, air handling, exhaust fans, electrical feeders, MRI power conditioning), laboratory and office renovations (tissue culture rooms, vivarium systems, microscopy conversions), painting, structural repairs, roofing, fencing, demolition, and LEED projects. Recent awards include a $144.6 million Poolesville Wings conversion, a $135.2 million Building J RML support project, a $56.9 million Building 10 electrical reliability phase, and a $51.7 million multi-level parking garage.

The customer base is narrow: 204 of 216 orders (94 percent of potential value) fund the National Institutes of Health Construction office directly, with the remainder split among NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, and Office of the Director.

Competitive concentration is high. Hensel Phelps Construction Co dominates by potential value, holding eight orders worth $1.37 billion (70 percent of the portfolio). The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company contributes three orders valued at $132.9 million. New Age Development Group leads by order count with 43 awards totaling $75.3 million in potential value. Five primes collectively account for 87 percent of combined potential value; the remaining 11 contractors split the remainder.

Set-aside distribution shows half the orders unrestricted (51 percent), with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business accounting for 23 percent, HUBZone 15 percent, and smaller slices for competitive and total small business designations. Individual task orders typically range from $290,000 to $8.1 million, with mega-orders spanning $25 million to $144.6 million.

Place of performance is concentrated at the NIH Bethesda campus, with subordinate work at specialized research facilities on the compound. The vehicle operates under firm-fixed-price delivery orders.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Facilities (ORF) has awarded a Master IDIQ for on-going facilities construction, alterations, and repair of buildings, structures and other real property at facilities within the control of NIH. This Master IDIQ will service the NIH/ORF, Bethesda, Maryland and other locations. Services include, but is not limited to, maintenance, repair, painting, alteration, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating/air conditioning, civil, earthwork, fencing, structural, steel fabrication and or welding, roofing, building renovations, new building construction, demolition, United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects, and design/build projects.