NIH Research Triangle Park Design-Build 2014-2016

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities awarded a Master IDIQ for design-build construction and architect-engineering services at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with ordering authority ending July 16, 2019. The vehicle is now closed; the last task order was awarded October 30, 2017, and all 100% of the $32 million combined potential value has been obligated.

The vehicle sustained active ordering from 2014 through 2017, averaging approximately 32 orders per year. Work performed spans laboratory and facility renovations (modules C, D, E, and F), building systems upgrades (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and chilled-water infrastructure), campus-wide projects (pavement repair, security enhancements, pedestrian pathways), and specialized construction including a warehouse facility and electron microscope installation support. Task orders are primarily firm fixed price, with typical individual order values ranging from under $10 thousand to approximately $2.9 million for larger campus-scale work such as pavement repair and security upgrades.

Competition concentrated heavily among two firms: CMC Building Inc. captured 65 orders valued at $13.6 million (43% of combined potential value), and DOT Construction, Inc. held 53 orders at $7 million (22% of combined potential value). The Sepi Shiel Sexton Joint Venture, though awarded only 4 orders, held $10.5 million in potential value (33% of the combined total). De Walker & Edison Foard LLC captured 6 orders at $969 thousand. Ordering came almost entirely from two NIH entities: NIH Construction accounted for 79 orders at $27.9 million, while the Office of Research Facilities Development Operations Acquisitions placed 49 orders at $4.1 million.

Set-aside activity was dominated by competitive 8(a) awards, which represented 79% of all orders (101 task orders). Unrestricted orders comprised 20% (26 orders), and a single 8(a) sole-source order was issued. All task orders used firm fixed pricing.

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities has awarded a Master IDIQ for construction and design-build efforts at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Task orders for design only shall not be placed against the contract but Architect-Engineering services related to design-build task orders may be required.