PBS OH IN IL Architect Engineering Services 2017-2022

GSA Public Buildings Service Region 5 established this Master IDIQ for architect-engineer services supporting repair and alteration projects in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in January 2017; the vehicle's ordering period closed in January 2019, and the most recent task order was awarded in September 2023. The combined potential value of 359 awarded task orders reaches $21.8 million, with $21.4 million obligated (98% of potential). The vehicle is no longer accepting new orders.

Work contracted spans the full scope of design and construction-support services: site investigation, pre-design and existing conditions studies, design, construction documents, constructability review, estimating, technical reviews, procurement support, submittal and shop drawing review and approval, record drawings, construction site inspection, and close-out documentation. Disciplines include architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection, historic preservation, estimating, code compliance, environmental services, life safety, quality control, scheduling, space planning, and sustainability. Recent task orders show activity ranging from small studies ($8,089 for ACM abatement monitoring at a Benton courthouse site) to multi-year capital projects such as $582,018 for Court of Appeals consolidation design at Potter Stewart Courthouse (Cincinnati) and $453,409 for fire alarm design and management and inspection services at the Bricker Federal Building (Columbus).

Bailey Edward Design Inc., Elevar Design Group Inc., and Reeder Architecture Inc. dominate the awardee pool, together holding 172 of 359 orders and $9.4 million of combined potential value. Three additional firms—Metro CD Engineering LLC, Perspectus Architecture LLC, and Baysinger-Bric JV—contribute significantly, with the remainder distributed among a long tail of specialized A/E firms. GSA Public Buildings Service Region 5 issued 262 of 359 orders ($16.3 million potential), representing 73% of ordering activity; the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and Defense Finance and Accounting Service place secondary orders ($1.4 million and $714 thousand respectively). Ninety-two percent of orders (332) carry no set-aside designation; only 27 orders (8%) are designated Total Small Business.

Task-order duration and value clusters around design phases of four to twelve months and post-construction or management and inspection phases extending to two to three years. Firm fixed-price delivery orders typically range from $10 thousand to $150 thousand for design-only scopes, with larger combined values ($200 thousand to $600 thousand) when design, management, inspection, and record document services span extended periods. Work is geographically distributed across GSA Region 5 federal facilities—courthouses, federal buildings, and administrative centers in all three states (excluding Cook and Winnebago Counties in Illinois).

Provide engineering and architectural services to support repair and alterations projects managed by the GSA Public Building Service (PBS) in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois (excluding Cook and Winnebago Counties). The anticipated scopes of work may include, but are not limited to: site investigation, pre-design and existing conditions studies, design, construction documents, constructability review and evaluation, estimating, technical design reviews, procurement support, submittal and shop drawing review/approval, record drawings, construction site inspection, and close-out documentation. Primary disciplines and expertise that may be required on resulting task orders include, but are not limited to: architecture, mechanical (including component/system assessments and design), electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection, historic preservation, estimating, code compliance, environmental services, life safety, quality control review, scheduling, space planning, and sustainability. Secondary expertise that may be required includes security, surveying, LEED, risk assessment, vertical transportation, real estate market analysis, master planning, and report writing.