PBS R2 General Construction and Design-Build Construction Services

GSA's Public Buildings Service Region 2 awarded a multiple-award Master IDIQ, PBS R2 General Construction and Design-Build Construction Services, for planning, design, and construction of federal facilities, with ordering closing December 31, 2026 and two months of ordering authority remaining. The originating solicitation (47PC0219R0010) was set aside for total small business, but task orders show a mixed set-aside pattern: 111 orders (50%) carry no set-aside, 99 (45%) are total small business, 6 (3%) are woman-owned small business, 5 (2%) are HUBZone, and 1 is partial small business.

The vehicle was established July 1, 2020, and has issued 222 task orders since the first award on November 18, 2020. Ordering has held steady, at 33 orders in 2022, 36 in 2023, 41 in 2024, 30 in 2025, and 35 in 2026 to date. Of the $376.2 million combined potential value, $367 million (98%) is already obligated.

Awarded orders buy renovation and security work in courthouses and federal buildings: courtroom and chambers renovations, perimeter hardening, facade repairs, fire alarm and elevator modernization, HVAC, paving, and carpet and paint refreshes, with some design-build and abatement scopes. The solicitation's described disciplines included architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, and fire protection engineering, with life safety and historic preservation expertise among those that may be required.

Ten primes hold awards. Synthesis Inc. leads with 70 orders, followed by S.j. Thomas Co., Inc. (30), Integrated Construction Enterprises Inc. (28), DCM Architecture & Engineering, LLC (26), and Trio Asbestos Removal Corp. (26); those five cover 81% of orders. By potential value, Integrated Construction Enterprises Inc. ($87.8 million) and Benchmark Construction Services Inc. ($69 million, 18 orders) lead.

Activity concentrates on GSA's own Region 2, which places 102 orders with $179 million combined potential value. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts follows with 42 orders ($57.9 million), then GSA Public Buildings Service (13 orders, $26.4 million), DHS Customs and Border Protection (7 orders, $25.3 million), and the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (6 orders, $5.7 million). The top five customers cover 77% of orders across 36 agencies.

The solicitation contemplated task orders of $0–20 million. Recent awards run from $21,602.59 to $7,743,202.83, and the largest recent orders include the JFK CBP vault installation at $17,553,681.25 and Champlain LPOE paving at $10,797,000. Geography is concentrated in New York City, with New Jersey sites in Newark and Paterson and upstate sites in White Plains, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and border ports.

Planning, design, and construction necessary to meet the requirements of the individual Task Orders. Specific requirements of individual Task Orders will be issued by RFP on a Task Order basis. Task Order services shall be provided according to the general requirements described herein, and as further described in the Task Order RFP and accompanying documents. Disciplines and expertise that may be required to accomplish the scopes of the Task Orders include, but are not limited to: architecture, engineering (Disciplines: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, and fire protection), life safety, code compliance, security, historic preservation, estimating, construction project management, and building construction services.