PBS R2 General Construction and Design-Build Construction Services

The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 2 established a $500 million Master IDIQ for general construction and design-build construction services in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut on July 1, 2020; ordering closed on June 30, 2025, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders. Over its five-year life, the contract generated 208 task orders totaling $356.3 million in combined potential value, with $347.1 million (97 percent) obligated to date. Average ordering velocity was 26 task orders per year, with momentum remaining steady through the vehicle's final year (30 orders in 2025).

The vehicle spans design, architecture, and full construction services across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, and fire-protection engineering, with task orders covering courtroom and chamber renovations, facility modernization, façade repairs, security upgrades, mechanical system replacements, and infrastructure work at federal buildings across the region. Recent awards include parking structure repairs, fire alarm system upgrades, elevator modernization, HVAC replacements, and space reconfiguration projects ranging from $21,602 to $15.3 million in individual order value.

Synthesis Inc. leads by order count with 66 awards totaling $51.1 million, followed by S.J. Thomas Co., Inc. with 30 orders and $48.1 million combined value. Integrated Construction Enterprises Inc. holds the largest combined potential value at $83 million across 26 orders. These five firms capture 81 percent of total awarded orders. The vendor base includes regional and specialty construction firms; ten distinct primes were awarded.

GSA Public Buildings Service Region 2 itself placed 104 orders worth $204.3 million (58 percent of portfolio value), serving as the primary customer. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts funded 38 orders worth $29.8 million. Customs and Border Protection, Social Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and a wider range of federal agencies placed orders accounting for the remaining portfolio.

The vehicle mix reflects both small-business preference and open competition. Fifty-eight percent of orders carried no set-aside; 37 percent were reserved as Total Small Business; HUBZone and WOSB designations accounted for 2 percent each. All task orders used firm fixed-price pricing. Place of performance concentrated in New York metropolitan areas—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Newark, White Plains, and upstate cities including Albany and Syracuse—reflecting the regional scope.

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.