Public Buildings Service R8 Architecture and Engineering 2020-20205

The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 8 established the Public Buildings Service R8 Architecture and Engineering 2020-20205 Master IDIQ on July 24, 2020, with a shared ceiling of $45 million; ordering closed on July 24, 2025, and is no longer open for new task orders.

The vehicle funded 107 delivery orders across five years, peaking at 28 orders in 2024 before dropping to seven orders in 2025 and one order in 2026. The portfolio has fully obligated its combined potential value of $14.5 million, representing a modest utilization rate against the original ceiling. Orders span design and construction-administration services for federal property within GSA Region 8's footprint — encompassing Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming — with concentrations at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado and IRS facilities in Ogden, Utah. Scope includes preliminary studies, feasibility assessments, design development, construction documents, and construction-phase administration for mechanical systems (HVAC, boilers, water systems), building envelope repairs, security hardening, accessibility upgrades, and modernization projects, often funded through COVID-relief and infrastructure programs.

Five firms captured 72 percent of task orders by count: Jackola Engineering & Architecture PC (22 orders, $2.2 million), Design Edge PC (21 orders, $2.4 million), Architectural Design West PC (15 orders, $1.5 million), The Schemmer Associates Inc. (10 orders, $2.5 million), and The Abo Group, Inc. (9 orders, $1.4 million). However, by potential value, The Abo Co-Op, LLC led with $2.8 million across eight orders, followed by The Schemmer Associates at $2.5 million. Activity is moderately concentrated; the top five firms held 78 percent of combined potential value. Eleven distinct primes competed under the vehicle, with a long tail of small and mid-size architecture and engineering practices.

GSA Public Buildings Service Region 8 funded 67 orders worth $6.8 million (roughly 80 percent of task orders). Secondary customers included the U.S. Marshals Service ($1.7 million across five orders), the Internal Revenue Service ($642 thousand across five orders), Customs and Border Protection ($437 thousand across five orders), and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ($251 thousand across four orders).

About 85 percent of orders carried no set-aside designation (91 orders), with 14 percent designated for Small Business (15 orders) and 1 percent partial Small Business (one order). Task-order values ranged from under $10 thousand for small studies to roughly $600 thousand for major design programs; representative recent awards included a $588 thousand Denver Federal Center design (September 2025), a $443 thousand building assessment study (September 2022), and a $502 thousand South Dakota CARES Act design (September 2021). Most orders featured firm-fixed-price structures with completion windows between three and twenty-four months.