Shaw AFB Multiple Award Construction Contract

Air Combat Command awarded a multiple-award construction IDIQ for Shaw Air Force Base on January 29, 2020, with a shared ceiling of $250 million and a last date to order of January 28, 2025 — the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders as of that date. The solicitation (FA480319BA003) was initially set aside for competitive 8(a) firms with a bona fide place of business in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, restricted to NAICS 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction).

The vehicle is now mature and largely expended. Sixty-nine task orders totaling $65.6 million in combined potential value have been awarded; $65.5 million (100% of potential value) is obligated. Order velocity declined sharply over the contract lifecycle: 25 orders in 2020, 20 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 8 in 2023, and 1 in 2024, with the most recent award on May 21, 2024.

Scope encompasses design-build, alteration, repair, and renovation of active facilities, including water and sewer lines, roofing, interior renovations, electrical substations, HVAC systems, refrigerant systems, fire suppression and alarm systems, fuel pipelines, asbestos and lead abatement, and site work — all performed at Shaw Air Force Base, Poinsett Weapons Range, and Wateree Recreation Facility in South Carolina.

Competition is highly concentrated. LNA Brawley, LLC leads with 22 orders and $22.2 million combined potential value; Driven Contractors LLC and Pyramid Contracting LLC follow with $13.5 million and $12.8 million respectively. The top three primes capture roughly 70% of awarded orders. Six primes have received awards.

Approximately 80% of the task-order portfolio funds Air Combat Command programs. The Air Force accounts for $51 million of the $65.6 million combined potential value across 55 orders; a smaller volume of orders support other Air Force components and Army Central Command.

Set-aside execution diverges from the original solicitation intent: 48 orders (70%) carry no set-aside designation, 10 (14%) are competitive 8(a), 9 (13%) are total small business, and 2 (3%) are 8(a) sole-source. Task orders range from minor repairs under $100 thousand to major renovation projects exceeding $8 million, with typical firm-fixed-price durations of 6 to 12 months.

The work performed may include design/build, alteration, and repair, renovation of existing active facilities, new minor construction, and major repair. The contractors will be required to furnish all labor, supplies, materials, supervision, transportation, and equipment necessary to manage and successfully accomplish each project/task order. Work may include, but is not limited to: water lines, sewer lines, painting, roofing, renovation of interiors of existing buildings, new building construction, electrical substation construction, structural construction, HVAC systems and components, refrigerant systems, fire suppression system, fuel pipeline and storage systems, address systems, fire alarm systems, telephone systems, asbestos, lead based paint, petroleum-contaminated material abatement and disposal, and exterior site and systems work