Southeast Area of Responsibility Multiple Award Construction Contract

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded a multiple-award IDIQ on September 30, 2021, for design-build and design-bid-build general construction work in the Southeast area of responsibility, with the last date to place orders on September 27, 2026—approximately two months of ordering authority remaining. The vehicle carries a $900 million shared ceiling across all contractors and no set-aside designation.

All 34 task orders awarded under this IDIQ carry unrestricted (no set-aside) competition. Work scope reflects general building construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, and repair across administrative facilities, training facilities, hangars, barracks, dormitories, maintenance facilities, and similar infrastructure, primarily at Naval installations in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Task orders are firm fixed price, typically ranging from $20 million to $100 million per order, though actual awards have ranged from $1,000 (minimum guarantees) to $123.7 million.

Competition is highly concentrated among a small set of established primes. RQ Construction, LLC dominates with 11 orders valued at $553.7 million combined potential value; Sauer Construction, LLC holds 8 orders at $318.1 million; and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company holds 6 orders at $148.5 million. These three firms account for approximately 85% of all task orders. The remaining seven primes—including Gilbane Federal and Korte Construction Company—hold a small share of the remaining activity.

Ordering momentum has slowed considerably. The vehicle awarded 10 task orders in 2021 (its establishment year), 9 in 2022, but only 4 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 6 in 2025. The most recent task order was awarded September 29, 2025. Combined task-order potential value stands at $1.1 billion, with $1.04 billion obligated (94% of combined potential). Navy Installations Command placed 12 orders for $687.6 million combined potential value; Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast placed 18 orders for $261.6 million; the remaining three Navy customers (Fleet Forces Command Atlantic, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command) placed 3 orders for $155.8 million combined. The vehicle is nearing the end of its five-year ordering period with the majority of its total authorization already committed.

Construction projects to be performed will primarily consist of general building type projects both vertical and horizontal construction (new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, repair work) including but not limited to: Administrative Facilities, Training Facilities, Hangars, BEQs, Dormitories, Maintenance Facilities, Commissaries/Retail and other similar types of facilities for the areas managed by NAVFAC SE. Projects may include design-build, modified design-build or full plans and specifications.