VACFM Cost Estimating Services 2017-2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded this Master IDIQ for professional construction cost-estimating services to support VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and Veterans Benefits Administration on July 26, 2017, with ordering closed as of July 25, 2022. The vehicle is no longer active; the last task order issued was in May 2022, and the ordering period has expired.

This Master IDIQ supported cost-estimating work across VA's real estate and capital planning functions nationwide, including research of cost data, development of estimating guidance, and preparation of cost estimates for projects spanning Veterans Integrated Services Networks, VA Medical Centers, and regional facilities. Task orders covered discrete project cost estimates, value engineering peer reviews, facility lease cost estimates, and updates to VA's unit-cost-generating tools.

Competition on the vehicle concentrated heavily on a single prime: Ocmi Inc. held 17 of 28 task orders (61% of the total) and $6.1 million of the combined $7.2 million potential value. Leland Saylor & Associates, Inc. and KRC Management & Consulting Inc. divided the remainder, with 6 and 4 orders respectively. Nearly all orders (25 of 28) funded the VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management; three orders funded VHA's Veterans Integrated Service Network 8.

The set-aside mix favored unrestricted competition: 57% of task orders carried no set-aside, while 43% were set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms. Individual task-order values ranged from $1,000 (minimum guarantees to four SDVOSB firms at vehicle award) to approximately $348,000, with typical orders in the $100,000–$180,000 range. Of the $7.2 million combined potential value, $2 million (28%) had been obligated by the end of ordering.

Ordering velocity peaked in 2019 and 2020 (seven orders each year) and declined sharply after 2020. The vehicle carried a shared ceiling of $5 million. This Master IDIQ is now closed and cannot support new solicitations.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) requires the services of Professional Construction Cost Estimating firms. The professional Construction Cost Estimating firms will assist with and advise in researching cost data, developing estimating guidance, and preparing cost estimates for Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) , and subordinate Veteran Integrated Services Networks (VISN), VA Medical Centers (VAMC), National Acquisition Centers (NAC), CFM Regional Offices and VBA field offices, throughout the country.