VISN 23 Architect-Engineering 2011-2016

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 established this Master IDIQ for architect-engineer services on April 25, 2011, with a shared ceiling of $1 million and a last date to order of April 25, 2016—ordering closed over 10 years ago. The vehicle is no longer active.

The portfolio spans 187 task orders issued through April 25, 2016, with combined potential value of $32 million and $31.3 million obligated (98% utilization). Ordering velocity peaked in 2012 and 2013 at roughly 50 orders per year, then declined to 5 orders in 2016 as the vehicle approached expiration.

Scope encompasses full-service A/E delivery for Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 facilities: design services for facility renovations, remodels, and system upgrades (HVAC, chilled water, fire alarm, elevator replacement); engineering studies (legionella water systems, structural deficiencies, slope stability); construction period services; and project management. Representative orders include design for specialty clinic expansion, emergency room renovation, orthopedic remodeling, and life safety upgrades across facilities in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and North Dakota.

Competition among primes is moderately concentrated. The top five contractors by order count—Image Group Inc. (41 orders), Johnson Laffen Galloway Architects LTD (40 orders), BWBR Architects, Inc. (28 orders), Anderson Engineering of Minnesota, LLC (24 orders), and Fourfront Design Inc. (15 orders)—hold 79% of awarded orders. By potential value, BWBR Architects leads at $5.5 million across 28 orders, followed by Johnson Laffen Galloway at $4.4 million and Image Group and CBRE Heery each at $4.2 million; these five firms capture 69% of combined potential value. Nine distinct primes were awarded across the vehicle's life.

All 187 orders funded Veterans Integrated Service Network 23; customer concentration was complete. Set-aside mix was overwhelmingly unrestricted: 185 orders (99%) carried no set-aside; only 2 orders (1%) were designated Total Small Business.

Task-order values ranged from under $3,000 to roughly $905,000, with most orders between $50,000 and $400,000. Firm fixed price was standard across all visible awards. Geographic performance centered on VISN 23 medical centers in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains, particularly Minneapolis, Fargo, Iowa City, St. Cloud, Omaha, and Fort Meade (Black Hills VA Healthcare System).

VISN 23 Architect-Engineering IDIQ (2011-2016)