Worldwide New Construction Design Services

The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations awarded a Master IDIQ for comprehensive architectural and engineering design services for new construction projects at DOS Posts and DOS-sponsored projects worldwide, with the last date to order March 29, 2019.

This vehicle is closed to new task orders as of March 2019 and is no longer active for pursuit. The combined potential value of all 52 awarded task orders totals $402.4 million, with the entire amount obligated. The most recent task order was awarded January 10, 2019. Orders peaked in 2018 with 14 awards before declining sharply to only 2 awards in 2019 prior to the ordering period closing.

Task orders fund architectural and engineering services including preliminary site analysis, master planning, schematic and detailed design, construction documents, bridging documents, site utilization studies, and value engineering across new embassy compounds and consulates worldwide. Representative 2018–2019 awards include $26.9 million for design services supporting the Milan New Consulate Compound, $34.8 million for the Tegucigalpa new embassy compound, $32.2 million for the Rio new consulate compound, and $22.2 million for the Bangkok New Office Annex. Task orders ranged from under $150,000 for miscellaneous design services to over $34 million for comprehensive design programs on flagship projects.

Five architectural and engineering firms shared the award: The Miller / Hull Partnership, LLP ($115.6 million across 13 orders), Shop Architects, Inc. ($97.1 million across 10 orders), Richard & Kennedy Architects, LLC ($84.8 million across 9 orders), Ennead Architects LLP ($64.1 million across 12 orders), and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP ($40.7 million across 8 orders). Concentration is moderate; the top three firms account for approximately 61 percent of combined potential value. All task orders are placed by the Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The solicitation designated one of the four original Master IDIQs for award to a qualified small business, though only 2 of 52 subsequent task orders (approximately 4 percent) carried the Partial Small Business set-aside designation; 50 orders (96 percent) were unrestricted.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Office of Logistics Management, on behalf of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)has awarded a Master IDIQ for comprehensive architectural and engineering (A/E) services for new construction projects at DOS Posts and DOS-sponsored projects worldwide.