Worldwide Value Engineering Services 2011-2016

The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations established this Master IDIQ for worldwide value engineering services on March 7, 2011, with a shared ceiling of $5 million. Ordering closed on July 18, 2017—the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders and has been inactive for over eight years.

The 96 task orders issued under this vehicle executed value engineering studies for State Department facility projects, with work performed at overseas and domestic Department of State locations. Task orders ranged from small assessments ($1,496 to $3,295) through full value engineering studies ($200 thousand–$1 million range), with most orders falling between $100 thousand and $250 thousand. One notably larger order, SAQMMA11D0003-SAQMMA14F3269 to Rha, LLC, reached $1 million 18 thousand and included time extensions and additional services. Combined task-order potential value was $10.7 million, with 100% of that amount obligated by the vehicle's closure.

Ordering momentum peaked in 2013 with 19 awards, declined through 2016, and tapered to just 4 orders in 2017 before the vehicle expired. Five prime contractors held all awards: Value Management Strategies, Inc. (18 orders, $2.9 million), Strategic Value Solutions, Inc. (19 orders, $2.3 million), Rha, LLC (21 orders, $2.1 million), Michael Baker International, Inc. (22 orders, $1.9 million), and Morris Wade Associates (16 orders, $1.5 million). Competition was dispersed; no single prime dominated, with awards distributed roughly evenly across the five firms.

Nearly all task orders—95 of 96—were set aside for total small business. One order, awarded in April 2016, carried no set-aside designation. The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations placed 95 of 96 orders; only one order funded the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

This vehicle is closed to new business and represents historical activity only. Firms interested in value engineering services for State Department facilities should pursue any successor vehicles that may have been established after July 2017.