RFP #247-252354-AE Services for New Baseball Stadium

George Mason University is requesting proposals for architectural and engineering services to design and construct a new NCAA Division I baseball stadium at its Fairfax Campus, with proposals due July 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through e-Builder, and an optional pre-proposal conference on July 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. The A/E firm must be authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia and demonstrate extensive experience in planning, programming, design, and construction administration of collegiate athletic facilities and sports venues.

George Mason University has established a 50 percent small business participation goal with targets of 29 percent small business, 8.5 percent women-owned business, 8.5 percent minority-owned business, 1 percent micro businesses, and additional allocations for employment services, historically black colleges and universities, and service-disabled veterans. All proposers must be registered as vendors in eVA and carry professional liability insurance.

The scope encompasses comprehensive professional services including kick-off meetings, traffic and parking analysis, community engagement support, schematic and preliminary design development, construction drawings, environmental impact reporting, construction contract document preparation, cost estimates, construction phase administration, and record drawings. Services must comply with the current edition of the George Mason University Higher Education Capital Outlay (HECO) Manual and applicable Virginia state regulations and directives governing public facility construction.

Evaluation criteria include expertise and qualifications of primary designers and special consultants (particularly those with collegiate stadium design experience), geographic proximity of the A/E office to the project, current workload and ability to meet deadlines, experience on comparable projects, project manager qualifications, recent experience designing within established budgets, compliance with state construction procedures and codes, and use of Virginia SWAM businesses. Fees shall be negotiated on a lump sum basis. George Mason University will conduct individual discussions and interviews with two or more fully qualified proposers before ranking and negotiating with the highest-ranked firm. Questions are due July 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with responses issued July 10 at 5:00 p.m. Oral presentations are scheduled for the week of August 3–7, negotiations for August 10–14, and tentative award for August 17, 2026.