Schooley Caldwell Associates Inc.

Schooley Caldwell Associates Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based small business architecture and engineering firm, operates as a prime contractor delivering professional design and related services for federal facility repair, alteration, and improvement projects, with 100% of its recent awards issued as prime contracts. The firm competes under a mix of set-asides and full-and-open procurement, with its primary vehicle—a $3.75 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with GSA Region 5 held under Total Small Business set-aside designation running through September 6, 2027—anchoring the majority of current work. Schooley Caldwell's capability footprint centers on facility assessments, schematic designs, construction documents, and specialized engineering services for federal courthouse and administrative building projects, particularly mechanical systems design (HVAC, chiller and cooling tower replacement, boiler systems), water infiltration diagnostics, and construction administration across federal facilities in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

Customer concentration is stark and regionally defined. GSA Region 5's Public Buildings Service dominates the recent portfolio: 57 awards carrying $15.9 million in combined potential value represent 76% of recent award count and 92% of total potential value. Beyond GSA Region 5, the firm has executed work for the Department of Justice (U.S. Trustees, $123 thousand), the Social Security Administration, the Defense Contract Management Agency, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, but all in smaller dollar magnitudes. Older award data show historical breadth across Department of the Army (117 awards), Department of the Air Force (23 awards), and Department of the Navy (14 awards), but those awards predate the current GSA Region 5 IDC tenure and do not drive current pipeline or capability framing.

Schooley Caldwell places the vast majority of work under its $3.75 million GSA Region 5 IDC (contract DACA2793D0010), which generated 57 task orders. Two additional army-historically-rooted IDCs (DACA2793D0010 and DACA2798D0032) together account for 91 task orders, though combined potential value is not specified in those vehicles' portions. The firm holds seats on three other IDC vehicles: GS05P05SLD0032 (53 task orders, $2.3 million combined potential value), GS05P99GAD0274 (25 task orders, $503 thousand), and the prior-period PBS OH IN IL Architect Engineering Services 2017-2022 vehicle (22 task orders, $917 thousand, now expired). Recent representative work under GSA Region 5 includes a $54,709 roof waterproofing system replacement design delivery order at the John F. Seiberling Federal Building in Akron (August 2026), a $99,181 chiller replacement design at the same facility (February 2026), a $52,158 water infiltration diagnostic study at the Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse in Cleveland (July 2025), and a $85,216 AE study for the Carl B. Stokes Building (June 2024). All are firm fixed-price task orders with scopes capped under $250,000 in construction costs.

Activity has grown modestly from one award in 2022 to seven in 2024, then contracted to four awards each in 2025 and 2026. Only five awards (combined potential value $272 thousand) face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete cliff exposure; however, the underlying GSA Region 5 IDC itself holds a September 6, 2027 completion date, which marks the material recompete point for the primary vehicle. The firm operates as a pure prime with no subcontractor footprint in recent awards. NAICS concentration aligns to primary capability: Architectural Services dominates at 120 awards, with Engineering Services (11 awards) and management consulting roles (7 awards combined) as secondary. PSC codes track similarly: Architect and Engineering–General (landscaping, interior layout, designing, and other subcategories) accounts for 212 awards, with Architect and Engineering–Construction (Office Buildings) at 39 awards.

Schooly Caldwell Associates is a multidisciplined, award-winning firm of architects, engineers, landscape architects, interior designers and planners. Our company has expertise in restoration, energy conservation and LEED certifications.