Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Northbrook, IL Doing business as WJE Engineers & Architects
- UEI
- EMFNZND66N54
- CAGE
- 0DYD7
- Primary NAICS
- 541330 Engineering Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 541310 Architectural Services
- 541340 Drafting Services
- 541350 Building Inspection Services
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- 541490 Other Specialized Design Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 330 Pfingsten Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA
- Website
- wje.com
- Founded
- 1956
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,078,004 |
| FY2025 | $2,564,031 |
| FY2024 | $2,445,136 |
| FY2023 | $2,347,140 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | $679,196 | |
| 2 | Department of State | $351,432 | |
| 3 | General Services Administration | $47,376 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. | 47PE0324F0012 | $966,000 | |
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | 1333ND24FNB730043 | $415,550 | |
| Oculus Inc. | 47PG0222F0063 | $68,791 | |
| Oculus Inc. | 47PG0221F0027 | $105,238 | |
| Oculus Inc. | GSP0616GZ7038 | $23,455 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University Of Science And Technology | 693JJ32450036 | $219,429 |
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About the company
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Northbrook Division, doing business as WJE Engineers & Architects, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that provides architectural, engineering, and materials science consulting services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards), with a concentration in federal building envelope investigation, structural assessment, and facade repair design work across domestic and overseas facilities.
The company serves 33 distinct federal agencies. Customer concentration by award volume is diffuse — the Department of State, the Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region, the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts each account for 31 to 40 awards — but dollar concentration is sharp. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 5 anchors the portfolio with 28 awards valued at $54.4 million combined potential value (46% of the vendor's total federal potential value). The Federal Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration contributes 24 awards valued at $34.4 million. Together, these two customers account for roughly 90% of the vendor's combined federal potential value. The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, which funds 33 awards worth $11.8 million in combined potential value, represents a secondary customer cluster focused on seismic screening, building assessment, and wind-load parameter analysis at overseas diplomatic facilities.
WJE's vehicle footprint is weighted toward single-award or limited-award indefinite-delivery contracts rather than government-wide vehicles. The company holds multiple task-order relationships under proprietary IDIQs: an FHWA Technical Services Support contract (C2000022500) with 62 task orders valued at $2.8 million combined potential value, an FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance research IDIQ (awarded July 6, 2023, with a ceiling of $15 million through July 6, 2028), and National Park Service and Department of State vehicle contracts. The GSA Region 5 Supplemental Architect and Engineering Services IDIQ 2020-2025, shared with other architects and engineering firms, carries 34 task orders and $5.5 million in combined potential value; this vehicle sources the majority of WJE's GSA Regional work.
Recent capability work spans federal courthouse and building repair and design (facade restoration, tuckpointing, limestone cleaning, and structural repairs at the Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse in Cleveland; the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building in Detroit; and the Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit), materials and concrete testing (ASTM C1157 slag cement evaluation for infrastructure; T-1 steel ultrasonic testing for the FHWA), and structural engineering support for bridge performance research. A $1.2 million delivery order from the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (awarded September 21, 2023) funds rapid visual screenings of building portfolios at seven overseas posts (Almaty, Baku, Ashgabat, Ankara, Mexico City, Tunis, and Asmara) with performance extending through December 31, 2028. A $2.1 million task order under the FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance IDIQ (awarded July 19, 2023) provides engineering technical support services for bridge condition monitoring and infrastructure assessment.
Activity has been steady over the past five years — 12 to 16 awards annually from 2022 to 2024 — with only 4 awards in 2025 and 2 in 2026, reflecting the snapshot date of October 2026. Seven awards carrying combined potential value of $2.1 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating moderate recompete exposure. SCI-reported invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled roughly $1.7 million across FY2022–FY2025, with $1 million invoiced in FY2024 across 2.4 FTEs. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime work ranged from a median of $209.50 per hour to a 90th percentile of $360.58 per hour, reflecting a mix of engineering and senior technical labor. The vendor self-performed all hours reported in SCI records with no significant subcontractor engagement on reportable contracts.
In its rare subcontractor role (2% of awards), WJE delivers building envelope and structural investigation services to Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc. on a hurricane repair project in Orlando, Florida, and provides invasive testing data collection for Applied Research Associates Inc. on the Champlain Towers South post-collapse National Institute of Standards and Technology investigation. The vendor also serves as a sub-recipient on a 2025 grant from Iowa State University focused on pavement performance and concrete quality assessment under Type IL cement.
WJE's core capability portfolio centers on architectural and engineering services for federal infrastructure assessment, preservation, and repair — particularly building envelope investigation, structural analysis, seismic and wind-load evaluation, facade restoration design, and post-disaster or post-collapse forensic engineering. The vendor competes full-and-open (no set-asides applied to any recent awards) and operates as a trusted prime on regional and program-specific IDIQs with GSA, FHWA, the Department of State, and the National Park Service rather than on government-wide vehicles.
Quick answers
Is Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through February 16, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. hold?
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: GSA Region 5 Supplemental Architect and Engineering Services IDIQ 2020-2025.
How much has Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,564,031 to Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $8,434,310 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. ranked #25 in PSC AS12, #25 in PSC C1JA and #44 in PSC C1AA in FY2025.
What is Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Analysis and performance testing of t-1 steel (693JJ326C000014), from Federal Highway Administration, on September 22, 2026.
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