Zapata / AME JV, LLC

Zapata / AME JV, LLC is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based architectural and engineering services firm organized as a self-certified small disadvantaged business joint venture. The company is registered to receive federal contract awards through SAM.gov, with an active registration through October 2026. Zapata / AME JV, LLC specializes in providing professional architectural and engineering (A&E) services to support federal government infrastructure projects, with a primary focus on facility maintenance, improvement, and construction initiatives at defense installations.

Through its federal contract awards, Zapata / AME JV, LLC has delivered a diverse portfolio of A&E services exclusively to the U.S. Air Force, with all work performed at Robins Air Force Base and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia. The company's past delivery orders, which have ranged in value from approximately $111,000 to $1.36 million, encompass detailed design studies, HVAC system upgrades and replacements, fire suppression system design and installation, electrical system enhancements, warehouse ventilation improvements, asphalt pad repair and resurfacing, and broader infrastructure modifications across multiple military facility buildings. Specific projects completed or in progress include the HVAC system upgrade for Building 300 Headhouse (valued at $1,060,363.67), warehouse ventilation design for Building 359 ($111,034.46), fire suppression system design for Building 359 ($126,714.56), HVAC and electrical upgrades for Building 353 ($207,638.08), and asphalt pad repair with warehouse support equipment installation at Building 361 ($176,261.46). All delivery orders have been awarded by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command or the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex without set-aside designations, demonstrating the company's competitive capability in open federal procurements where it competes on technical merit and pricing rather than business classification preference.

Zapata / AME JV, LLC holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract (FA850122D0003) with a ceiling value of $6 million, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command on July 11, 2022, with a period of performance extending through July 10, 2027. This contract vehicle is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and serves as an umbrella agreement enabling the Air Force to efficiently procure A&E services for various facility maintenance and construction projects at Robins Air Force Base and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex. Under this ID/IQ contract, the company has received multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders addressing the company's core competencies in architectural and engineering design, system upgrades, and infrastructure improvements. The contract represents a significant vehicle for ongoing engagement with the Air Force, with recent delivery orders issued through September 2025, and the company demonstrates sustained performance as the Air Force continues to award task orders for facility modernization and sustainment projects supporting the service's logistics and operational missions in Georgia.