Solicitation
CFLHD Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Architect-Engineer Design Services
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
AI summaryThe Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) in Lakewood, CO, plans multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) road design services (solicitation 6982AF26R000004). The contracts share $60 million in capacity over five years. Work covers federal land roads in 14 western and plains states. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 5, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 29, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) in Lakewood, CO, plans multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contracts for architect-engineer (A-E) road design services (solicitation 6982AF26R000004). The contracts share $60 million in capacity over five years. Work covers federal land roads in 14 western and plains states.
Things to watch
- Worth checking: Set-aside conflict. SAM.gov says no set-aside, but the notice text says a partial small business set-aside and also open to all businesses; ask the contracting officer which applies.
- Minor: Wide geographic coverage. Task orders may fall anywhere in 14 states, including Hawaii, which adds travel cost and staffing risk.
- Minor: Multiple-award IDIQ. Winning a contract doesn't guarantee task orders; the $60 million is shared among all awardees.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Architect-engineer design services for roads on federal lands, through task orders
- Design for low-volume, low-speed roadways, from 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) to full reconstruction
- Context-sensitive design in environmentally sensitive areas
- Projects in coastal, mountainous, desert and plains regions for agencies such as the National Park Service, Forest Service, BIA and Tribal Governments, BLM and DOD
- Contract type
- Multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts
- Period of performance
- Five years in total
- Place of performance
- Lakewood, CO, USA; projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming
- Estimated value
- $60 million shared capacity across the IDIQs
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain (from the version posted Oct 29, 2026; amended since)
Not in the notice text
- Submission instructions, the evaluation criteria and the required qualifications form are not in the notice text; they are likely in attachments on SAM.gov that weren't read.
- How many contracts will be awarded and how many are reserved for small businesses is not stated.
- The notice says CFLHD "anticipates soliciting", so whether this posting is the full solicitation is unclear.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Architect-engineer services tied to buildings or construction are usually bought under the Brooks Act: the agency ranks firms on qualifications from an SF 330 first, then negotiates a price with the top firm. How A/E contracts work.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 6982AF Central Federal Lands Divisi, Lakewood, CO
- Product/service code
- C1LB · Architect and Engineering – Construction: Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 20, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services The Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), anticipates soliciting and awarding multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for A-E services with a partial small business set-aside. CFLHD provides engineering and construction services on projects in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming on behalf of Federal Land Management Agencies and other Agencies. These Agencies include: the National Park Service (NPS); USDA Forest Service (Forest Service); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Tribal Governments; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of Defense (DOD); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). The shared capacity of the IDIQs will be $60 million. The acquisition will be solicited and awarded on a competitive basis and is being made under the North America Industry Classification Code 541330 and is open to all business concerns. The planned duration for the contracts is a total of five years. Projects are typically located in environmentally sensitive areas that necessitate context-sensitive design techniques and processes. Project topography type and climatic zones vary greatly including coastal, mountainous, desert and plains regions. Projects will primarily involve improvements to low-volume and low-speed roadways ranging from 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) to full reconstruction. The geographic jurisdiction of CFLHD includes, but is not limited to, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
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