Solicitation
Worldwide AE Support Services
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Department of State, for its Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, plans to award several indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, potentially eight or more, to architect/engineer (A/E) teams for building design, construction and security work at Foreign Service posts worldwide. SAM.gov lists it as a partial small business set-aside. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern; the requirements are in attachments. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 20, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 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 U.S. Department of State, for its Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, plans to award several indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts, potentially eight or more, to architect/engineer (A/E) teams for building design, construction and security work at Foreign Service posts worldwide. SAM.gov lists it as a partial small business set-aside. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern; the requirements are in attachments.
Who can bid
- Partial small business set-aside per SAM.gov; which awards are set aside is in the attachments
- Architect/engineer (A/E) firm-led team, as a prime or joint venture
Things to watch
- Worth checking: Amended three times. Amendments A01, A02 and A03 change the attachments and the Statement of Qualifications, so work from the latest versions.
- Worth checking: Work at overseas posts. Projects are at Foreign Service posts worldwide; local office, license, tax and currency rules for work abroad are not in the notice text.
- Worth checking: Teams led by A/E firms. Offers must come from an architect/engineer firm-led team, so a business without a licensed design firm as prime or joint venture lead may not qualify.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Architect/engineer support for planning, design, construction, facility rehabilitation and system replacement at various worldwide Foreign Service posts
- Physical and technical security upgrades and construction and renovation of communications facilities (information management and emanation security systems)
- Building maintenance projects and programs, and support for Overseas Buildings Operations offices in the Washington, DC area
- Contract type
- Multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts: awards with no fixed quantity, work ordered as needed
- Place of performance
- Arlington, VA, USA per SAM.gov; the work is at various worldwide Foreign Service posts and in the Washington, DC area
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 1:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 20, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Follow the submission requirements in the attached documents, including the Omnibus Statement of Qualifications as changed by Amendment A02
- Check the changes marked in Amendment A01 (red font), A02 and the Omnibus Statement of Qualifications (blue font), and A03 (fuchsia font)
Not in the notice text
- The submission requirements, evaluation factors, security requirements and the full scope are in attached documents that are not in the notice text
- Which awards are set aside for small business, since SAM.gov lists a partial set-aside
- Contract length, ordering limits and estimated value
- Requirements for work outside the United States, such as local presence, licenses, currency and taxes
Eligibility and how to respond
- Partly set aside for small businesses: part of the work is reserved for them, and the rest is open to any business. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541330
- 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 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- C219 · Architect and Engineering – General: Other
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 10, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 21, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 7, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 7, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside