The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Global Acquisitions, Acquisitions Management (GA/AM), on behalf of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), anticipates awarding multiple (potentially eight or more) indefinite delivery/indefinite (IDIQ) quantity contracts to qualified architectural/engineering (A/E) firm-led teams (prime or joint venture) to support the Department's planning, design, construction, facility rehabilitation, system replacement, physical and technical security upgrade, construction and renovation of communications facilities (information management and emanation security systems), and building maintenance projects and programs at various worldwide Foreign Service posts, as well as support OBO offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Please see attached documents for more information and submission requirements
**** Please see Amendment A01 changes shown in red font. ****
**** Please see Amendment A02 and the Omnibus Statement of Qualifications changes shown in blue font. ****
**** Please see Amendment A03 changes shown in fuchsia colored font. ****
**** Please see Amendment A04 changes shown in purple colored font. All the clarification questions and responses are also posted in the Attachments/Links section. ****
10/27/2026 - The previous Q&A attachment for questions submitted through September 2, 2026 is deleted and replaced with the ALL Q&A through the October 26, 2026 deadline posted in the Attachments.
The contractor shall provide professional support services including facility assessments, comprehensive maintenance plans, architectural and engineering studies, master plans, design, construction specifications and statements of work, cost estimates, planning support, data integration, feasibility studies, historic structures and landscape reports, site utilization studies, life-cycle analysis, CADD, BIM and archive services, building technology research, QA/QC, review of designs by others, forensics, and facility, project and construction management with limited physical and technical security design, plus constructability review from a construction perspective through the Integrated Design Review process, construction critical-path schedule and risk narrative with notice of material, equipment or labor impacts, and project budget analysis with value-engineering recommendations for facilities worldwide and OBO offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
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A surety’s written statement that it expects to bond you up to a stated amount, subject to final underwriting. It’s what a GC or agency asks to see before they take your bid seriously.
Source: SAM.gov (notice bd57e23610f04cf9a1693e0fdd7f6980), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.