Stage One Selections for OBO Worldwide Design Services Indefinite Delivery, Indefinitely Quality Contract

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is pleased to announce Stage One selections for our Worldwide Architecture and Engineering Design Services Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

OBO remains committed to finding the best firms from across the country for the next round of Worldwide Design Services contracts. OBO attended numerous national and local events and held hundreds of conversations directly with architects and engineers, providing detailed information about the program and addressing queries regarding competitiveness for the solicitation.

OBO conducted multiple small business roundtable events and released a Sources Sought Request For Proposal (RFP) to understand the breadth of capable small businesses. While these non-binding RFPs do not result in contract awards, they are invaluable in shaping the scope of upcoming RFPs. This extensive industry engagement resulted in the largest number of proposals ever received for this solicitation and the most regionally diverse list of architects and engineers to progress to Stage Two.

A multidisciplinary technical advisory panel deliberated extensively to develop the list of finalists. OBO will conduct interviews in the coming months to narrow the list to the most highly qualified firms, who will progress to Stage 3, which will include a formal solicitation with price proposal. The most highly qualified firms will receive an IDIQ contract award, pending facility clearance, to perform a wide range of design and engineering services for U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide.

The Stage One finalists are as follows:

• Berke (Ten Berke) Architects D.P.C of New York, NY
• Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Incorporated (BNIM) of Kansas City, MO
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Wilkes Barre, PA
• Brooks + Scarpa Architects, Inc. of Hawthorne, CA
• Claire Weisz Architects LLP (WXY architecture + urban design) of New York, NY
• Digsau Architecture P.C. of Philadelphia, PA
• Duvall Decker-Spacesmith, JV of Jackson MS
• Ennead Architects LLP of New York, NY
• KieranTimberlake LLC of Philadelphia, PA
• Krueck & Sexton Architects, LTD of Chicago, IL
• Lake|Flato Architects, Inc. of San Antonio, TX
• Lever Architecture, P.C. of Portland, OR
• Mark Cavagnero Associates of San Francisco, CA
• Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC of New York, NY
• Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA
• Morphosis Architects of Culver City, CA
• NADAAA Inc. of Boston, MA
• Rex Architecture, P.C. of New York, NY
• Richard & Kennedy Architects, LLC of Phoenix, AZ
• Rogers Architects PLLC (Rogers Partners) of New York, NY
• SHoP Architects, Inc. of New York, NY
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP of San Francisco, CA
• Snow Kreilich Architects, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN
• Studio Gang Architects, LTD of Chicago, IL
• STUDIOpractice of Los Angeles, CA
• The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP of Seattle, WA
• Thomas Phifer & Partners, LLP of New York, NY
• Trahan Architects of New Orleans, LA
• Weiss/Manfredi Architects, LLP of New York, NY
• Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF) Architects, LLP of Portland, OR

The Stage One RFP and interview schedule will be released directly to the selected finalists.

The shortlist is viewable on SAM.gov . For questions on solicitations, please reach out to [email protected].

For further information on OBO's industry engagement, please visit the OBO "Build with Us" website or contact OBO External Affairs at [email protected].