CFLHD Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Architect-Engineer Design Services 6982AF26SS0009

THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs. Interested businesses must submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov (Attn: Laura Slauter) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on April 24, 2026: (1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (2) A list of all confirmed socioeconomic categories (i.e., 8(a), small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, EDWOSB, or WOSB status) that apply to your business; (3) A list of highway design projects, located in CFLHD s predominant geographic region, involving improvements to low-volume and low-speed roadways ranging from 3R (resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation) to full reconstruction (4R) (also include bridge, trail, and parking lot projects). Example projects should clearly demonstrate the role of your firm and your firm s ability to perform no less than 50% of the proposed contract work with internal staff. (4) Transportation engineering services should consist of all pertinent highway engineering work needed to conduct transportation planning, scoping, preliminary and final design services to prepare contract documents including project: management, highway design, environmental compliance services, geotechnical engineering, bridge and other structural design activities, hydraulic and hydrologic engineering, surveying and mapping, right-of-way and utility services, and post design support. State whether your firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor on each project listed. (5) Provide a list of states your firm is registered and licensed in under the above listed geographical region. (6) The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 Engineering Services. Registration under this NAICS code is required. The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status. All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. A Request for Qualifications is anticipated to be posted in late Summer of 2026. The Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), anticipates soliciting and awarding multiple Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for A-E Design Services. 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 generally 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). This work will be associated with Federally funded road, bridge, and trail projects with the majority of work being funded through the Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP) and Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)(Public Law 117-58), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Engineering services will include all pertinent highway, bridges, trails and a wide range of work needed to conduct planning, scoping, preliminary and post-design services to prepare contract documents in support of several federally funded programs administered by CFLHD. 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. This procurement is being solicited and awarded under the North America Industry Classification Code 541330. CFLHD anticipates awarding two or more Full-Service Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract(s) for architect-engineer (A-E) services that will be for a performance for five years and will have a maximum combined not-to-exceed capacity of $60 million. Each contract will operate with individually negotiated task orders issued in accordance with the terms of the contract. The Request For Qualifications is expected to be posted in late Summer of 2026. The anticipated award date is March 2027.