US Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Selects DS+R to Provide Designs for Diplomatic Buildings Across the Globe

The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) 16 Architecture/Engineering (A/E) firms for its Worldwide Design Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The firms selected for the IDIQ provide comprehensive design services for both new construction and modernization projects at U.S. diplomatic facilities worldwide.

The selected firms are: Mark Cavagnero Associates, SHoP Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Krueck & Sexton Architects, Ennead Architects, Richard + Bauer Architecture, Morphosis Architects, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Kieran Timberlake, Marlon Blackwell Architects, 1100 Architect, Allied Works Architecture, Ann Beha Architects, Studio Ma, The Miller Hull Partnership, & Machado and Silvetti Associates.

OBO received 136 total submissions for the design services IDIQ solicitation and 26 firms were shortlisted to provide technical team submissions and make presentations to OBO. The final 16 selected firms presented the most highly qualified technical teams and demonstrated exemplary past performance, strong management and project delivery experience, a well-defined approach to public architecture, and a commitment to sustainability and integrated design.

OBO’s mission is to provide safe, secure, and functional facilities that represent the U.S. government to host nations and support our staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives. These facilities represent American values and the best in American architecture, engineering, technology, sustainability, art, culture, and construction execution.

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