(Omaha, Neb., Nov. 10, 2026) – Global integrated design firm DLR Group continues to build momentum in the federal sector with a series of significant project awards, new contract vehicles, and milestone developments that expand the firm’s reach across military, veterans, homeland security, and civilian federal markets.

Fueled by a strategy centered on partnership, design-build collaboration, and long-term client relationships, DLR Group secured multiple project wins during the past year while adding new contract vehicles that position the firm for future opportunities worldwide.

Growing a Global Federal Presence

Among the firm’s notable recent wins are two U.S. Coast Guard design-build projects secured with construction partner Perini Building Company under a Department of Homeland Security Nationwide Multiple Award Construction Contract established in 2023.

Perini and DLR Group and were selected for the $60 million U.S. Coast Guard St. Petersburg Design-Build Project in St. Petersburg, Florida, which includes three new facilities and waterfront supporting Coast Guard operations. The team also secured the $30 million U.S. Coast Guard Astoria Design-Build Project in Astoria, Oregon. Together, these projects represent milestone developments for DLR Group with the Coast Guard. The St. Petersburg project marks the firm’s first accelerated design-build engagement with the agency.

The firm also expanded its military family support portfolio with a $55 million Child Development Center at Travis Air Force Base in California. Awarded alongside Walsh Federal LLC, under a Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contract, DLR Group is honored to support service personnel and their families at Travis AFB by delivering this project, drawing on its extensive design experience in education and child development facilities.

Advancing Healthcare for Veterans

In partnership with Kiewit and a joint venture with IMEG, DLR Group was selected to design the $100 million American Lake Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Washington state. The facility is a new Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare project and the firm’s latest design-build project with the Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The new outpatient clinic will expand access to healthcare services for veterans while supporting the VA’s mission to provide high-quality care in modern, patient-centered facilities.

Strengthening Design-Build Capacity Across the Globe

DLR Group continues to strengthen its federal design-build platform through several newly awarded positions on multiple-award contracts.

Recent additions include:

• NAVFAC Northwest Venti Large Business MACC, a 10-year, $9 billion contract vehicle awarded with ECC.
• NAVFAC Northwest Grande Small Business MACC, a five-year, $1 billion contract vehicle awarded with AMS Dahlgren JV LLC.
• Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design-Build MACC for Large Projects, a five-year, $400M contract secured with Valiant Construction and DLR Group’s JV with CMTA.
• General Services Administration AE Services Zone 7 Small Business On-Call Contract, through the Studio 2G Architects-DLR Group Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture.

The firm was also selected for the Special Operations Readiness Facility at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, under its current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District A-E IDIQ contract through the CMTA-DLR Group Joint Venture.

By the Numbers

The growth of DLR Group‘s federal practice reflects a well-earned reputation for successful collaboration as an integrated design firm around the world. The firm now maintains 33 active federal contract vehicles, including 15 A/E IDIQ contracts and 18 design-build contract vehicles, representing opportunities to support the missions of the Department of Defense (War), Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Air Force and Space Force, General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies.