Table 1

Federal A-E Contracts: Our Statistical Findings

Our original intent was to learn if contract awardees shared any common attributes. To this end, we reviewed hundreds of federal contract awards announced in the Commerce Business Daily from fall 1993 until fall 1995. Contracts were awarded by a wide variety of agencies, both DoD and civilian. We limited the search to contracts for projects located in the continental U.S. which were primarly architectural in nature. The figures reflect data on the 145 contract awardees for whom complete personnel distribution information was available from Profile, an on-line directory of architectural firms provided by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). "% of profession" information came from the 1994 edition of the Architecture Factbook, published by the AIA.

Number of contracts per category attempts to reflect distribution of contract types as found in the CBD.
Table 1
Emerging Small Business (ESB) Set-Aside: 10 contracts
Size category % of profession % of contracts # of contracts Contract totals

Sole practitioner 31% 0 0 0

2-4 employees 35% 10% 1 $47,000
5-9 employees 20% 20% 2 $126,000

10-19 employees* 8% 70% 7 $232.000

20+ 6% 0 0 0

* Dollar amount unavailable for one contract.

ESB Awardee Info
Total Employees: Average/Mean Contract Ranges Contract Mean Firms w/In-House Engineers Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
10/11 $14,000 to $99,000 $46,700 0 0/0

**Emerging Small Business (ESB) Set-Aside:** 10 contracts
Size category	% of profession	% of contracts	# of contracts	Contract totals
Sole practitioner	31%	0	0	0
2-4 employees	35%	10%	1	$47,000
5-9 employees	20%	20%	2	$126,000
10-19 employees*	8%	70%	7	$232.000
20+	6%	0	0	0

**ESB Awardee Info**
Total Employees: Average/Mean	Contract Ranges	Contract Mean	Firms w/In-House Engineers	Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
10/11	$14,000 to $99,000	$46,700	0	0/0

Small Business (SB) Set-Aside: 26 contracts
Size category % of profession % of contracts # of contracts Contract totals

Sole practitioner 31% 0 0 0

2-4 employees 35% 4% 1 $32,000
5-9 employees* 20% 15% 4 $385,000

10-19 employees** 8% 42% 11 $6,536,700

20+*** 6% 38% 10 $6,273,400

* Dollar amount unavailable for two Idefinite Quantity (IQ) contracts.
** Dollar amount unavailable for one non-IQ contract and two IQ contracts.
***Dollar amount unavailable for one non-IQ contract and one IQ contracts.

**Small Business (SB) Set-Aside: 26 contracts**
Size category	% of profession	% of contracts	# of contracts	Contract totals
Sole practitioner	31%	0	0	0
2-4 employees	35%	4%	1	$32,000
5-9 employees*	20%	15%	4	$385,000
10-19 employees**	8%	42%	11	$6,536,700
20+***	6%	38%	10	$6,273,400

SB Awardee Info
Total Employees: Average/Mean Contract Ranges Contract Mean Firms w/In-House Engineers Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
23/16 $21,000 to $3,108,000 $240,000 9 5/3

**SB Awardee Info**
Total Employees: Average/Mean	Contract Ranges	Contract Mean	Firms w/In-House Engineers	Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
23/16	$21,000 to $3,108,000	$240,000	9	5/3

Unrestricted non-Indefinite Delivery (ID)/Indefinite Quantity (IQ): 37 contracts
Size category % of profession % of contracts # of contracts Contract totals

Sole practitioner 31% 0 0 0

2-4 employees* 35% 3% 1 $32,000
5-9 employees** 20% 16% 6 $574,200

10-19 employees* 8% 24% 9 $1,027,800

20+ 6% 57% 21 $4,756,700

* Dollar amount unavailable for one contract.
** Dollar amount unavailable for two contracts.

**Unrestricted non-Indefinite Delivery (ID)/Indefinite Quantity (IQ): 37 contracts**
Size category	% of profession	% of contracts	# of contracts	Contract totals
Sole practitioner	31%	0	0	0
2-4 employees*	35%	3%	1	$32,000
5-9 employees**	20%	16%	6	$574,200
10-19 employees*	8%	24%	9	$1,027,800
20+	6%	57%	21	$4,756,700

Unrestricted ID/IQ Awardee Info
Total Employees: Average/Mean Contract Ranges Contract Mean Firms w/In-House Engineers Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
54/26 $30,000 to $649,000 $176,000 15 20/19

**Unrestricted ID/IQ Awardee Info**
Total Employees: Average/Mean	Contract Ranges	Contract Mean	Firms w/In-House Engineers	Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
54/26	$30,000 to $649,000	$176,000	15	20/19

Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery (ID)/Indefinite Quantity (IQ): 72 contracts
Size category % of profession % of contracts # of contracts
Sole practitioner 31% 0 0

2-4 employees 35% 1% 1
5-9 employees 20% 15% 11

10-19 employees 8% 33% 24

20+ 6% 50% 36

Contract amounts are not included above since fees for most ID/IQ contracts are based on a "not to exceed" amount, so actual amounts are unavailable.

**Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery (ID)/Indefinite Quantity (IQ): 72 contracts**
Size category	% of profession	% of contracts	# of contracts
Sole practitioner	31%	0	0
2-4 employees	35%	1%	1
5-9 employees	20%	15%	11
10-19 employees	8%	33%	24
20+	6%	50%	36

Unrestricted ID/IQ Awardee Info
Total Employees: Average/Mean Firms w/In-House Engineers Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
43/20 31 18/8

**Unrestricted ID/IQ Awardee Info**
Total Employees: Average/Mean	Firms w/In-House Engineers	Engineers per Firm: Average/Mean
43/20	31	18/8

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