The Department of General Services ("Department" or "DGS") is issuing this Request for Proposals to engage a multi-disciplinary design firm to act as the general design consultant. Under the governmental structure for the District of Columbia, DGS serves as the central "real estate agency" for the District government. As part of this responsibility, DGS manages the design, construction, renovation and major capital upgrades for most of the District's facilities and manages a construction portfolio of approximately $350 million a year in new construction and renovation work. Approximately 70% of this effort supports the school buildings that are operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS"). DCPS operates approximately 119 active school facilities which consist of approximately 12.6 million square feet. Of the remaining 30%, approximately half of the portfolio relates to the Department of Parks and Recreation ("DPR") and half relates to other municipal agencies.
