Architect and engineer services for fisheries science research building
A/E SERVICES FOR A NEW FISHERIES SCIENCE RESEARCH BUILDING, Solicitation IV127811, issued by Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
At a glance
William & Mary seeks architect and engineer services for a new 42,350-square-foot fisheries research laboratory in Gloucester Point, VA. The building will replace a 32-year-old facility and include fish processing labs, research offices, climate-controlled storage, and a museum collection, with LEED certification and carbon-neutral design goals.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Solicitation number
- IV127811
- Type
- Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Response deadline
- Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- Gloucester Point, VA
Official description
The new Fisheries Science Research Building will be a new 42,350 square-foot state-of-the-art research laboratory building, replacing the existing 32-year-old Nunnally/Fisheries Science Laboratory. It will include a fish processing laboratory as well as climate-controlled storage, faculty research offices and laboratories supporting the Department of Fisheries Science. The new building will consolidate the Department of Fisheries Science into one location, improving the colloquy between faculty, staff and students of the department. Additionally, the facility will include the Nunnally Ichthyology Collection (Fish Collection Museum) and Nunally Necropsy Lab, which will serve as the largest repository for freshwater, Chesapeake Bay and coastal fishes in Virginia. The building will meet LEED requirements and contribute to William and Maryâs commitment to carbon neutrality by 2030. To view IFB, attachments, and any Addendums, and submission of bids, follow link to the W&M Portal: https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=WilliamMary
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