New construction of an educational facility in Danville, Virginia. Completed plans call for the construction of a 100,000-square-foot educational facility.

The new Regional Training Center will include welding labs, classrooms, 3D printers, and more. It will provide a pipeline of 800 to 1,000 graduates per year who specialize in metrology, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and other skills. As of September 15, 2025, the facility reopened in January 2025. Description: IALR invites proposals from qualified, licensed architectural firms ("firms" or "offerors") to provide architectural and engineering design services and construction phase services for the design, engineering and construction of the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) Training Center in the Cyber Park. The work will include preparing the architectural design, preparing the construction documents, preparing the bidding documents, assisting IALR in the award of a construction contract, and providing construction administration services, as stated herein. IALR intends to select one firm to provide these services using the competitive negotiation procedure for professional services as defined in Section 2.2-4302.2 of the Virginia Public Procurement Act; provided, however, that IALR reserves the right to award a single contract for a portion of the A&E services referend herein or to award multiple contracts. All inquiries regarding RFP submission requirements, amendments to this RFP, the selection process, the terms and conditions, statement of needs or service performance requirements should be directed to: Crystal Jensen, Finance Specialist Phone: 434-766-6753 Email: crystal.jensen@ialr.org