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Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2025Q0074 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 16, 2025 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This is a sources sought announcement and is for INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This is NOT a request for proposal, quotations, or bids. The Department of the Interior, Interior Region 10 � California Great Basin is issuing this source sought announcement as a means of conducting market research to identify business capable of providing a comprehensive assessment of how changes in water demands across the Truckee and Carson River basins will impact the ability of the 1997 Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) to meet its objectives for the Bureau of Reclamation�s Newlands Project in Nevada. It … (show all)
includes analyzing historical water demand trends, developing future demand scenarios, and modeling the OCAP's performance under those scenarios to identify vulnerabilities. The results of this project will inform an ongoing process to revise the OCAP to ensure it remains effective and legally compliant into the future. DRAFT Performance Work Statement attached. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a purchase order. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The notice is for research and information purposes only. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541620 and the associated small business size standard is $19 million. All businesses with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. All responses to this Sources Sought notice shall be submitted electronically (via email) to Nandini C. Johnson at ncjohnson@usbr.gov no later than Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. PDT. Please include notice number 140R2025Q0074 with your response. The information requested is: 1. Name of organization, address including zip code, Point of Contact including phone number and email address, and the organization�s UEID number. 2. Confirmation of organization�s active System for Award (SAM) registration with expiration date. 3. Business size and classification to include any designations as Certified Small Business, HUBZone Certified Small Business Concern, Section 8(a) contractor, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, Indian-Owned Small Business Economic Enterprises, or Large Business Concern. 4. Your company�s intent to submit a quote should a solicitation be issued. Responses to this notice are strictly for market research purposes and will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a request for quote or ultimately award a contract nor does it restrict the Government to particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any a request for quotation is issued. Important information: The Government is not obligated to/nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources-sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MP-REGIONAL OFFICE), same product/service code (PSC) B510.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $1.3M to $3.4M, median $2.1M; range $312K to $5.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBK ENGINEERS 455 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 USA | 2 | $4.2M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| IRONWOOD CONSULTING INC. | 1 | $5.9M | Mar 27, 2025 |
| STILLWATER ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED & RIVERINE SCIENCES 2855 TELEGRAPH AVE Berkeley CA 94705 USA | 1 | $312K | Apr 11, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jun 11, 2026MBK ENGINEERS 455 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 USA$1.6MB--CalSim 3 Model Development & Operations AnalysisNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 18, 2025MBK ENGINEERS 455 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 USA$2.6MB--Hydrological ModelingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 11, 2025STILLWATER ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED & RIVERINE SCIENCES 2855 TELEGRAPH AVE Berkeley CA 94705 USA$312KB--NCAO Klamath River FAR Compilation ReportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 27, 2025IRONWOOD CONSULTING INC.$5.9MB--Trinity River Restoration Program Environmental anNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Bureau of Reclamation since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Reclamation job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.