M--INTAKE BYPASS GATE
Bureau of Reclamation · LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R3025Q0095 in this department, oldest first.
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 ONLY. This Sources Sought notice is being issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time. All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, and management capability of such offerors to perform this type of work. The capability statement… (show all)
s will be used to determine the appropriate procurement strategy whether a set-aside or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted. The Government does not intend to award a contract and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System code is 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems. The small business size standard is $41 mil. Product Service Code F006 Natural Resources/Conservation-Land. Includes: Plowing, Clearing, Erosion Control. The Government is considering awarding a firm fixed price purchase order. The BOR, Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin is seeking potential sources for a purchase of an Intake Bypass Gate for the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP). Changing Main Outlet Drain Extension (MODE) conditions require control of the intake bypass flow to avoid tripping Pilot System 1. The anticipated project work site is at the Yuma Area Office (YAO) YDP, Yuma, AZ. The basic contract is anticipated as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contract. The anticipated period of performance is 365 days ARO Attached are the Salient Characteristics/Specification Interested sources are welcome to submit a capability statement package to include the following information: 1. Name and address of Firm 2. Phone number 3. Email Address 4. Unique Entity ID Number 5. Statement as whether the firm manufacturers the end product or not. 6. Identify if the product is American made or not. 7. Size status/SBA certifications (Small business, Women Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, other) 8. Capability Statement (not to exceed 6 pages). A brief summary of capabilities to include demonstration of the company�s capability to perform the work. Previous procurements performed of similar size and complexity to include references with point of contact information. Customary lead times for these types of items. Any known or foreseeable issues with manufacturing these types of items and where they are manufactured. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of potential contractors for solicitation planning purposes only. Information provided by industry in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought notice. Interested sources should submit their capability statement on or before 12:00 PM local time, July 29, 2025. All responses to this sources sought notice shall be provided to Colleen Samuels at csamuels@usbr.gov. The subject line shall clearly reference the Solicitation Number (140R3025Q0095) associated with the announcement. If you have any questions, please contact Colleen Samuels at csamuels@usbr.gov. When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, a pre-solicitation notice will be posted on System for Award Management (SAM), as required by FAR 4.1102, will apply to any resulting procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. Lack of registration in the SAM database may make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web address: https://www.sam.gov. ***Please see attachment for Combined Synopsis/Solicitation***
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE), same NAICS 221310.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $35K to $263K, median $63K; range $6K to $808K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUBICON SYSTEMS AMERICA INC | 2 | $87K | Sep 18, 2025 |
| REVISED CIBOLA VALLEY IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT 63522 RIVER RD Cibola AZ 85328 USA | 1 | $808K | May 14, 2025 |
| MCNISH CORPORATION | 1 | $45K | Feb 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.
- Sep 18, 2025RUBICON SYSTEMS AMERICA INC$81K48--E27 LDCA COMPONENT REPLACEMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2025RUBICON SYSTEMS AMERICA INC$6KH--E27 MAINTENANCE OF WATER GATES AT LDCANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2025REVISED CIBOLA VALLEY IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT 63522 RIVER RD Cibola AZ 85328 USA$808KF--E5 Water Tolls & Assessment Fees with CVIDDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2025MCNISH CORPORATION$45K46--Replacement Skimmer & Actuator for HD WWTPNo 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.