61--Portable Substation
Bureau of Reclamation · GRAND COULEE POWER OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R1725Q0006 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
Presolicitation Notice - Portable Substation/Switchgear The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) requires the purchase of a new skid mounted, outdoor, portable transformer 1 S,000/13,800 VAC to 480 VAC 4,000 Amp - 480 Volt Main Breaker Switchboard. Equipped with Ten (10) 400 Amp - 480 Volt 3-pole rated molded case feeder circuit breakers at Grand Coulee, Washington. This acquisition will be 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 335311 - Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard o… (show all)
f 800 employees. The product service code is 6150 - Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. IAW FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies Clause will be applicable to this requirement Reclamation intends to award one firm-fixed-price contract. The anticipated date to issue the Request for Quote, 140R1725Q0006, (written) is approximately the second week in September 2025. The anticipated closing date is the fourth week in September 2025. The anticipated award date is the third week in October 2025, but all dates in this notice are subject to change. Prospective vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting a quote. Any amendments applicable to the solicitation will be posted at the same site. This product will be purchased in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures apply. The Government will evaluate quotes based on factors listed in the solicitation. Contracting Office Address: Bureau of Reclamation - CPN-Region, Grand Coulee Power Office, PO Box 620, Code 7810, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 Point of Contact: Terry L. Mest, Contract Specialist 509-633-9327, tmest@usbr.gov
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Bureau of Reclamation), same NAICS 335311.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $24K to $279K, median $96K; range $13K to $1.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE AGAIN.COM 28027 LINDA LN Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA | 1 | $1.3M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Power Asset Recovery Corporation | 1 | $284K | Mar 28, 2025 |
| YELLOWSTONE ELECTRIC CO 1919 4TH AVE N Billings MT 59101 USA | 1 | $277K | Aug 23, 2026 |
| WINN-MARION BARBER LLC | 1 | $140K | Aug 21, 2025 |
| APONTE POWER SERVICES LLC | 1 | $53K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| VETERAN LEGACY LLC | 1 | $25K | Dec 3, 2025 |
| 3T BUSINESS GROUP LLC | 1 | $22K | Jun 17, 2026 |
| COIL WINDING SPECIALIST, INC. | 1 | $13K | Jul 10, 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 16, 2026APONTE POWER SERVICES LLC$53K59--GREEN SPRINGS ADAPTERS AND BUSHINGS
- Aug 23, 2026YELLOWSTONE ELECTRIC CO 1919 4TH AVE N Billings MT 59101 USA$277K59--Replacement of rental transformer for refubished transformer.
- Jun 17, 20263T BUSINESS GROUP LLC$22K62--MTE Emergency Lighting Panel Replacement
- Jun 11, 2026SAVE AGAIN.COM 28027 LINDA LN Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA$1.3M61--MT-YT & CF EXCITATION SYSTEM UPGRADES
- Dec 3, 2025VETERAN LEGACY LLC$25K61--Pole Mounted Transformer: 150 kVA, 3-phase
- Aug 21, 2025WINN-MARION BARBER LLC$140K61--WOODWARD 2301A, AGLC, SPMA UPGRADES
- Jul 10, 2025COIL WINDING SPECIALIST, INC.$13K61--Sing-Phase Transformer 75 KVA
- Mar 28, 2025Power Asset Recovery Corporation$284K53--Bushings Supply for Anderson Ranch Dam
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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.