Model Development & Support CalSim Model Logic
Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2026Q0024 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
(i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number 140R2026Q0024 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 dated 3/13/2026. (iv) This acquisition is Open Market with no set-asi… (show all)
de. The NAICS code is 541690 and the size standard is $19.0 million (v) The contract line items are listed in the price schedule of the solicitation package (see Attachment 1). When providing a quote, please fill in your fully burdened rate for each labor category for each year. Do not change the estimated hours. (vi) The contractor shall provide services to support improvements to operational assumptions within the CalSim 3 model and support the Bureau of Reclamation in related operations analysis, focusing on allocation, export, model efficiency, Cooperating Operations Agreement and Millerton operations logic. (vii) The period of performance is listed in the Price Schedule and the Statement of Work. (viii) The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors�Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The quote package will consist of the price schedule. (ix) The provision 52.212-2, Evaluation�Commercial Products and Commercial Services, does apply to this acquisition. We will conduct a comparative evaluation based on price and past performance. (x) The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions�Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. There are not any addenda to this clause. (xi) All additional contract clauses and provisions are included in the attached solicitation package. (xii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) do not apply to this acquisition. (xiii) Quotes are due by 3:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time) on May 20, 2026 and should be emailed to Sherry Heibeck at sherry_heibeck@ios.doi.gov.
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Bureau of Reclamation), same NAICS 541690.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP CRAMER & ASSOCIATES INC | 2 | $2.2M | Jan 23, 2026 |
| MARSH & ASSOCIATES LLC | 2 | $1.3M | Mar 13, 2026 |
| GEOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS, INC | 1 | $1.8M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| BIO-WEST INC | 1 | $1.6M | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Upstream Tech Inc | 1 | $682K | May 21, 2025 |
| MOLLOY & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 1 | $409K | Mar 31, 2026 |
| FISH & WILDLIFE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF 600 CAPITOL WAY N OLYMPIA WA 98501 USA | 1 | $144K | Sep 12, 2025 |
| PONDEROSA ADVISORS, LLC | 1 | $45K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| HAMILTON BLAKE LLC | 1 | $11K | Sep 12, 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.
- Sep 9, 2026GEOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS, INC$1.8MR--MRG-RIVER EYES MONITORING
- Sep 1, 2026PONDEROSA ADVISORS, LLC$45KD--EC - PONDEROSA / B3
- Mar 31, 2026MOLLOY & ASSOCIATES, LLC$409KR--R&D - MUSSEL CONTROL RESEARCH
- Mar 13, 2026MARSH & ASSOCIATES LLC$30KB--G3 NATIVE FISH DATABASE SERVICES
- Jan 23, 2026SP CRAMER & ASSOCIATES INC$43KF--Lower American River Monitoring Spawning and Stranding Surveys
- Sep 12, 2025FISH & WILDLIFE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF 600 CAPITOL WAY N OLYMPIA WA 98501 USA$144KF--BULL TROUT TRIBUTARY PASSAGE SERVICES
- Sep 12, 2025HAMILTON BLAKE LLC$11KH--Inspections of Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) equipment
- Aug 7, 2025S.P. CRAMER & ASSOCIATES, INC.$2.2MF--Monitoring Juvenile Anadromous O. mykiss in the Lower San Joaquin and Stanislaus River
- May 21, 2025Upstream Tech Inc$682KA--MACHINE LEARNING INFLOW FORECASTS
- Feb 14, 2025BIO-WEST INC$1.6MB--Monitoring the Population of Razorback Sucker in Lake Mead, AZ-NV
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.
- 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.