B--Lahontan Basin Area Office (LBAO) Review Data and Methods in Operating Criteria
Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2025Q0077 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
Lahontan Basin Area Office (LBAO) Review Data and Methods in Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) - 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 businesses capable of performing a scientific review of the data and methods used to determine reservoir storage targets, to forecast reservoir inflows, and to calculate allowable Truckee Riv… (show all)
er diversions in the 1997 Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) for the Bureau of Reclamation�s Newlands Project, Nevada. It includes assessing and developing recommendations to improve upon the extent to which the 1997 OCAP incorporates the best available data, science, and technology to determine reservoir storage targets, forecast reservoir inflows, and calculate allowable Truckee River diversions. 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 Sarah Rodrigues at srodrigues@usbr.gov no later than Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Please include notice number 140R2025Q0077 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
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MP-REGIONAL OFFICE), same NAICS 541620.
Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $312K to $4.9M, median $1.5M; range $42K to $7.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC. | 1 | $7.5M | Sep 4, 2025 |
| DR REED & ASSOCIATES, INC | 1 | $6.9M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| IRONWOOD CONSULTING INC. | 1 | $5.9M | Mar 27, 2025 |
| SUMMITWEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. | 1 | $4.9M | Aug 22, 2025 |
| SEQUOIA ECOLOGICAL CONSULTING, INC. | 1 | $4.7M | Sep 19, 2025 |
| FISHBIO 1617 S YOSEMITE AVE Oakdale CA 95361 USA | 1 | $3.1M | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Oneida-Stantec JV LLC | 1 | $1.5M | May 7, 2026 |
| SP CRAMER & ASSOCIATES INC | 1 | $568K | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Tributary Solutions, LLC | 1 | $323K | Sep 9, 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.
- Jul 14, 2026ONEIDA ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC$90KB--Historical Context Documentation ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026SYSTECH WATER RESOURSES, INC.$112KF--"EO14398" Watershed Analysis Risk Management Framework (WARMF) Model Salinity Forecast development and maintenance servicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 7, 2026Oneida-Stantec JV LLC$1.5MB--ESA Consultation/ NEPA Support for KBAONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026FISHBIO 1617 S YOSEMITE AVE Oakdale CA 95361 USA$3.1MR--Rotary Screw Trap Data from the American, Stanislaus, and Sacramento RiversNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 26, 2026SP CRAMER & ASSOCIATES INC$568KF--Steelhead spawning and stranding surveysNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 10, 2026WESTERN PROPERTIES 11355 FOLSOM BLVD STE P Rancho Cordova CA 95742 USA$42KA--Northern California Area Office (NCAO) Cultural ReNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025DR REED & ASSOCIATES, INC$6.9MR--Real Time Flow Water Quality Monitoring Central VaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 19, 2025SEQUOIA ECOLOGICAL CONSULTING, INC.$4.7MF--Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project-Phase 2 Environmental Compliance and Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025Tributary Solutions, LLC$323KB--Lahontan Basin Area Office (LBAO) Impacts of DemanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2025STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC.$7.5MF--Technical Support Services for the Long-Term OperaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.