66--Xylem SonTek RS5 and Surfbee Flow Scout flow measurement system
Bureau of Reclamation · MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R2026Q0070 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Apr 28, 2026Award NoticeYSI INC · $46KOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- 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 NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), California - Great Basin Region, intends to negotiate a purchase order on a sole source basis with Xylem, Inc. 4828 Parkway Plaza BLVD # 200, Charlotte, NC 28217-1957 for a Xylem SonTek RS5 and Surfbee Flow Scout flow measurement system under the authority of FAR 13.106-1. Surfbee Flow Seeker for Sontek RS5 with lemo plug. Including inflatable hull, pump, patch kit, thrusters, handheld remote tablet, and ASV controller. Including multiport hardware connections to ADCP, Sontek M9 mount, a… (show all)
dapter and multiport cable for Sontek RS5, mast with external GNSS, and FPV camera. RS5 portable five-beam 3.0 MHz acoustic Doppler current profiling/discharge measurement system intended for use from moving boats and other platforms in shallow channels. System is provided in a 2 inch (5 cm) diameter Delrin housing and consists of 3.0 MHz velocity measurement transducers in a 4-beam Janus configuration, 3.0 MHz vertical acoustic beam for depth measurement, compass/2-axis tilt sensor, temperature sensor, internal Li-Ion rechargeable battery and Bluetooth telemetry link. Features bottom tracking, RSQ Windows software for real-time display of current profiles, water depth, and computed discharge measurements. Includes 3-ft (91-cm) radio antenna cable, USB Bluetooth radio for connecting to customer-supplied computer, (2) Li-Ion rechargeable batteries and a USB battery charger. Firms believing they can provide the items above must submit written notice to the Contracting Officer and must provide evidence in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent�s ability to meet the stated requirement. Please include notice number 140R2026Q0070 in your response. This is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is the only official pre-solicitation notice of this requirement. Responses should include: 1) Company name, address, Unique Entity ID number, and point of contact. 2) Identify business size in accordance with NAICS code 334513 (Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables) with size standard 750 employees. Firms shall identify their business size (small, other than small, etc.) in accordance with the size standard. This notice is the only official pre-solicitation notice of this requirement. 3) Information that would demonstrate your company capability to satisfy this requirement. Responses shall be submitted by 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, April 21, 2026, to the point of contact below. Point of Contact/Contracting Office Address: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, California � Great Basin Acquisitions Division, Supply and Services Branch 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825 Nandini C. Johnson, Contracting Officer, nandini_johnson@ios.doi.gov
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Bureau of Reclamation), same NAICS 334513.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSI INC | 5 | $208K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| HORIZON DISTRIBUTION INC | 1 | $247K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| FED CREW INC | 1 | $199K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Quixle LLC | 1 | $135K | Aug 18, 2025 |
| VPRIME TECH INC | 1 | $114K | Jan 30, 2025 |
| STATELINE SOLUTION LLC | 1 | $111K | May 22, 2026 |
| EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS, INC. · $EMR | 1 | $90K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| K5 DEFENSE LLC | 1 | $74K | Sep 3, 2025 |
| ADS LLC | 1 | $51K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| WILLRICH PRECISION INSTRUMENT COMPANY | 1 | $37K | Sep 19, 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 18, 2026YSI INC$54K66--SONTEK/YSI BPA
- Sep 15, 2026YSI INC$28K66--ADCP-REMOTE CONTROLLED BOAT
- Sep 15, 2026HORIZON DISTRIBUTION INC$247K66--TSC STRONG MOTION MONITORING EQUIPMENT
- Sep 10, 2026EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.$90K48--GC26 - GOVERNOR PARTS
- Sep 10, 2026YSI INC$27K66--WY Sontek Flow Trackers x2
- Sep 10, 2026YSI INC$38K66--WY Torrington SONTEK ADCP
- May 22, 2026STATELINE SOLUTION LLC$111K66--SUTRON XLINK 500 DATALOGGER
- May 22, 2026IRSA UMAR 211 TESSING CT Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA$31K66--TSC 8530 STRAIN GAUGES
- May 14, 2026YSI INC$61K7G--NCAO 15 Data Collection Systems-Data Control Platf
- Apr 14, 2026SAVE AGAIN.COM 28027 LINDA LN Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA$30K66--TSC 8530 Strain Gages
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.
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