J--BACKUP GENERATOR SERVICE
Bureau of Reclamation · GRAND COULEE POWER OFFICE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 140R1725Q0053 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 Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. All firms responding to this Sources Sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research, and the Government will not entertain question concerning this market research. The inten… (show all)
t of this notice is to determine the availability of business to provide testing and preventive maintenance on ten (10) Emergency Generator located at Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State. The requirement is to conduct preventive maintenance and to test and operate ten emergency generators as follows: the emergency generators shall be load tested with a Contractor-furnished load bank at a minimum of 30 percent of generator rated capacity for 30 minutes monthly and once every 3 years at a minimum of 80 percent of generator rated capacity for 4 hours. The ten generators are listed below. - Perkins - 45KW located at Feeder Canal Check Structure with manual transfer switch. - Aptech - 200KW located Left Power House (LPH) Tailrace. - Aptech - 125KW located 230 YD (portable - trailer mounted). - Aptech - 200KW located at LPH No. 2 - Control Bay with manual transfer switch. - Aptech - 200KW located at Industrial Area (IA)- Mechanical Repair Shop (MRS) - Caterpillar - 350KW location Pumping Generating Plant (PGP) No. 1 -Transformer Deck. - Generac - 30KW location 911 Tower site w/ Auto Transfer Switch. - Magnum - 186kW located at Industrial Area (IA) - Mechanical Repair Shop (MRS) (portable - trailer mounted) - Cummins- 80kW located at Security Building - Caterpillar - C15, 500kw, with CAT 800 Auto Transfer Switch - located at new Fire Station. Potential offers having technical capabilities necessary to meet the needs of the described requirement are invited to provide a capabilities statement via email. The capability statement must include the following: 1) Company name and point of contact information. 2) UEI or Cage Code Number 3) Business size whether large or small. If small please provide socio-economic status such as 8(A), HUBZONE, SDVOSB, ETC if applicable. 4) Brief explanation of the services and capabilities your company provides. Responses are due no later than 1700, Pacific Time, Friday, May 16, 2025, and shall be electronically submitted to Terry Mest at tmest@usbr.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (GRAND COULEE POWER OFFICE), same NAICS 811310.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $61K to $435K, median $360K; range $20K to $651K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERTICAL OPTIONS LLC | 2 | $1.1M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| CANYON INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $360K | Sep 17, 2025 |
| JATCONSULTANTS LLC | 1 | $61K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| K & N ELECTRIC MOTORS INC | 1 | $20K | Aug 14, 2026 |
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 24, 2026JATCONSULTANTS LLC$61KH--Columbia Cascades Area Office (CCAO) Fire ExtinguiNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 14, 2026K & N ELECTRIC MOTORS INC$20KJ--CRPP Pump RelocateNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2026VERTICAL OPTIONS LLC$651KJ--HH ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025CANYON INDUSTRIES INC$360KJ--Chandler Turbine and Pump OverhaulNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2025VERTICAL OPTIONS LLC$435KJ--Elevator inspections, preventative maintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.