Institute for Water Resources
Alexandria, VA
Agency facts
- Full name
- Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources
- Acronym
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- IWR
- Office code
- W26HM4
- Organization
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Parent
USACE
- IWR
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Parent
USACE
- Contract obligations
- $827,091 In FY2025
- Address
- 7701 Telegraph Rd Casey Bldg 2594, Alexandria, VA 22315, United States
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $7,677,978 |
| FY2025 | $827,091 |
| FY2024 | -$20,336 |
| FY2023 | $131,950 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace3 Government, LLC | $3,013,679 | |
| 2 | CDM Federal Programs Corporation | $1,829,312 | |
| 3 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | $499,074 | |
| 4 | The Council Oak, LLC | $466,002 | |
| 5 | Resource Management Associates, Inc. | $426,531 | |
| 6 | IHS Global Inc. | $315,606 | |
| 7 | Aleut Technical Services, LLC | $312,952 | |
| 8 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | $305,938 | |
| 9 | Dev Technology Group Inc. | $114,318 | |
| 10 | DH Technologies, Inc. | $94,872 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation Cloud Hosting Services (FCHS2) | $3,013,679 | |
| 2 | Water Resources Analytical and Professional Support Services | $2,655,420 | |
| 3 | Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 - Services (ITES-3S) | $114,318 | |
| 4 | Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-Software 2 (ITES2) | $102,334 | |
| 5 | Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 3 Hardware (ITES-3H) | $17,029 |
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. Dale Dewar | 2 |
About this agency
The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, a sub-agency of the Department of Defense, procures research, engineering analysis, and water-resource management services primarily through competitively awarded contracts with a small emerging grant portfolio focused on academic research partnerships.
The Institute operates a contract portfolio of 570 total awards since 2004, with $153 million in combined potential value and $124.3 million obligated (81% of potential value). Recent contract activity shows 9 awards in 2022, 8 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 20 in 2025, and 10 year-to-date in 2026, indicating variable award volume with a noticeable uptick in 2025. The most recently recorded award date is July 2026. Among 106 distinct prime contractors over the portfolio history, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented by both award count and dollar value. CDM Federal Programs Corporation leads over the last five years with 12 awards worth $5.7 million in combined potential value. Resource Management Associates, Inc. follows with 6 awards totaling $2.2 million. The top five primes by award count hold 44 percent of recent awards, while the top five by potential value account for only 8 percent of combined potential value, reflecting a long tail of single and low-value awards distributed across the contractor base.
Contract award set-asides are dominated by non-set-aside vehicles, which account for 88 percent of all awards. Small-business set-asides (total and sole-source 8(a)) comprise 11 percent of awards, with women-owned small business and partial small-business designations each under 2 percent of activity.
The Institute also administers a small grant portfolio of 5 total awards since 2021, generating $927 thousand in combined federal dollars obligated. Grant activity shows 2 awards in 2021, 1 in 2024, and 2 in 2025, with the most recent award closing in September 2025. All grants are structured as Cooperative Agreements. The recipient base is highly concentrated, with Iowa State University of Science and Technology and the University of Iowa each accounting for $250 thousand in federal dollars (54 percent of total grant spending combined), and Kansas State University holding $100 thousand. All five recipients are universities.
No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the available source data for this agency.
Quick answers
What is Institute for Water Resources?
Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is part of US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense. Its full name is Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources.
How much does Institute for Water Resources spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Institute for Water Resources and its offices obligated $827,091 in fiscal year 2025 and $8,616,684 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Institute for Water Resources's largest contractors?
The contractors Institute for Water Resources and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Trace3 Government, LLC ($3,013,679), CDM Federal Programs Corporation ($1,829,312) and Applied Research Associates, Inc. ($499,074).
Which contract vehicles does Institute for Water Resources use most?
The contract vehicles Institute for Water Resources and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Foundation Cloud Hosting Services (FCHS2) ($3,013,679), Water Resources Analytical and Professional Support Services ($2,655,420) and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 - Services (ITES-3S) ($114,318). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $5,897,599 in those years, 77% of its contract obligations.
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