Rocky Mountain Region

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Rocky Mountain Region, a civilian sub-agency within Interior's trust and treaty management function, awards contracts and grants supporting tribal infrastructure, economic development, and natural-resource management across the Rocky Mountain region.

The Rocky Mountain Region closed 3,802 federal contract awards totaling $254.2 million in combined potential value since 2000, with $233.3 million obligated. Contract activity averaged 113 awards in 2022, 107 in 2023, 73 in 2024, 71 in 2025, and 51 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on October 13, 2026. Across the portfolio, 1,023 distinct prime contractors have been awarded, indicating a highly fragmented competitive base. Over the last five years, competitive concentration by award count reached 21 percent among the top five primes — Mooweep LLC leads with 23 awards valued at $1.5 million combined potential, followed by Cellco Partnership with 22 awards and Regency Consulting Inc. with 21 awards. By potential value over the same window, concentration remains minimal at 3 percent, with Heli-1 Corp holding the highest position at $3.2 million across 6 awards; no single prime commands material dollar-weight dominance. The set-aside portfolio is dominated by open competition: 74 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-asides account for 12 percent of awards, Total Small Business for 10 percent, and Buy Indian awards for 2 percent. Remaining designations including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB each comprise under 1 percent.

The Region closed 48 federal grant awards totaling $53.1 million in federal dollars obligated since 2013, with $53.5 million in combined federal and non-federal share. Grant activity yielded 4 awards in 2020, 8 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2023, and 9 in 2024, with the most recent award dated August 31, 2024. Among 26 distinct recipients, award concentration by count reached 46 percent over the last five years — Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana leads with 2 awards, while Chitimacha, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, CAL Poly Corporation, A Canal Irrigators Association, and Poarch Band of Creek Indians each hold 1 award. By federal dollars, top-five coverage is 10 percent, with CAL Poly Corporation capturing $1.7 million and Middle RIO Grande Conservancy District at $1.6 million. Grant assistance types split predominantly between Project Grants (48 percent of awards) and Cooperative Agreements (42 percent), with Block Grants comprising 10 percent.

Recent contract opportunities include solicitation 140A0426Q0014, Printer Accessories for RMRO LTRO, set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, which closed August 11, 2026. No recent grant opportunities are recorded in the source.