New Mexico Region

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region is a civilian sub-agency that manages federal land acquisitions, facility maintenance, wildlife habitat improvements, and resource management through a mix of construction, service, and supply contracts and cooperative grants with nonprofit and public-sector partners across New Mexico.

The Bureau has awarded 2,302 federal contracts since September 2003, with combined potential value of $236.4 million and $221.6 million obligated (94% of potential). Contract volume has declined in recent years: 89 awards in 2022, 84 in 2023, 53 in 2024, 60 in 2025, and 29 year-to-date in 2026. The most recently recorded award date is 2026-10-19. The prime contractor base is highly fragmented—the top five primes by award count hold only 12 percent of recent awards, and the top five by potential value hold only 8 percent. Cartridge Technologies, LLC leads by count with 14 awards ($692 thousand combined potential value), while North Wind Construction Services, LLC leads by value with 6 awards ($14.4 million combined potential value). The agency works with 1,056 distinct prime contractors. The set-aside mix skews toward open competition: 60 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 36 percent are small-business set-asides. 8(a) awards account for 3 percent of the total, and remaining designated categories (SDVOSB, Indian SMBE, HUBZone, WOSB, and EDWOSB) collectively represent less than 1 percent.

The Bureau has awarded 327 federal grants since July 2011, obligating $125.7 million in federal dollars (combined federal and non-federal share: $131.5 million). Grant awards peaked at 47 in 2024, fell to 16 in 2025, and totaled 2 year-to-date in 2026 as of the most recent award on 2026-02-15. Grant activity is concentrated: the top five recipients by count hold 49 percent of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars hold 29 percent. National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. leads by count with 31 awards ($5 million obligated), and Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District leads by federal dollars with 6 awards ($19.4 million obligated). The Bureau works with 77 distinct grant recipients. Cooperative Agreements dominate the assistance mix at 99 percent of awards; Project Grants account for 1 percent.

Recent contract opportunities emphasize facility and site maintenance across multiple field offices: Smokey Circle RTU HVAC Replacement (solicitation 140L1726Q0066, small-business set-aside, due September 21, 2026); Prefabricated Pedestrian Bridge for Rio Bonito Acquired Lands at Roswell Field Office (140L1726Q0055, small-business set-aside, due September 11, 2026); High Country Vault Toilet Pumping (140L1726Q0063, small-business set-aside, due September 14, 2026); and Hickman Wildlife Water Catchment and Pipe Fence at Socorro Field Office (140L1726Q0054, small-business set-aside, due November 9, 2026, with recent amendments extending the question deadline to November 4, 2026 and rescheduling the site visit to October 29, 2026). All recent contract opportunities are set-aside for small business. No recent grant opportunities are posted in the digest.