Bureau of Reclamation

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, a sub-agency of the Interior Department that administers federal water resource development, reclamation projects, and water management across the western United States, maintains a large portfolio of both contract and grant activity funding water infrastructure and research work.

The Bureau has awarded 58,106 federal contracts worth a combined potential value of $11.45 billion since 1979, with 1,283 awards in 2022, 1,213 in 2023, 1,173 in 2024, 960 in 2025, and 779 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent contract award is recorded for November 1, 2026. The combined dollars obligated across the contract portfolio total $14.21 billion, exceeding the potential value by 24 percent, reflecting the presence of modifications, option exercises, and task orders against indefinite-delivery vehicles. Among 12,015 distinct prime contractors, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Countertrade Products, Inc. leads by award count with 447 awards worth $25.4 million combined potential value, followed by Wheeler Machinery Co with 83 awards ($14.5 million) and Inter-Fluve, Inc. with 72 awards ($12.9 million), together accounting for only 13 percent of recent awards. By potential value, Decisionpoint Corporation ranks first with 64 awards worth $49.6 million, but the top five primes account for just 1 percent of combined recent potential value. The portfolio transacts heavily through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications; recent awards show no reported potential value at significant volume. Set-aside activity skews toward unrestricted awards, which account for 68 percent of all contract actions, while total small business set-asides represent 25 percent, 8(a) sole-source awards 2 percent, and very small business, emerging small business, Buy Indian, and service-disabled veteran designations each under 2 percent.

Recent contract opportunities span facility maintenance, equipment procurement, and infrastructure repair work across regional offices. The Bureau posted a Desalination and Water Purification Research Program IDIQ for Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility piping upgrades (140R4025R0017, due November 6, 2026, small-business set-aside), a pre-solicitation for Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project Cutter Lateral Reach 21 Booster Plant construction (140R4026B0003, due October 30, 2026, small-business set-aside), a secured remote-access solution sources-sought notice (140R1726Q0058, due October 2, 2026, unrestricted), an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for Hungry Horse Cavitation Repair (140R1026B0009, due October 6, 2026, small-business set-aside), and a protective coatings IDIQ solicitation (DOIRFBO260017, due October 2, 2026, unrestricted).

The Bureau has obligated $8.31 billion in federal grant dollars across 6,617 total grants, with 413 awards in 2022, 452 in 2023, 469 in 2024, 348 in 2025, and 23 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent grant award closed on February 27, 2026. Combined total dollars (federal and non-federal share) obligated reach $24.14 billion. Among 1,617 distinct recipients, grant concentration is highly fragmented by award count (6 percent coverage for the top five) though moderately concentrated by federal dollars (5 percent coverage). State of California Department of Water Resources leads by federal dollars with 9 awards worth $307.4 million, followed by Washington County Water Conservancy District with 8 awards ($34.8 million) and Southern Nevada Water Authority with 20 awards ($29.8 million). By award count, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. leads with 29 awards worth $5.3 million, and Trout Unlimited, Inc. ranks second with 25 awards ($18 million). Assistance-type distribution is predominantly Project Grants at 67 percent of all awards, with Cooperative Agreements representing 32 percent and Block Grants 1 percent.

The Bureau posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (R26AS00052, due September 29, 2026) inviting laboratory- and pilot-scale water treatment research proposals from eligible applicants including nonprofits, state and local governments, tribal organizations, higher education institutions, small businesses, and for-profit organizations, with foreign entities and federal agencies excluded from funding.

The Bureau of Reclamation is a provider of wholesale water, and hydroelectric power in the U.S.