DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, a civilian sub-agency within Interior, administers federal contracts and grants that support wildlife conservation, habitat management, and species protection across Region 9 (encompassing the Southwest and Great Plains). As the regional contracting and funding arm, Region 9 executes both direct procurement and grant-making authority across a geographically dispersed portfolio of field offices and wildlife management partners.

Region 9 operates an active contract portfolio of 7,637 total federal contract awards spanning more than two decades, with combined potential value of $1.13 billion and $968.6 million obligated (86% of potential). Recent activity shows 276 awards in 2022, 71 in 2023, 98 in 2024, 198 in 2025, and 203 year-to-date in 2026, indicating recovery after a 2023 dip. The portfolio engages 2,031 distinct prime contractors; competitive concentration among recent awardees is highly fragmented. By award count over the last five years, Caterpillar Inc. (30 awards, $4.4 million combined potential value), Relm Communications, Inc. (27 awards, $726 thousand), and Countertrade Products, Inc. (20 awards, $3.3 million) lead but hold only 13 percent of recent awards. By potential value, Nuaxis LLC, Mindbank Consulting Group, and SGI Global LLC dominate with $17.8 million, $9.6 million, and $6.1 million respectively, yet the top five by value represent only 4 percent of combined potential value—a signal the agency transacts heavily through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or modifications with unreported dollar fields. The set-aside mix is dominated by open competition (78 percent of awards), with small business accounting for 17 percent and 8(a) sole-source awards comprising 3 percent. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone, woman-owned small business, and other designations collectively represent 2 percent.

Region 9's grant portfolio comprises 3,192 awards obligating $2.07 billion in federal dollars (and $4.09 billion including non-federal share) across 775 distinct recipients since 2007. Grant award cadence was 363 awards in 2022, 279 in 2023, 322 in 2024, 126 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026, indicating a sharp recent pullback in activity. By award count over the last five years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (60 awards, $28.3 million federal), Association Of Fish And Wildlife Agencies (50 awards, $10.6 million), and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (36 awards, $58.7 million) lead the concentrated recipient base. By federal dollars, National Fish And Wildlife Foundation ($447.3 million across 16 awards) and multiple Ducks Unlimited entries ($107.9 million combined across 89 awards) concentrate 28 percent of federal funding among the top five recipients. Assistance is predominantly Project Grants (79 percent of awards) with Cooperative Agreements comprising 21 percent; Block and Formula Grants are negligible.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data for Region 9. The most recent award in the contract portfolio closed on 2026-09-25, and the most recent grant award closed on 2026-03-02; vendors and recipients monitoring Region 9 should track the contracting office and grants-management portal directly for upcoming solicitations.