The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded a purchase order to Spring Fountain Studios LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, for $23,170.71 on September 22, 2026, to replace a failed Lochinvar FTX500N heat exchanger at the Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center in Dexter, New Mexico. The order carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation. Work is performed at the facility's Fish Culture building boiler room and must be completed by October 31, 2026. The procurement includes a Lochinvar OEM replacement heat exchanger, gasket replacement kit, burner refractory replacement, flow switch replacement, neutralizer rocks refill, and manufacturer return freight handling, with all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and transportation included in the firm-fixed price. The originating solicitation was posted September 10, 2026, with proposals due September 21, 2026.