The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $46.5K firm fixed-price purchase order to Reinen Machine Sales, Inc. for the procurement and delivery of a 22-inch American Turnmaster heavy-duty precision lathe. The contract, which became effective on September 13, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of January 13, 2025, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. Reinen Machine Sales, a woman-owned small business based in Bedminster, New Jersey, specializes in the supply and distribution of industrial machinery and machine tools to federal agencies, making it well-positioned to fulfill this requirement. The equipment will be delivered to the Bureau of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Basin Yuma Area Office in Ehrenberg, Arizona.
The original pre-solicitation notice, posted in July 2024, invited capability statements from interested vendors and indicated that Reclamation would evaluate the procurement strategy following submission review. While the initial solicitation was not set aside for any specific business size category, Reclamation ultimately determined that a small business set-aside was appropriate for this procurement. The precision lathe acquisition supports the Bureau of Reclamation's operational and maintenance capabilities within the Lower Colorado Basin region, enabling critical machinery and equipment servicing.