Purchase Order 140R4019P0048

This federal contract award, with ID 140R4019P0048, was granted by the Bureau of Reclamation, a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, to Asir LLC, a small business based in Albuquerque, NM. The contract, valued at $2,642,627.65, is for RGSM (Rio Grande silvery minnow) population monitoring services over a period ending on January 31, 2025. The contract was set aside for total small business participation. Asir LLC, doing business as American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, has previously received other federal contracts and grants related to fish species monitoring and research, including a $7.8 million contract for larval fish monitoring services in Utah, a $1.4 million contract for Rio Grande silvery minnow spawning and egg monitoring in New Mexico, and a $98,000 contract for pit tag antenna maintenance and support, also for the Bureau of Reclamation.