Hydrographic Data Collection

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded this Master IDIQ for Hydrographic Data Collection Services on August 2, 2013, with a shared ceiling of $12.5 million and a final ordering deadline of January 31, 2019. The vehicle is closed to new orders and has been inactive for over seven years.

All 31 task orders issued under this IDIQ funded Bureau of Reclamation work, with no customer diversification. Work performed entirely in New Mexico focused on hydrographic data collection, hydraulic and general engineering, field data cataloging, laboratory testing of sediment and geotechnical samples, and environmental services across the Rio Grande, Rio Chama, and Pecos rivers. Task orders ranged from as low as $12.5 thousand to $748.5 thousand, with firm-fixed-price structures throughout.

Occam Engineers Inc. and Southwest Water Design, L.L.C. dominated the vehicle, combining for 23 of 31 orders and $5.8 million of the $7.6 million combined potential value—roughly 76 percent. Bio-West Inc. and Easterling Consultants LLC each held four orders. About 65 percent of task orders (20 of 31) carried small-business set-asides; the remainder competed as unrestricted awards. Activity peaked in 2017 and 2018, with eight orders placed each year, then declined sharply to one order in 2019 before the vehicle expired.

All $7.6 million in combined potential value across 31 task orders has been obligated, meaning the vehicle exhausted its authority relative to all issued orders. The most recent task order, issued January 4, 2019, was a non-set-aside Sandia Priority Site bathymetry and topography survey valued at $20.6 thousand. This vehicle presents no opportunity for new pursuits.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, has awarded a Master IDIQ for Hydrographic Data Collection Services. The majority of the work is expected to be performed within the state of New Mexico, on the Rio Grande, Rio Chama and Pecos rivers. These activities will include hydrographic data collection, hydraulic and general engineering, field data and library cataloging services, data entry, laboratory testing with regard to sediment and geotechnical samples, and environmental services including investigations, compliance support, and monitoring; but may also include other services related to river hydraulics, mechanics and geomorphic processes as needed by Bureau of Reclamation.