MRG-river eyes monitoring

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Region Albuquerque Area Office is seeking contractor services for the Middle Rio Grande River Eyes monitoring program, which involves daily monitoring of river conditions between Cochiti Dam and Elephant Butte Reservoir. The monitoring focuses on potential river intermittency periods from April to October, with particular attention to the Cochiti, Angostura, Isleta, and San Acacia reaches to support Rio Grande Silvery Minnow habitat tracking. Key contract requirements include field observations of flow intermittency, pool formation, stage readings, discharge measurements, photo documentation, GPS surveying, and comprehensive daily reporting through text messages, conference calls, and written summaries. The Bureau is currently conducting market research to evaluate small business capabilities for this work, requesting capability statements that demonstrate past performance in river monitoring services, equipment assets, and business qualifications. Interested small businesses must submit their responses to kruizjimenez@usbr.gov by August 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM MDT, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for future awards.

This procurement opportunity falls under NAICS code 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $19.0 million, and the government has not yet determined whether to set aside the acquisition specifically for small businesses or proceed with an unrestricted solicitation. The contract structure includes a base 12-month period with four optional extension periods, creating a potential five-year total contract duration. Monitoring activities are triggered when river flows drop below specified thresholds of less than 100 cubic feet per second at the Albuquerque gauge, less than 80 cfs at the Bosque Farms gauge, or less than 300 cfs at the San Acacia gauge. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and transportation to perform the monitoring services, with deliverables including daily updates, participation in water operations calls, email summaries, discharge measurement data, and comprehensive annual reports analyzing river conditions. The solicitation is identified under contract number 140R4025R0025 and is classified under PSC code R702 for Support-Management: Data Collection services.