MRG-river eyes monitoring

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation seeks river monitoring services between Cochiti Dam and Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, with quotations due June 17, 2026, and questions due June 10. The procurement is set aside for Total Small Business concerns and will be awarded as a time and materials contract.

Place of performance spans the Cochiti, Angostura, Isleta, and San Acacia reaches, with the majority of work anticipated in the Isleta and San Acacia reaches. Monitoring activities occur generally from March 1 through October 31 annually when gauged flows indicate river drying is imminent or has occurred. The contractor must provide up to daily monitoring of river conditions, daily text message and email summaries, participation in water operations conference calls, discharge measurements and surveys at specified wasteways and outfalls, photo documentation with GPS coordinates, draft reports by November 30, and final annual reports by January 31. All GIS data deliverables must be compatible with ArcGIS 10.5 in personal geodatabase format using USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection.

The contractor must demonstrate qualifications in field data collection, scientific data interpretation, written and oral communication, and ability to meet deadlines. Personnel must comply with Reclamation Safety and Health Standards addressing field safety, weather, wildlife, and disease hazards. New Mexico Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply to specified occupational classifications, with wages and fringe benefits ranging from $11.88 to $48.29 per hour plus health and welfare, paid vacation, and paid sick leave.

The performance period extends 12 months from February 1, with a base period and four option periods plus a six-month extension. The base year not-to-exceed amount is $100,000 combined for labor and administrative items; option year and extension period administrative not-to-exceed amounts escalate annually from $100,000 to $111,850. The NAICS code is 541690 and PSC code is R702. Evaluation criteria are Technical Capability (Factor 1), Past Performance on three comparable projects completed within the last five years (Factor 2), and Price (Factor 3). Anticipated award date is August 28, 2026. Submit quotations to kristen_ruizjimenez@ios.doi.gov.