Water Assessment

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a water share assessment purchase order. The notice specifically targets the procurement of water delivery services for lands administered by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation Commission (URMCC) at the Utah Lake Wetland Preserve. The sole-source procurement will be awarded to Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company, which is identified as the exclusive water source for these lands. This procurement follows Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 guidelines for simplified acquisitions. The opportunity is classified under NAICS code 22131, with a small business size standard of $41 million.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit a capability statement to Aubrie Watson at awatson@usbr.gov by 2:00 PM on May 10, 2025. The Bureau of Reclamation plans to award the purchase order during Fiscal Year 2025, with Warm Springs Irrigation and Power Company being the intended sole-source vendor. While the notice does not specify broad contractor eligibility beyond the intended vendor, interested firms are invited to submit documentation for review. The Contracting Officer retains final decision-making authority and will evaluate submissions to determine the most appropriate course of action in the government's best interest. The primary objective of this notice is to facilitate water delivery to the Utah Lake Wetland Preserve through a targeted, sole-source procurement process that streamlines the acquisition of critical water resources.