Crow's Nest Reservoir Headgate Installation
Forecast New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of the Interior
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $500,000 to $999,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- Vale, OR
- Forecast number
- 56140
- Points of contact
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- Ryan Bates rbates@blm.gov (541) 473-6257
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management is requesting approval for a new requirement to install a headgate at Crow's Nest Reservoir near Vale, Oregon, with solicitation release estimated for December 1, 2026. The headgate is needed to comply with a "Headgate Notice" from the Oregon Water Resources Department, issued after a senior water-right holder made a valid call for water, because the existing outlet does not give BLM sufficient control to promptly regulate or shut off releases. The installation will allow BLM to control diversions accurately, document compliance, prevent unauthorized or excess use, improve operational safety, and minimize site disturbance, with award estimated for March 1, 2027.
The forecast is a competitive firm fixed price delivery order under a Total Small Business set-aside, with an estimated award value range of $500,000 to $999,000 funded by BLM. The period of performance runs from March 1, 2027 through February 29, 2028, with work performed at Vale, OR 97918, USA. The point of contact is Ryan Bates, Facility Operations Supervisor in the Engineering role at the Vale District Office, who can be reached at rbates@blm.gov or +1 541-473-6257.
Forecast text
The BLM is requesting approval for installation of a headgate at Crow’s Nest Reservoir to comply with a “Headgate Notice” served by the Oregon Water Resources Department in response to a valid call for water by a senior water-right holder. The existing outlet configuration does not provide the Bureau of Land Management with sufficient control to promptly regulate or shut off releases as required during water-right administration. A properly designed headgate will allow BLM to control diversions accurately, document compliance, and prevent unauthorized or excess use of water that may otherwise impair senior rights. The installation will also improve operational safety, reduce the need for temporary or improvised control measures, and support consistent reservoir management while minimizing disturbance to the site. Completing this work will enable timely compliance with the Department’s notice, protect the priority system established under Oregon water law, and reduce the risk of enforcement action, continued water conflict, or resource damage. The headgate is therefore a necessary administrative and operational improvement to ensure lawful, measurable, and responsible management of water at Crow’s Nest Reservoir.
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