Ayres Associates Inc.

Ayres Associates Inc. is a for-profit engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, specializing in transportation infrastructure engineering services. The company focuses on providing technical expertise, training, and professional services to federal agencies, with a particular emphasis on hydraulic engineering, infrastructure resilience, and transportation safety. Through its federal contract awards, Ayres Associates delivers a range of specialized services to government entities, primarily concentrating on developing and updating technical training materials, conducting instructor-led courses, and creating reference manuals for transportation-related disciplines.

The firm has consistently been awarded federal contracts by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop and deliver National Highway Institute (NHI) training courses and technical reference materials. These contracts cover critical areas such as stream stability, bridge hydraulics, scour assessment, and bridge inspection. Ayres Associates has received multiple task orders ranging from $25,000 to over $2 million, focusing on updating technical manuals like the Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 20 (HEC-20), developing instructor-led and web-based training courses, and creating comprehensive training materials for state and local transportation partners. None of the contract awards have indicated any set-aside designations, suggesting the company competes for awards on a standard competitive basis.

Ayres Associates holds a significant $19 million single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with FHWA under the Structures, Hydraulics, and Geotechnical Best Practices vehicle, awarded on July 14, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of July 14, 2028. This IDIQ contract serves as the primary mechanism for FHWA to procure the firm's expertise in hydraulic engineering training and technical content development. Through this contract, Ayres Associates provides a comprehensive range of products and services, including developing, updating, and delivering various training formats covering topics such as stream stability, bridge hydraulics, scour assessment, and bridge inspection. The contract also enables the firm to develop supplemental materials and services to support training, advance the state of practice, and implement best practices in the Hydraulics subject area, ultimately aimed at enhancing the knowledge and capabilities of transportation infrastructure professionals.