Headwaters Economics Inc.
Bozeman, MT
- UEI
- F24KN14HRKA9
- CAGE
- 4FVX0
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 270 W Kagy Blvd UNIT G, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA
- Website
- headwaterseconomics.org
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Research & Consulting Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $35,000 |
| FY2025 | $55,000 |
| FY2024 | $80,000 |
| FY2023 | $465,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Interior | $35,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Washington | NA21OAR4310311 | $40,000 | |
| University Of Washington | NA21OAR4310311 | $33,762 | |
| Multiplier | NA23OAR4310630 | $114,978 | |
| University Of Washington | NA21OAR4310311 | $94,986 | |
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | NA21OAR4310307 | $48,528 |
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About the company
Headwaters Economics Inc., a nonprofit research organization based in Bozeman, Montana, develops web-based socioeconomic data platforms, climate-resilience assessments, and wildfire-risk tools for federal land management and emergency-response agencies as a prime recipient of federal grants (85% of awards) and a periodic contract vendor. The organization operates on full-and-open, noncompetitive basis with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.
Headwaters Economics specializes in translating complex socioeconomic and economic data into actionable intelligence for federal planning and community resilience. Its core product line centers on the Socioeconomic Profile (SEP) Tool and Economic Profile System (EPS), which support the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Fish and Wildlife Service in land use planning and project assessment. The vendor has maintained a recurring contract stream with Interior's BLM National Office for annual SEP/EPS data updates—$35 thousand in September 2023, $50 thousand in August 2024, $25 thousand in August 2025, and $35 thousand in August 2026. Recent expanded work includes a $400 thousand FEMA contract awarded September 2023 to develop a National Fire Risk Index and Assessment Methodology, completed September 2025.
On the grant side, Headwaters Economics holds two multi-year awards from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Acquisitions office—one for maintaining and enhancing the Wildfire Risk to Communities website ($500 thousand base award in April 2024, year two of a five-year agreement running through April 2029), and a second for the Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program ($1.1 million base in fiscal 2023–2024, third year of a five-year agreement through April 2028). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded a $299.848 thousand research project (September 2022–August 2024) to develop a validated Rural Climate-Adaptive-Capacity Index with an online mapping tool. The Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis holds a blanket purchase agreement with Headwaters Economics, which anchors $9 million in combined potential value from two awards.
Customer concentration skews toward Interior BLM (11 awards, $759 thousand potential value) and USDA Forest Service (7 awards, $576 thousand potential value), accounting for 85% of award count. Dollars by potential value are heavily weighted to Commerce BEA ($9 million across two awards), though obligated dollars across all awards total $15.6 million—140% of combined potential value—indicating past funding surges or multi-year obligations. Activity has declined from a peak of five awards in 2023 to two per year in 2025 and 2026. Two awards complete within the next twenty-four months, representing $35 thousand in recompete exposure. Headwaters Economics subcontracts to the University of Washington on two climate-resilience collaborative projects (February 2025, December 2023) and to Multiplier on a flood-resilience assessment (August 2024), and previously to the University of Michigan on a stormwater infrastructure tool project (February 2023).
Quick answers
Is Headwaters Economics Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Headwaters Economics Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 22, 2027.
How much has Headwaters Economics Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $55,000 to Headwaters Economics Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $635,000 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Headwaters Economics Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Headwaters Economics Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Annual updates & maintenance of socioeconomic profile (SEP) tool & economic profile system (EPS) (140L0626P0032), from National Office (BLM), on August 12, 2026.
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