This announcement is to all Small Business, 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business concerns that may be interested in performing a contract for the California Great Basin Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. The work to be performed is described below. Based upon response to this announcement, the Government may determine to set this acquisition aside or proceed with an unrestricted solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541620 and the related small business size standard is $19M. This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. The estimated cost of this project is $1,000,000.00-$5,000,000.00.
This sources sought notice is for market research and acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time.
The work is located in Redding and Sacramento, California.
Interested parties should include the following information in their response:
(a) Business name, address, cage code, size classification based on NAICS size standard, socioeconomic classification (i.e. HUBZone; 8(a), etc.), and a point of contact;
(b) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor;
(c) Evidence of your experience performing work similar in type and scope to the work in this announcement within the last five years. The evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers. Please do not include more than three past projects; and
(d) Include attachments cataloging the company's equipment assets, personnel resources and financial resources that demonstrate company responsibility and capability to perform required work.
(e) If bonding is required, also provide evidence of your bonding capacity;
All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice, by e-mail to Marianna_mezentseva@ios.doi.gov not later than 5PM PDT on October 05, 2026. The information provided in this announcement is all information the Government has available at this time. There are no specifications, drawings, bid packages, or source lists available.
System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF WORK:
The scope of this contract is to provide comprehensive professional services to support
Reclamation in fulfilling its legal and regulatory obligations under the NEPA, ESA, and National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and other environmental laws for the Shasta Dam and
Reservoir Enlargement Project (SDREP).
Professional services will include project management, technical document development
including biological, cultural resources, and environmental analyses, as well as administrative,
logistical, and technical support. These services will assist Reclamation in fulfilling its mission
to ensure continued management and delivery of water and related resources in a manner that
ensures timely, legally defensible deliverables in support of compliance with applicable federal,
state, and local environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Compliance activities will be associated with, but not limited to the following:
• National Environmental Policy Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq., as amended.
• Endangered Species Act pursuant to Public Law 93-205, as amended, as applicable.
• National Historic Preservation Act pursuant to Public Law 89-665, as applicable, as
amended.
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 703–712, as applicable.
• Clean Air Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as amended, as applicable.
• Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 1251 (Sections 401, 402, 404), as amended, as applicable.
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act 16 U.S.C. § 668–668d
