D--EC - PONDEROSA - B3 ONLINE ACCESS
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Missouri Basin Region intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order to Ponderosa Advisors LLC for five years of access to the B3/Water Sage online geospatial platform, which provides critical data on water rights, streaming gages, and land parcels. This platform has been in continuous use by the Bureau for over a decade, and Ponderosa Advisors LLC is the exclusive developer and owner of the proprietary B3 Water Rights & Land Platform: Colorado, making it the only source capable of meeting the agency’s technical requirements under FAR 12.102(a). The contract includes a base period with four option years, with an anticipated award date of September 1, 2026, and is classified under NAICS code 541690 for other scientific and technical consulting services, with a small business size standard of $19 million. This notice is not a competitive solicitation but a formal announcement of intent to award without competition, allowing other firms to submit technical capability statements and business profiles by August 18, 2026, for market research purposes only. Submissions must be sent to Monica Burgio, Contract Specialist, at monica_burgio@ios.doi.gov or by phone at (801) 524-3780. Although the official contracting office is listed as the Upper Colorado Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, the procurement is managed by the Missouri Basin Region in Billings, Montana. No competitive quotes are being requested, and all information received will be used solely to inform future procurements of similar scope.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE:
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region, intends to award a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order to Ponderosa Advisors LLC for access to an online database that gathers data on water rights, streaming gaging and land parcels. Ponderosa Advisors LLC developed the land and water rights geospatial platform B3/Water Sage which the Bureau of Reclamation has been using for over ten (10) years, most recent purchase order number 140R8121P0060. Ponderosa Advisors LLC has confirmed that they own the subscription and do not have any reselling relationships. In accordance with RFO FAR 12.102 (a), the Contracting Officer determines that Ponderosa Advisors LLC is the only source capable of satisfying agency requirements because of their proprietary licensing for the B3 Water Rights & Land Platform: Colorado.
Anticipated period of performance of five (5) years (base + 4 option years), with an anticipated award date of September 1, 2026.
NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD:
The NAICS code for this procurement is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with a small business size standard of $19.0 million.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to Monica Burgio, Contract Specialist: Email - monica_burgio@ios.doi.gov by 1:00 PM MDT on August 18, 2026. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirement.
POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The primary point of contact for this solicitation is Ms. Monica Burgio, Contract Specialist: Email - monica_burgio@ios.doi.gov; Phone - (801)524-3780. The contracting office is the Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region, 2021 4th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101.
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