Contracting office · Bureau of Reclamation

LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE

LOWER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE obligated $49M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 405 contract actions (−42% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MCMILLEN, INC. ($7.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$49M
Actions
405
New awards: 148
Sole-source
16%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 58.9MFY2017
  2. 65.5MFY2018
  3. 45.4MFY2019
  4. 57.9MFY2020
  5. 57MFY2021
  6. 62.3MFY2022
  7. 83.1MFY2023
  8. 88.9MFY2024
  9. 84.6MFY2025
  10. 49MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MCMILLEN, INC.$7.4M15%
  2. MARINE DIVING SOLUTIONS, LLC.$3.9M8.0%
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNING SOLUTIONS LLC$2.8M5.8%
  4. LAZ PARKING LTD, LLC$2.3M4.7%
  5. APOGEE CALIBRE JV LLC$2.2M4.6%
  6. KERBEROS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$2.2M4.4%
  7. COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLC$1.9M3.8%
  8. GUARDIAN DB SERVICES,LLC$1.8M3.6%
  9. KAIYUH SERVICES, LLC$1.5M3.1%
  10. ACADIA PROTECTIVE SERVICES II, LLC$1.4M3.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$18.8M38%
  2. Facilities & utilities$10.9M22%
  3. Professional services$7.3M15%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$5.2M11%
  5. IT & telecom$3.6M7.3%
  6. Equipment maintenance$2.8M5.6%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$455.5K0.9%
  8. Fuel$68.2K0.1%
  9. Education & social services$5,0000.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Nevada$18.4M38%
  2. Arizona$13.7M28%
  3. California$11.1M23%
  4. Colorado$3.1M6.3%
  5. Maryland$1.9M3.8%
  6. Utah$322K0.7%
  7. Idaho$283.8K0.6%
  8. Alabama$159.2K0.3%
  9. Alaska$112.6K0.2%
  10. Michigan$110.6K0.2%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition28%
    US 39% · $13.6M
  • Sole-source awards16%
    US 30% · $8M
  • Single-offer competitions11%
    US 8.7% · $5.6M
  • Urgency justifications2.8%
    US 5.1% · $1.3M
  • Year-end rush14%
    US 6.0% · $6.8M
  • Undefinitized contracts2.3%
    US 5.0% · $1.1M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · -$30.2K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. EIS - POST-2026 LOWER COLORADO RIVER RESERVOIR OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD$14.4M
    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & PLANNING SOLUTIONS LLC· Boulder County, CO· Professional services· Apr 14, 2023 – Sep 5, 2026· 140R3023F0037
  2. PUMPING STATION AT TOPOCK MARSH$14.1M
    MCMILLEN, INC.· La Paz County, AZ· Construction & real property· Mar 21, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026· 140R3025C0006
  3. REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE TOWER CYLINDER GATE STEM ASSEMBLIES IDIQ - SCHEDULES 7 & 9$10.4M
    MARINE DIVING SOLUTIONS, LLC.· Clark County, NV· Construction & real property· Sep 13, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026· 140R3023F0076
  4. HOOVER DAM PARKING GARAGE AND TICKETING$9.2M
    LAZ PARKING LTD, LLC· Clark County, NV· Facilities & utilities· May 29, 2020 – Nov 12, 2025· 140R3020C0010
  5. BROCK RESERVOIR GATES REPLACEMENT$7.2M
    MCMILLEN, INC.· Imperial County, CA· Construction & real property· Mar 13, 2026 – Jul 23, 2026· 140R3026C0003
  6. HD ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY SERVICES$7.1M
    KERBEROS INTERNATIONAL, INC.· Clark County, NV· Professional services· Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026· 140R3023C0004
  7. DAVIS DAM GENERATOR D3 REWIND$5.9M
    UNICO MECHANICAL CORP.· Clark County, NV· Equipment maintenance· Sep 16, 2022 – Apr 21, 2026· 140R3022F0083
  8. CISCO NETWORK SWITCHES AND VOIP HARDWARE$5.6M
    COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLC· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 20, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026· 140R3023F0100

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.