Contracting office · Bureau of Reclamation
UPPER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE
UPPER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE obligated $341.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 644 contract actions (−16% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC ($132.5M).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $341.4M
- Actions
- 644
- New awards: 184
- Sole-source
- 1.6%
- Small business
- —
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 42.2MFY2017
- 56.3MFY2018
- 79.1MFY2019
- 97.5MFY2020
- 194.1MFY2021
- 194.4MFY2022
- 162.4MFY2023
- 395MFY2024
- 406.8MFY2025
- 341.4MFY2026
Top recipients
Obligations in FY2026.
- AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC$132.5M39%
- FLATLAND ENERGY SERVICES LLC$75.5M22%
- CARSTENSEN CONTRACTING INC$72.9M21%
- JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO.$8.5M2.5%
- UNICO MECHANICAL CORP.$5.4M1.6%
- GLOBAL ENGINEERING SERVICES INC$5.1M1.5%
- PACIFIC OVERHEAD CRANE SERVICES INC.$4.1M1.2%
- CDM CONSTRUCTORS INC$4.1M1.2%
- ROBINS CONSTRUCTION LLC$3.8M1.1%
- LANFORD EXCAVATION, LLC$2.5M0.7%
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Construction & real property$300.2M88%
- Equipment maintenance$12.7M3.7%
- Other equipment & supplies$9.8M2.9%
- Professional services$9M2.6%
- Facilities & utilities$7.6M2.2%
- Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.1M0.3%
- IT & telecom$1.1M0.3%
- Transportation & logistics$98.9K0.0%
- Health & medical$17.5K0.0%
Where the work was performed
- New Mexico$308.4M90%
- Colorado$14.9M4.4%
- Utah$9.3M2.7%
- Arizona$5.1M1.5%
- Maryland$1.7M0.5%
- Abroad$574.5K0.2%
- Wyoming$403.4K0.1%
- Nevada$207.1K0.1%
- Texas$171.9K0.1%
- California$129.8K0.0%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition4.3%US 39% · $14.8M
- Sole-source awards1.6%US 30% · $5.5M
- Single-offer competitions2.7%US 8.7% · $9.3M
- Urgency justifications0.2%US 5.1% · $537.3K
- Year-end rush23%US 6.0% · $78.8M
- Undefinitized contracts0.2%US 5.0% · $547K
- Time-and-materials pricing0.0%US 4.2% · -$306.3K
A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.
Contracts terminated for default: 2
Largest awards
- CDM CONSTRUCTORS INC· Santa Fe County, NM· Construction & real property· Feb 21, 2017 – Sep 4, 2026· INR17PC00023
- JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO.· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Aug 30, 2024 – Sep 10, 2026· 140R4024C0013
- AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC· Cache County, UT· Construction & real property· Mar 21, 2025 – Sep 9, 2026· 140R4025C0005
- S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Dec 21, 2021 – May 6, 2026· 140R4022C0001
- NGWSP BLOCK 2-3 HDD$75.5MFLATLAND ENERGY SERVICES LLC· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· 140R4026C0008
- NGWSP PUMPING PLANTS 2&3$73.6MARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, LLC· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Sep 23, 2022 – Jun 5, 2026· 140R4022C0012
- NGWSP BLOCK 2-3 PIPELINE$72.9MCARSTENSEN CONTRACTING INC· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 140R4026C0013
- NGWSP BLOCK 4A & 4B$71.5MS.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC· San Juan County, NM· Construction & real property· Mar 22, 2023 – May 6, 2026· 140R4023C0005
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.
