Federal contractor · SACRAMENTO, CA

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE received $3.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 3 awards (+39% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $33.1M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($3.3M). It also received $54.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$3.3M
New awards
3
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.1MFY2017
  2. 3.6MFY2018
  3. 5.7MFY2019
  4. 2.6MFY2020
  5. 3.5MFY2021
  6. 3.1MFY2022
  7. 3.7MFY2023
  8. 90.6KFY2024
  9. 2.4MFY2025
  10. 3.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$3.3M100%
    2 awards
  2. Bureau of Reclamation-$8920.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$3.3M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Sonoma County, CA$3.3M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $3.3M
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $3.3M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Army$3.3M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. WSD/CVD HATCHERY OPERATION SUPPORT$7.5M
    Department of the Army· Sonoma County, CA· Professional services· Jan 31, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026· W912P723C0006
  2. FY26 WSD HATCHERY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE$2.7M
    Department of the Army· Sonoma County, CA· Professional services· May 21, 2026 – May 21, 2026· W912P726CA013
  3. NIMBUS HATCHERY VISITOR CENTER OPERATIONS$164.8K
    Bureau of Reclamation· Sacramento County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Jun 26, 2020 – Apr 16, 2026· 140R2020P0066

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE received $54.8M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 379 actions (88 new awards), −36% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety ($25.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$54.8M
New awards
88
Actions
379
Since FY2021
$458.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 58.3MFY2021
  2. 66.1MFY2022
  3. 92.1MFY2023
  4. 101.2MFY2024
  5. 85.9MFY2025
  6. 54.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$54.8M100%

Top programs

  1. 15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety$25.8M47%
  2. 15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration$14M26%
  3. 15.615 · Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund$3.6M6.6%
  4. 15.517 · Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act$3.3M6.1%
  5. 15.634 · State Wildlife Grants$2.6M4.7%
  6. 15.626 · Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety$2.2M3.9%
  7. 11.472 · Cooperative Research Program$1.3M2.3%
  8. 15.532 · Central Valley, Trinity River Division, Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Management$1.1M2.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$49.2M90%
    Department of the Interior
  2. Bureau of Reclamation$3.9M7.1%
    Department of the Interior
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$1.7M3.1%
    Department of Commerce
  4. Department of the Army$19.1K0.0%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THEIR PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS PROJECTS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND PROTECT…$16M
    11.438 · Pacific Salmon Treaty Program· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Project grant· Sep 12, 2025 – Jan 30, 2026· NA25NMFX438G0004
  2. PURPOSE:THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE TRINITY RIVER HATCHERY (TRH) AND JUNCTION CITY WIER (JCW) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT IS TO FUND…$9.3M
    15.517 · Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act· Bureau of Reclamation· Cooperative agreement· May 2, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026· R24AC00305
  3. PURPOSE: AS A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC, ADULT ASSESSMENTS ENSURE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF TRINITY RIVER FISHERIES. SALMON AND STEELHEAD ARE…$3.8M
    15.532 · Central Valley, Trinity River Division, Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Management· Bureau of Reclamation· Cooperative agreement· Aug 3, 2023 – Apr 9, 2026· R23AC00401
  4. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFES (CDFW) NORTH CENTRAL REGION (NCR) HAS THREE STAFFED WILDLIFEAREAS THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY…$3.5M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 10, 2026· F26AF02337
  5. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE S (CDFW) NORTH CENTRAL REGION (NCR) HAS THREE STAFFED WILDLIFE AREAS THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY…$3.4M
    15.611 · Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Sep 12, 2024 – Mar 20, 2026· F24AF03133
  6. THE OROVILLE WILDLIFE AREA (OWA) IS AN 11,000-ACRE REGIONAL OPEN SPACE AREA AND REGIONAL ASSET LOCATED ALONG THEFEATHER RIVER IN BUTTE…$3.3M
    15.605 · Sport Fish Restoration· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Grant· Jul 19, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026· F23AF02773

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $13.5M (44 subawards)

29 sub-recipients

  1. TROUT UNLIMITED, INC.$2.3M17%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 4 subawards
  2. SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE$1.8M14%
    NEVADA CITY, CA · 2 subawards
  3. THE SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE, INC$1.7M13%
    CRESCENT CITY, CA · 3 subawards
  4. EEL RIVER WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT GROUP$1.3M10%
    FORTUNA, CA · 4 subawards
  5. GOLD RIDGE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT$829.9K6.2%
    SEBASTOPOL, CA · 1 subaward
  6. MID KLAMATH WATERSHED COUNCIL$739.2K5.5%
    ORLEANS, CA · 2 subawards
  7. CENTRAL COAST SALMON ENHANCEMENT, INC.$554.9K4.1%
    ARROYO GRANDE, CA · 2 subawards
  8. VENTANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY$456.1K3.4%
    MONTEREY, CA · 1 subaward
  9. CITY OF REDDING$428.2K3.2%
    REDDING, CA · 1 subaward
  10. CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS$424.2K3.2%
    SACRAMENTO, CA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $1.8M (2 subawards)

1 prime

  1. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$1.8M100%
    PORTLAND, OR · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $10.1M paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2022: $12.1M paid out · $1.9M received
  • FY2023: $19.6M paid out · $643.6K received
  • FY2024: $20.2M paid out · $1.1M received
  • FY2025: $24.7M paid out · $2.3M received
  • FY2026: $13.5M paid out · $1.8M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

103 companies · $100.1M reported

  1. TROUT UNLIMITED, INC.$15.9M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 23 subawards
  2. EEL RIVER WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT GROUP$7.1M
    FORTUNA, CA · 23 subawards
  3. PACIFIC COAST FISH, WILDLIFE, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION ASSOCIATION$6.8M
    MCKINLEYVILLE, CA · 14 subawards

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $9M reported

  1. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$7.8M
    PORTLAND, OR · 9 subawards
  2. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL$1.1M
    SACRAMENTO, CA · 1 subaward
  3. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES$79.8K
    MATHER, CA · 2 subawards

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Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 3 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. INTERSPEC, LLC$5.4M−28% in FY2026
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 93% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. ORION CONSULTING GROUP INC$6.6M−53% in FY2026
    BOYDS, MD · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  3. VETERAN'S FIRST, LLC$4.9M−16% in FY2026
    FAIRFAX, VA · 84% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Other professional, scientific, and technical services

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.