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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)

Bureau of Reclamation procurement totals, award volume, vendor concentration, and NAICS mix for the last 5 years.

The Bureau of Reclamation recorded $4.35 billion in obligations across 17,713 award actions over the last 5 years, with an average action value of $245,435.26. Annual obligations were highest in 2025 at $1.11 billion and 3,137 actions, followed by 2024 at $1.03 billion and 3,618 actions.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last 5 years

Values reflect the provided 5-year analysis window for Agency ID 1425 and may include multiple award actions to the same vendor.

Agency ID
1425
Total Obligated
4.35 billion
4,347,394,803.71
Award Actions
17,713
Average Action Value
245,435.26

About BUREAU OF RECLAMATION federal contract activity

Over the last 5 years, the Bureau of Reclamation obligated $4.35 billion across 17,713 awards, with an average award value of $245,435.26. The volume of activity indicates a broad procurement portfolio with a mix of large civil works awards and a high number of smaller obligations.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

Vendor concentration is led by CDM CONSTRUCTORS INC. at $331.14 million across 30 awards, followed by NW CONSTRUCTION, INC at $318.91 million across 15 awards and JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO. at $263.10 million across 6 awards. The top five vendors also include BWI/TPC, A JOINT VENTURE and a second NW CONSTRUCTION, INC. record, suggesting multiple contract actions tied to closely related vendor names or reporting variations.

Industry profile based on NAICS activity

The largest obligations are concentrated in heavy civil infrastructure categories, led by NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction at $1.47 billion and NAICS 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction at $1.30 billion. Services categories are smaller but still material, with NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services, NAICS 541330 Engineering Services, and NAICS 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction rounding out the top five.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

Annual obligations rose from $637.62 million in 2021 to $827.71 million in 2022, then reached $749.05 million in 2023 before increasing again to $1.03 billion in 2024 and $1.11 billion in 2025. Award counts remained relatively steady over the period, ranging from 3,137 to 3,710, showing that the recent growth in obligations was driven more by higher dollar value than by a major change in award volume.

How to interpret this page

This summary uses FPDS query results for the Bureau of Reclamation, Agency ID 1425, limited to the last 5 years. Totals, counts, averages, vendor rankings, NAICS groupings, and annual trends reflect the values provided in the analysis window and may include reporting variations where vendor names appear in slightly different forms.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1425'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
CDM CONSTRUCTORS INC. 331,137,130.00 331.14 million 30
NW CONSTRUCTION, INC 318,910,396.06 318.91 million 15
JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO. 263,095,350.76 263.10 million 6
BWI/TPC, A JOINT VENTURE 186,812,234.67 186.81 million 97
NW CONSTRUCTION, INC. 186,247,867.17 186.25 million 37
AMES FEDERAL CONTRACTING GROUP LLC 173,861,618.44 173.86 million 5
S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. 151,423,447.83 151.42 million 32
OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING INC 131,995,019.41 132.00 million 7
ARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, LLC 109,388,404.96 109.39 million 39
GARCO CONSTRUCTION, INC. 94,544,234.20 94.54 million 174

Insight

Over the last 5 years, the Bureau of Reclamation obligated $4.35 billion across 17,713 awards, with an average award value of $245,435. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of vendors, led by CDM Constructors Inc. ($331.14 million) and NW Construction, Inc. ($318.91 million), followed by Jacobs Project Management Co. ($263.10 million). The top 10 vendors account for substantial recurring spend but are not evenly distributed by award volume, with some firms receiving relatively few high-value awards (for example, Jacobs Project Management Co. with 6 awards) while others have many lower-value awards (for example, Garco Construction, Inc. with 174 awards).

Top NAICS

SELECT
    naics_code,
    naics_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
        anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1425'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
NAICS Code Description Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 1,474,952,979.04 1.47 billion 1,136
237110 WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 1,301,014,487.65 1.30 billion 347
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 175,922,156.49 175.92 million 890
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 127,271,689.38 127.27 million 876
236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 125,229,247.76 125.23 million 327
541620 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES 108,424,865.69 108.42 million 787
561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 54,181,986.32 54.18 million 274
237130 POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 42,014,111.95 42.01 million 102
333923 OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE, HOIST, AND MONORAIL SYSTEM MANUFACTURING 40,560,323.30 40.56 million 41
561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES 37,051,294.21 37.05 million 112

Insight

Over the last 5 years, Bureau of Reclamation obligations totaled $4.35 billion across 17,713 awards, with spending concentrated in heavy civil construction NAICS. NAICS 237990 and 237110 together account for $2.77 billion, or about 64% of total obligations, indicating a strong emphasis on major water, sewer, and civil infrastructure work. The remaining obligations are distributed across services and specialized support categories, led by other computer-related services, engineering, environmental consulting, and facilities support, each at materially lower dollar levels than the top two construction codes.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1425'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 1,106,912,763.20 1.11 billion 3,137
2024 1,026,101,212.77 1.03 billion 3,618
2023 749,051,038.12 749.05 million 3,605
2022 827,713,921.50 827.71 million 3,710
2021 637,615,868.12 637.62 million 3,643

Insight

Over the last 5 years, the Bureau of Reclamation obligated $4.35 billion across 17,713 awards, with an average award value of $245,435. Obligations increased overall from $637.62 million in 2021 to $1.11 billion in 2025, despite a mid-period dip in 2023. Award volume was relatively stable year to year, ranging from 3,137 to 3,710, indicating that growth in obligated dollars was driven more by higher dollar value than by a materially higher number of awards.

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