Utah Lake Wetland Preserve Water Share Assessments (BPA): What to Know Before You Chase

Executive takeaway

The Bureau of Reclamation (Upper Colorado Regional Office) posted a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) opportunity titled Utah Lake Wetland Preserve Water Share Assessments (Solicitation 140R4026A0002). The posting is thin on detail in the public snippet, so the practical move is to treat this as a research-and-verify pursuit: pull the full notice/attachments, confirm the assessment approach and deliverables, and then decide whether your firm’s water-supply/water-rights and utility-adjacent assessment capabilities match what Reclamation expects under NAICS 221310 and PSC S114.

What the buyer is trying to do

Based on the title and snippet, the buyer is seeking support for water share assessments connected to the Utah Lake Wetland Preserve, structured as a BPA. In practice, that usually signals recurring or on-call assessment needs rather than a single one-off report—however, you should verify the ordering approach, scope, and triggers in the full solicitation materials.

What work is implied (bullets)

• Assessments related to water shares associated with the Utah Lake Wetland Preserve (confirm the specific definition of “water share” used in the attachments).
• Support under a BPA structure (verify call/order mechanics, period of performance, and tasking method in the solicitation).
• Work aligned to NAICS 221310 and PSC S114 (verify how the buyer maps the work to these codes and what that implies for qualifications and past performance relevance).

Who should bid / who should pass (bullets)

Who should bid

• Firms that routinely support water-resource or water-supply assessment work and can align their experience to NAICS 221310 and PSC S114.
• Teams comfortable operating under a BPA (on-call capacity, rapid mobilization, repeatable methods, consistent QA/QC).
• Businesses with credible, documentable experience supporting public-sector water programs where “shares” or allocation/entitlement concepts are part of the analysis (verify the specific assessment context in attachments before leaning into this).

Who should pass

• Firms that only do construction execution or field services and cannot demonstrate an assessment/analytical component tied to water shares (unless attachments clearly broaden scope).
• Offerors who need a narrowly defined, fixed scope to price—BPAs often require flexibility and repeatable pricing structures.
• Any bidder unwilling to proceed until the “single source” angle is clarified (see watch-outs below).

Response package checklist (bullets; if unknown say “verify in attachments”)

• Completed offer in the format required by Solicitation 140R4026A0002 (verify in attachments).
• Statement addressing technical approach for water share assessments (verify required sections and page limits in attachments).
• Relevant past performance examples aligned to NAICS 221310 / PSC S114 (verify recency/quantity requirements in attachments).
• Pricing format suitable for a BPA (labor categories, rate tables, or other structure as required—verify in attachments).
• Any required reps/certs and forms (verify in attachments).
• Submission instructions and deadlines (the public data does not show a response deadline—verify in attachments).

Pricing & strategy notes (how to research pricing; do not invent pricing numbers)

With limited public detail, focus your pricing strategy on building a defensible rate/price structure that fits BPA tasking. Practical steps:

• Inspect the solicitation package for how pricing is evaluated (e.g., rate sheets vs. task-order pricing) and whether ceiling rates or not-to-exceed structures are expected (verify in attachments).
• Map likely work elements implied by “water share assessments” into a small number of repeatable cost drivers (e.g., assessment unit, report unit, review cycle), but only after confirming the buyer’s definition and deliverables in the attachments.
• Benchmark internally using your historical pricing for comparable assessment work performed for federal water programs; keep assumptions explicit and tied back to solicitation language.
• Plan for BPA realities: the buyer may value consistency and scalability over a one-time “lowest” price—structure pricing so it remains workable across multiple calls.

Subcontracting / teaming ideas (bullets)

• Pair a prime with BPA operations experience (order management, rapid turnaround) with a specialty partner strong in water-share assessment methods (confirm specific needs in attachments).
• If the work spans technical assessment plus documentation, consider teaming with a partner that can bolster deliverable production capacity (QA/QC, editing, compliance) while the technical lead focuses on the assessment substance.
• If eligibility or competition is unclear, explore teaming structures that keep flexibility—especially if later documents narrow the field.

Risks & watch-outs (bullets)

• “Single Source Justification” appears as a related notice under the same solicitation number (140R4026A0002). That can signal limited competition or a specific vendor rationale; you should read the full notice text/attachments and assess whether it affects your bid/no-bid decision.
• No response deadline is shown in the provided data—do not assume timelines. Verify due dates and submission method in the attachments.
• Scope ambiguity: the public snippet is extremely short. Avoid proposing a broad solution until you confirm what “water share assessments” means in this context.
• Code alignment risk: ensure your past performance and proposed labor categories credibly align to NAICS 221310 and PSC S114 as the buyer frames them.

Related opportunities

• S--Utah Lake Wetland Preserve Water Share Assessments
• S--Single Source Justification

How to act on this

1. Open the BidPulsar notice and pull the full solicitation/attachments for Solicitation 140R4026A0002.
2. Confirm three go/no-go items: (1) whether the procurement is truly competitive given the single-source justification notice, (2) response deadline and submission method, and (3) the buyer’s definition of “water share assessments.”
3. Draft a one-page compliance matrix from the attachments, then outline your technical approach and BPA pricing structure to match.
4. If you want a second set of eyes on fit, positioning, and compliance before you invest proposal hours, engage Federal Bid Partners LLC to pressure-test your bid/no-bid and response plan.