Sources Sought
Security Services at Davis and Parker Dams
Department of the Interior
AI summaryThe Bureau of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Dams Office is asking businesses to show they can provide armed security guards at Davis Dam and Parker Dam in Arizona. This is a sources sought notice: market research, not a request for proposals, quotations or bids. Interested firms email a capability statement by November 5, 2026; SAM.gov lists 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Bureau of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Dams Office is asking businesses to show they can provide armed security guards at Davis Dam and Parker Dam in Arizona. This is a sources sought notice: market research, not a request for proposals, quotations or bids. Interested firms email a capability statement by November 5, 2026; SAM.gov lists 5:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (5)
- Arizona security guard agency license from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (mandatory for the future contract)
- Nevada security company license from the Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board
- California Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license from the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
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- Armed guards hold valid firearms permits and meet state and local firearm qualification, training and proficiency rules; all staff hold the registrations or licenses their state requires
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the federal contractor database, when you send an offer or quotation on any future solicitation
How to submit: Email a capability statement to Kristen Turner, Contract Specialist, at Kristen_turner@ios.doi.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Security licenses required in three states. Arizona, Nevada and California company licenses are mandatory and must be shown in your response, which is hard for a firm licensed in only one state.
- Worth checking: Subcontractors must hold the same licenses. If you plan to team with another security company, it must also hold every license for the states where it works.
- Worth checking: Armed guards with state firearms qualification. Every armed guard needs a valid firearms permit and must meet state and local qualification and training rules in the state where posted.
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- Minor: Market research only, not a request for offers. No award comes from this notice; the answers help the Government decide on the approach, which may include a small business set-aside.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Sources_Sought_Notice_1.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Armed security officers at Davis Dam (near Bullhead City, Arizona) and Parker Dam (south of Lake Havasu City, Arizona)
- A visible deterrent to unlawful activity, plus watching for and reporting threats to employees, visitors, facilities and surrounding Reclamation lands
- Prompt notice and coordination with local, county, state, Tribal and federal law enforcement and emergency responders
- Professional engagement with the public during daily duties, giving information and answering questions
- A capability statement showing company details, a point of contact and proof of security licenses in Arizona, Nevada and California
- Place of performance
- Davis Dam (Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada) and Parker Dam (La Paz County, Arizona and San Bernardino County, California), as the performance areas are described in the notice
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email a capability statement to Kristen Turner, Contract Specialist, at Kristen_turner@ios.doi.gov
What to include when you submit
- Give the business name, physical address and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- State your size under NAICS 561612 (the size standard is $29M) and any socioeconomic status, such as small business, 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned
- Give a point of contact: name, title, telephone number and email address
- Send evidence of current, valid company licenses to provide security services in Arizona, Nevada and California
- Send documents showing you can keep all required state licensing, registration and compliance in place throughout contract performance
Not in the notice text
- The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is referred to in the notice but its contents are not in this notice: guard posts, hours, contract length and total value are not given.
- SAM.gov shows no set-aside; the notice says responses will help decide whether to set the work aside for small business.
- No estimated value, contract type or period of performance is given.
- SAM.gov leaves the place of performance blank; the notice describes the performance areas by dam and county.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Reclamation Contracting Activity, Denver, CO
- Product/service code
- R430 · Support – Professional: Physical Security and Badging
- Business type
- Security & guard services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561612)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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