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Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

Natural Resources Agency- Department of Water Resources is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, Truckee River Operating Agreement Hydrologic Engineering Services, identified under Solicitation ID: 10215989. Work is to be performed near 715 P St 4th floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA in Sacramento County.

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General Project Description

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks qualified firms to provide hydrologic engineering services to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) in support of the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA). The scope involves analyzing hydrologic models, assisting DWR staff in developing the California Guidelines for TROA operations, and providing comprehensive project management support. Key activities include hydrologic model analysis (RiverWare operations, water accounting, planning models), identifying and optimizing Truckee River system scenarios, running ensemble models, developing California Guidelines and routine updates, analyzing TROA documents for water exchanges and environmental flows, advising on California Water Year Planning, and providing extensive knowledge transfer, documentation, and training to DWR staff. Ancillary support includes project planning, scheduling, risk assessments, meeting facilitation, and process development for standard operating procedures.

General Bid Items

  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Analyze hydrologic models (RiverWare operations, water accounting, planning models) and identify, model, and analyze Truckee River system optimization scenarios.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Run different ensemble models in Riverware and analyze results for DWR staff monthly TROA California Schedule.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide recommendations and establish a process for developing and routinely updating California Guidelines for Truckee River Operations.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Analyze TROA and related documents to provide recommendations for water exchanges and timely scheduled releases of California's Joint Program Fish Credit Water and Environmental Credit Water; coordinate with Truckee Basin water management parties.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Analyze and advise DWR staff for California Water Year Planning in TROA considering other Signatory Party's planning, hydrology, and forecasts.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide project planning, monitoring, and tracking of project costs and schedules.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Develop project resource needs, schedules, management plans, communication plans, risk assessments, benchmarks, milestones, and meeting facilitation.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide process development support for standard operating procedures for California Guidelines.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Support DWR in preparing for and participating in meetings with TROA Parties, including developing agendas, briefing materials, and summaries.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Conduct weekly meetings to discuss current conditions, changes to forecasts, and their effects on reservoir operations and in-stream flow requirements.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Run ensemble models in Riverware for monthly presentations at Truckee River Basin Water Group meetings and produce Riverware presentation slides.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide knowledge transfer to DWR TROA staff and Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding Public Law 101-618 and TROA (history, policy, DWR responsibilities/obligations).
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Provide knowledge transfer to DWR TROA staff on decision support system tools (RiverWare operations, water accounting, planning models).
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Develop and provide written documentation, notes, and training materials to DWR staff to implement TROA.
  • Quantity: LS  Unit: LS  Work Item: Create various modeling tools (Water Year Summary Plots and Data, TROA Ensemble Comparison Utility) and provide training to CNWAS engineers.

NAICS Classification

237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, 541330 – Engineering Services, 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on February 19, 2026, and was last updated on February 19, 2026. All bids and/or proposals are due on March 2, 2026.

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