Usgs National Center MS270

City-funded organization

"Usgs National Center MS270" is the vendor identity used for the U.S. Geological Survey, the federal earth-science agency within the Department of the Interior, addressed via its National Center in Reston, Virginia. Its New York Water Science Center, part of USGS, conducts hydrological monitoring under intergovernmental agreements with local partners. In Checkbook NYC records, all 23 of its contracts with the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Parks and Recreation, worth $63.6 million awarded since 2003 ($47.9 million paid to date, $28 million currently active across 6 contracts as of August 2026), are badged "Government-to-government," meaning the full contract value (100%) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, reflecting federal-city cooperative agreements rather than open procurement. Registered contract titles include "Water Quality Hydrological Gage Operation and Maintenance" ($14 million), "Assessment of leakage from Catskill & Delaware Aqueducts" ($5 million), and "Groundwater Monitoring and Studies" ($4.5 million).

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$27,954,212 · 6 contracts
Awarded all-time
$63,621,910 · 23 since 2003, incl. expired
Paid to date
$48,662,378
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $63,621,910 · 23 contracts

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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