Office of Air and Radiation
Agency facts
- Full name
- Environmental Protection Agency Office for Air and Radiation - Funding Office
- Acronym
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- OAR
- Office code
- 68L000
- Organization
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Parent
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OAR
- ORIA
- OTAQ
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OAR
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- Contract obligations
- $133,023,497 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $7,341,785 |
| FY2026 | $100,583,378 |
| FY2025 | $133,023,497 |
| FY2024 | $201,152,739 |
| FY2023 | $147,395,727 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Research Group Inc. | $23,973,123 | |
| 2 | S C & A Inc. | $9,639,631 | |
| 3 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | $7,964,705 | |
| 4 | Noresco, LLC | $7,114,910 | |
| 5 | Research Triangle Institute | $6,199,758 | |
| 6 | Endyna, Inc. | $6,045,110 | |
| 7 | ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. | $5,604,823 | |
| 8 | University Of California, Davis | $5,291,875 | |
| 9 | Chenega It Enterprise Services, LLC | $4,903,000 | |
| 10 | WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc. | $3,458,554 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $60,281,817 | |
| 2 | DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2017-2022 (ESPC) | $7,114,910 | |
| 3 | Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) | $4,357,856 | |
| 4 | Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3, Small Business (CIO-SP3 SB) | $4,037,125 | |
| 5 | Alliant II | $3,364,117 | |
| 6 | Information Management Center Services V (IMCS V) | $1,358,834 | |
| 7 | 8(a) STARS III (STARS III) | $1,243,432 | |
| 8 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $621,795 | |
| 9 | Next Generation Delivery Services 2 (NGDS 2) | $564,960 |
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norma Baskerville | 2 |
| 2 | Joe Loersch | 1 |
| 3 | Longmire Arnetta | 1 |
| 4 | Kimberly F. Loesch | 1 |
| 5 | Jennifer Mendenhall | 1 |
About this agency
The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Air and Radiation - Funding Office, a sub-agency within the civilian EPA, administers contract and grant funding for air quality and radiation-related environmental research, monitoring, and compliance programs nationwide. The office has awarded 6,508 federal contracts totaling $4.27 billion in combined potential value since 1979, with $2.75 billion obligated to date. Contract award volume has remained steady at 197 to 235 awards annually from 2022 through 2024, declining to 134 awards in 2025 and 111 year-to-date in 2026.
Eastern Research Group Inc. leads the contractor base by recent award count with 98 awards valued at $160.9 million combined potential value over the last five years, followed by ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. with 78 awards ($148.9 million) and Research Triangle Institute with 61 awards ($137.2 million). The top five contractors by award count account for 34 percent of recent awards; by potential value, the top five hold 14 percent, indicating a fragmented competitive landscape with a long tail of 1,197 distinct prime contractors. Eighty-nine percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business awards comprise 7 percent of the portfolio, while 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB designations together represent less than 2 percent of awards.
Grant activity is minimal and episodic. The office has issued 86 federal grants totaling $478.3 million in federal dollars obligated since 1998, with one award in 2026, four in 2025, and a spike of 31 awards in 2024; 2022 and 2023 each saw only two awards. Project Grants dominate at 90 percent of awards, with Cooperative Agreements at 8 percent and Formula Grants at 2 percent. Grant funding is highly concentrated, with the top five recipients by federal dollars accounting for 66 percent of obligated federal share. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality leads by federal share with a single award of $197.2 million, followed by NEZ Perce Tribe and The Southeast Conference, each with awards exceeding $38 million. The remaining 41 recipients are universities, tribal entities, nonprofits, and state agencies, each holding modest individual awards.
Recent contract opportunities reflect routine procurement: a simplified acquisition for repair of Canberra gamma radiation detectors for the National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory (solicitation 68HE0M27Q0001, due November 12, 2026) and a simplified acquisition for Signature Device Carts materials (68HE0M26Q0023, closed October 6, 2026).
Quick answers
What is Office of Air and Radiation?
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is part of Headquarters Offices, Environmental Protection Agency. Its full name is Environmental Protection Agency Office for Air and Radiation - Funding Office.
What offices are part of Office of Air and Radiation?
Office of Air and Radiation has 2 sub-agencies and offices with their own GovTribe pages, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air and Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
How much does Office of Air and Radiation spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Office of Air and Radiation and its offices obligated $133,023,497 in fiscal year 2025 and $589,497,126 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Office of Air and Radiation's largest contractors?
The contractors Office of Air and Radiation and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Eastern Research Group Inc. ($23,973,123), S C & A Inc. ($9,639,631) and General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. ($7,964,705).
Which contract vehicles does Office of Air and Radiation use most?
The contract vehicles Office of Air and Radiation and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($60,281,817), DOE Energy Savings Performance Contracts 2017-2022 (ESPC) ($7,114,910) and Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) ($4,357,856). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $78,337,482 in those years, 73% of its contract obligations.
What is Office of Air and Radiation's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from Office of Air and Radiation is RFI Only***Sources Sought for Gerstel Thermal Desorption System and Instal, pre-solicitation, posted by National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (OTAQ) on October 23, 2026.
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