Office of Water
Agency facts
- Full name
- Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water - Funding Office
- Acronym
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- OW
- Office code
- 68J000
- Organization
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OW
- OGWDW
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- Contract obligations
- $93,151,665 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $2,796,027 |
| FY2026 | $149,822,198 |
| FY2025 | $93,151,665 |
| FY2024 | $197,625,102 |
| FY2023 | $103,527,868 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | $41,139,797 | |
| 2 | S C & A Inc. | $19,867,750 | |
| 3 | The Cadmus Group LLC | $17,953,861 | |
| 4 | Eastern Research Group Inc. | $17,310,360 | |
| 5 | Systalex Corporation | $15,079,705 | |
| 6 | Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc. | $8,793,486 | |
| 7 | Research Triangle Institute | $4,750,037 | |
| 8 | EA Engineering, Science, And Technology, Inc., PBC | $4,346,498 | |
| 9 | ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. | $3,334,358 | |
| 10 | Pegasus Technical Services, Inc. | $2,704,404 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
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| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $61,949,845 | |
| 2 | One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) | $4,719,040 | |
| 3 | Water Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act Legal Advisory Services | $3,472,980 | |
| 4 | EPA Assessment and Watershed Protection II | $4,330 | |
| 5 | Information Management Center Services V (IMCS V) | $3,529 |
5 of 8 vehicles listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
About this agency
The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water is a civilian sub-agency that procures technical services, environmental research, and water-infrastructure expertise through contracts and distributes federal grant funding to support water quality, rural water systems, and wetland management programs. The Office for Water transacts on both sides: contract awards fund engineering studies, compliance support, and regulatory consulting, while grants support community water systems, state and interstate water agencies, and research institutions.
The Office for Water has issued 2,314 federal contract awards totaling $3.2 billion in combined potential value since 2001, with $1.89 billion obligated to date. Contract activity has trended downward in recent years: 183 awards in 2023, 174 in 2024, 117 in 2025, 79 in 2026, and 3 year-to-date in 2027. Over the last five years, contract competition is moderately concentrated among prime contractors. The Cadmus Group LLC leads by award count with 123 awards and $140.4 million combined potential value, followed by Eastern Research Group Inc. with 108 awards and $219.1 million combined potential value. Eastern Research Group holds the largest combined potential value; The Cadmus Group, General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., and Great Lakes Environmental Center round out the top five by count. The top five primes account for 56 percent of recent awards by count but only 19 percent of recent potential value by dollar magnitude, indicating that the long tail of 381 other prime contractors collectively holds significant contract authority. The contract portfolio is overwhelmingly open competition: 88 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with small-business set-asides (primarily Total Small Business at 7 percent and 8(a) Sole Source at 2 percent) comprising the remainder.
The Office for Water has awarded 604 federal grants totaling $629 million in combined federal dollars obligated since 1992, with $677.7 million total dollars when including non-federal cost-share. Grant activity has declined: 34 awards in 2022, 27 in 2023, 31 in 2024, 16 in 2025, and 2 in 2026. Grant recipients are concentrated among a small number of organizations. JXN Water dominates by federal-dollar value with $200 million across 2 awards; Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated leads by award count with 23 awards and $112.6 million federal dollars. The top five recipients by federal dollars account for 69 percent of grant funding. Grants are predominantly Project Grants (93 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (7 percent). Distinct grant recipients number 61 across the portfolio.
No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency in available data as of the reporting date.
Quick answers
What is Office of Water?
Office of Water (OW) is part of Headquarters Offices, Environmental Protection Agency. Its full name is Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water - Funding Office.
What offices are part of Office of Water?
Office of Water has 1 sub-agency or office with their own GovTribe pages, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
How much does Office of Water spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Office of Water and its offices obligated $93,151,665 in fiscal year 2025 and $546,922,861 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Office of Water's largest contractors?
The contractors Office of Water and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. ($41,139,797), S C & A Inc. ($19,867,750) and The Cadmus Group LLC ($17,953,861).
Which contract vehicles does Office of Water use most?
The contract vehicles Office of Water and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($61,949,845), One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) ($4,719,040) and Water Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act Legal Advisory Services ($3,472,980). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $69,628,375 in those years, 46% of its contract obligations.
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