Office of Environmental Information

The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Information — Funding Office is a civilian sub-agency that procures information technology, environmental data systems, and related support services to enable EPA's environmental monitoring and reporting mission. The office has awarded 2,090 federal contracts totaling $1.43 billion in potential value since 2001, with $1.04 billion obligated to date, alongside a small portfolio of 24 Project Grants totaling $1.9 million in federal funding.

Contract activity has declined sharply in recent years. The office awarded 170 contracts in 2016, 117 in 2017, 39 in 2018, 24 in 2019, and only 1 in 2020, with no awards recorded since April 2020. The most recent recorded award dates to more than six years ago, indicating the office has ceased active contracting or relies on existing vehicle extensions and task-order calls against established contracts rather than new competitive awards. Across the 2,090-award lifetime portfolio, 567 distinct prime contractors have been awarded, and competitive concentration is highly fragmented on both count and value measures among currently active or historically active vendors.

The set-aside mix is dominated by open competition. Eighty-three percent of awards (1,740) carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 12 percent of awards (247), with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business representing 2 percent (40 awards), 8(a) sole source at 1 percent (18 awards), and partial small business also at 1 percent (18 awards). All remaining designations — Competitive 8(a), HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, and combinations thereof — each represent less than 1 percent of the portfolio.

Grant activity is minimal and dormant. The office has issued 24 Project Grants since 1997, with the most recent award dating to October 2019 (more than seven years ago). The grants were concentrated in 2002 (10 awards) and 2019 (6 awards), with minimal activity in intervening years. Combined federal funding obligated across all 24 awards totals $1.9 million, with a total federal and non-federal combined value of $3.2 million. Six distinct recipients have been awarded across the portfolio lifetime.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against this office. The sharp decline in contracting volume since 2018 and the absence of awards since 2020 suggest the office is operating primarily through existing contract vehicles rather than issuing new competitive solicitations. Firms pursuing work with EPA's information and environmental-data mission should monitor the parent EPA procurement channels and regional offices for active opportunities, as this funding office's direct contracting activity is not currently active.