Title: characterizing and communicating transportation and ambient air impacts and mitigation strategies
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 68HERH23F0116
- Awardee
-
Eastern Research Group Inc. UEI DK4TBEJRAR56
- Awarding agency
-
Environmental Protection Agency
- Obligated
- $2,667,138
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- PROAR2201469 Solicitation number
- Contract value 82% obligated
- $3,256,612.45 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Office of Air and Radiation Headquarters Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Time and Materials
- Place of performance
- Lexington, MA 02421, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$60,214 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,000 | |
| Change Order | $100,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$5,583 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $297,102 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$297,002 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $376,723 | |
| Exercise an Option | $250,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $250,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $94,223 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $263,446 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $131,500 | |
| Funding Only Action | $70,667 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $600,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$304,399 | |
| Funding Only Action | $75,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $600,676 | |
| Original award | $200,000 |
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About this award
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation issued a BPA call to Eastern Research Group Inc. on February 14, 2023, for characterizing and communicating transportation and ambient air impacts and mitigation strategies, with a ceiling value of $3,256,612.45. The call operates under the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), a GSA-administered government-wide vehicle.
Work is performed in Lexington, Massachusetts. Eastern Research Group is a for-profit environmental consulting firm delivering technical analysis, regulatory support, and program management services primarily to EPA and defense agencies. The company operates with no small-business set-aside designations and competes on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis.
The call is time-and-materials priced. Government-invoiced labor shows $234 thousand in FY2023 (0.9 FTEs, $129.36/hr derived rate), $822 thousand in FY2024 (2.4 FTEs, $166.90/hr), and $744 thousand in FY2025 (1.6 FTEs). Pricing trended upward year-over-year. In FY2025, the prime self-performed all reported hours with no subcontractor labor.
Eastern Research Group engaged subcontractors on discrete tasks: Smithers MSE Inc. (veteran-owned testing laboratory, February 2026, tire and brake wear emissions characterization); VTT LLC (nonprofit providing vehicle performance simulation, November 2025, non-tailpipe emissions laboratory and on-board measurement work); Texas A&M Transportation Institute (October 2023, local-scale benefits assessment method development); and University of Vermont (October 2023, transportation mitigation strategy benefits assessment support). The call ultimate completion date is August 13, 2026.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Smithers MSE Inc. | $61,085 | |
| VTT LLC | $196,123 | |
| Subcontractor not on record | $68,964 | |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | $51,508 | |
| University Of Vermont & State Agricultural College | $85,907 | |
| The Office Of James Burnett, Inc. | $143,461 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 68HERH23F0116?
68HERH23F0116 was awarded to Eastern Research Group Inc. by Environmental Protection Agency on February 14, 2023.
How much is contract 68HERH23F0116 worth?
The government has obligated $2,667,138 on 68HERH23F0116. Its current value, with exercised options, is $3,256,612.
Which agency awarded contract 68HERH23F0116?
Environmental Protection Agency awarded 68HERH23F0116, with funding from Office of Air and Radiation (Headquarters Offices).
Is contract 68HERH23F0116 an order under another contract?
Yes. 68HERH23F0116 is a BPA call under GS00F079CA-68HERH22A0020, a blanket purchase agreement, on Multiple Award Schedule (MAS).
Was contract 68HERH23F0116 competed?
The extent of competition for 68HERH23F0116 was full and open competition.
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