Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), a minority-owned small disadvantaged business and subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, was awarded a delivery order valued at $7.6 million by EPA Region 5 on February 28, 2023, for task order initiation and removal work at the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment site under the Emergency and Rapid Response Services V (ERRS V) contract vehicle. The work is scheduled for completion by January 31, 2027. This delivery order falls under the Region 4-6 ERRS V master IDIQ, which provides EPA with flexible, rapidly deployable environmental response capabilities across multiple regions. The contract employs time and materials pricing, which is appropriate for the unpredictable nature of emergency environmental remediation work. No small business set-aside was used for this award, indicating full and open competition.
EQM assembled a comprehensive subcontracting team to execute the removal actions at the derailment site, engaging United Rentals (North America), Inc. as the primary equipment rental provider for generators, light towers, office and storage containers, restroom facilities, fuel tanks, and office trailers beginning in late February 2023. Additional subcontractors included Ohio Machinery Co for generator and heavy equipment rental, Mobile Mini for office and storage container rentals, Blue River Environmental and Restoration, Inc. for labor support, AEY Electric Inc. for electrical installation and services, and Ironclad Environmental Solutions, Inc. for office container rentals. This award represents a critical component of the federal response to the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, which released hazardous materials and required extensive environmental assessment, containment, and remediation efforts.
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