Region 5, (errs v); task order for the emergency response at 8013 w chicago PCB site. Ssid: D544RV00.

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), a Cincinnati-based environmental consulting and remediation firm, was awarded a task order valued at $356,752.80 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 on June 18, 2025, for emergency response services at the 8013 West Chicago Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) site in Chicago, Illinois. This delivery order, issued under a Time and Materials pricing structure, represents a Total Small Business set-aside and is scheduled for ultimate completion by August 18, 2025. The task order derives from the Region 4-6 Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS V) indefinite delivery contract, a $287.1 million vehicle established in January 2022 that enables the EPA Region 5 to rapidly mobilize environmental remediation capabilities across the Great Lakes region. EQM, which operates as a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (an Alaska Native Corporation) and holds minority-owned small disadvantaged business certification, has emerged as a critical partner for EPA emergency response operations, with over $200 million in delivery orders across multiple regions since 2021.

EQM's subcontractor network for this site remediation includes Republic Services Inc., awarded a subcontract on July 11, 2025, for transportation and disposal services, and Macallister Machinery Co Inc., awarded a subcontract on June 24, 2025, for equipment rentals. Republic Services, a Phoenix-based publicly traded waste management and environmental services company, brings extensive hazardous waste disposal and environmental response capabilities through its subsidiary operations nationwide. Macallister Machinery Co Inc., an Indianapolis-based equipment rental and repair firm specializing in Caterpillar equipment and power generation solutions, provides the necessary heavy equipment support for site operations. This task order represents one component of EQM's substantial federal environmental services portfolio and supports the EPA's Superfund program objectives for site remediation and hazardous substance cleanup.