Delivery Order EPC17029-68HERC22F0140

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water awarded a $1.77M firm fixed-price delivery order to Shearman & Sterling LLP for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) legal advisory support services. The contract, awarded on January 26, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of May 18, 2025, was issued without a set-aside designation, indicating open competition. Work will be performed in New York, NY. WIFIA, administered by EPA, provides low-cost supplemental loans to communities and project sponsors for a broad range of water infrastructure projects, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment, water recycling, and stormwater management initiatives. This legal advisory support enables the government to deliver sophisticated counsel for the complex financing structures and transactions inherent to the WIFIA credit program.

Shearman & Sterling LLP, a global law firm specializing in federal infrastructure financing matters, is well-positioned to provide this support based on its extensive experience with EPA and other infrastructure-focused agencies. The firm currently holds a larger $11.45M multiple-award IDIQ contract with the Department of Transportation for Build America Bureau legal advisory services running through February 2029, and has demonstrated expertise across WIFIA, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), and other federal financing programs. Through its federal contract work, the firm has provided comprehensive legal services spanning credit program counsel, transaction documentation, and advisory support for complex infrastructure and energy projects across multiple agencies.