This federal contract award, valued at $430,000.00, was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 to Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned, minority-owned, and small disadvantaged business. The purpose of this order is to provide initial funding for the Jireh Sports Site in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The contract is a Delivery Order under the Emergency Rapid Response Services IV (ERRS IV) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, which allows the EPA to issue task orders for emergency and time-critical environmental response services. EQM has been awarded several major IDIQ contracts with the EPA, including a $68.8 million ERRS contract for Region 10 and a $300 million Remediation and Restoration Services IDIQ for Region 5. This Jireh Sports Site task order is set aside for small businesses.
EQM has subcontracted portions of the work to His Constructors, Inc. for soil excavation, disposal sampling, and landscaping restoration, as well as to Republic Services Inc. for transportation and disposal of the contaminated soil.