The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $68.8 million Indefinite Delivery Contract to Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned, minority-owned, and small disadvantaged business, to provide Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) related to the release of hazardous substances, wastes, contaminants, materials, and petroleum products. This contract allows EQM to deliver a wide range of environmental assessment, remediation, and emergency response services on an as-needed basis over a 5-year period through May 2025.
The original solicitation indicates this contract is intended to establish an on-call vehicle for EPA Region 10 to quickly respond to environmental incidents, including those associated with natural or man-made disasters. The contract is set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 562910 for environmental remediation services. Through numerous delivery orders issued under this IDC, EQM has been tasked with cleanup, site investigation, and emergency response for incidents involving mercury spills, contaminated soil, abandoned mines, oil releases, and other environmental hazards across multiple states in EPA Region 10.
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