The Environmental Protection Agency awarded ECO Analysts Inc. an indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $34.9 million to provide technical support for the National Aquatic Resource Surveys program through September 2026. ECO Analysts has received multiple delivery orders against this contract to conduct field sampling, laboratory analysis, data analysis, and reporting for the National Rivers and Streams Assessment, National Coastal Condition Assessment, and National Lakes Assessment. Services are being performed in Moscow, Idaho, with a focus on benthic macroinvertebrate identification, algal toxin analysis, and fish voucher specimen identification. Delivery orders to date total over $7.5 million and support the agency's long-term efforts to statistically monitor and assess water quality conditions nationwide.
The original solicitation sought market research from firms capable of supporting the technical requirements outlined in the attached draft Performance Work Statement. Services included research, field sampling, logistics, laboratory analysis, data analysis and reporting to assist the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water in implementing its water quality monitoring programs and National Aquatic Resource Surveys. The contract was awarded as an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award with both fixed price and cost reimbursable task orders over five years.
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