Technical support for EPA ords ecological and global change assessment research

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
68HERC22D0026
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
30 $5,541,285 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
  • $6,100,389 Current, with exercised options
  • $6,721,984 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 81% complete
IDV ceiling 6% used
$100,500,000.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Funding agency
Office of the Administrator Environmental Protection Agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Order Dependent (IDV only)

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Tetra Tech, Inc. with a ceiling of $100.5 million on October 1, 2022, for technical support in ecological and global change assessment research, extending through September 30, 2027.

Work is performed in Fairfax, Virginia, with subordinate performance locations including Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Ohio, Huntington, West Virginia, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Anchorage, Alaska, New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Point Judith, Rhode Island, Essington, Pennsylvania, and Crisfield, Maryland.

The IDIQ was solicited to procure methods development, guidance, and technical support for ecological assessment, water quality standards, Total Maximum Daily Load development, climate change impact analysis on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, harmful algal bloom characterization, PFAS spatial analysis, microplastics pathway tracking, and biomonitoring research across EPA regions and customer offices. The contract succeeded EPA's prior single-award ecological assessment vehicle (EP-C-17-031), which expired September 2022.

Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ include $819,074.90 (District of Columbia bacteria TMDL modeling, time-and-materials, April 2025); $677,714 (organon case studies and biomonitoring for resilience, firm fixed price, March 2023); $666,162.89 (Chesapeake coastal resiliency research using blue carbon products, firm fixed price, February 2023); $373,279.89 (public water system harmful algal bloom vulnerability assessment, EPA Region 2, firm fixed price, January 2024); $364,807.02 (regional monitoring networks for streams, lakes, and wetlands, firm fixed price, September 2023); $362,645 (National Rivers and Streams Assessment laboratory quality assurance, firm fixed price, July 2023); $290,216.89 (Lower Guyandotte Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load support for ionic toxicity, West Virginia, firm fixed price, September 2023); $247,282.40 (mining-influenced water treatment technology performance documentation at Superfund and abandoned mine lands sites, time-and-materials, September 2023); and $269,788 (National Coastal Condition Assessment external benthic quality assurance, May 2025). Additional orders span enhanced efficiency fertilizer assessment using SWAT hydrologic modeling, cyanobacterial bloom vulnerability screening for Alaska public water systems, PFAS data curation through the Freshwater Explorer platform, alpine lake climate and land use risk reviews, and microplastics pathway tracking in watersheds.

Tetra Tech is a large for-profit environmental and engineering consulting firm with no small business designations.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
AJ11: technical support for continuous monitoring and assessment document 68HERF26F0046 Environmental Protection Agency $179,979
AH12 - task order - ncca: external benthic QA 68HERC25F0224 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $156,628
AH12 - technical support for district of columbia bacteria tmdl modeling and development 68HERC25F0211 Environmental Protection Agency $598,792
Reports, tools, and data visualizations for assessing aquatic biological endpoints 68HERC25F0159 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $89,872
New task order - "assessment of the potential for enhanced efficiency fertilizers (eefs) in the U.S. Using SWAT" 68HERC25F0156 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $67,897
New task order - expanding the use and functionality of a causal assessment screening tool (castool) 68HERC25F0078 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $123,812
New task order under contract 68HERC22D0026 to be performed according to the attached performance work statement… 68HERC25F0053 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $155,000
This new task order titled "compost value" includes the following tasks: task 1: establish communication and qapp… 68HERC24F0472 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $93,020
New task order on contract 68HERC22D0026 for freshwater explorer data layers. In particular, PFAS data layers will be… 68HERC24F0281 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $43,962
The primary objective of the proposed work is to begin the process of defining which alaska pwss are vulnerable to… 68HERC24F0230 Environmental Protection Agency $0
The goal of this task order is to identify which public water systems (PWS) have and which do not have the ability to… 68HERC24F0182 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $243,829
The goal of this research project is to evaluate the feasibility of recovery such minerals and elements from AMD… 68HERC24F0170 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $138,957
The purpose of this PR is to award a new order for drinking water system operation information under contract… 68HERC24F0072 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $67,650
The purpose of this PR is to award a new order for land application of composting projects under contract 68HERC22D0026… 68HERC24F0059 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $25,831
This task order covers the following areas: 1. Development support and maintenance of regional monitoring networks… 68HERC23F0528 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $364,807
The purpose of this task order is to accumulate and document site information and performance data on water treatment… 68HERC23F0507 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $162,883
The purpose of this task order is to support EPA, in coordination with the wvdep, in development of tmdls for… 68HERC23F0505 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $290,217
New task order on contract 68HERC22D0026 for freshwater explorer data layers. In particular, data layers will be… 68HERC23F0401 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $140,000
The primary objective of this task order (to) is to conduct laboratory work and quality assurance of samples… 68HERC23F0371 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $304,821
The roar project with region 5 will focus on diatom indicators of nutrient pollution, a persistent and pernicious water… 68HERC23F0295 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $148,128
The purpose of this to is to develop a lab-based study examining biological impacts of microplastics on young of year… 68HERC23F0291 Environmental Protection Agency $114,341
The purpose of this to is to source track plastics to understand the major conveyances and compositions of plastics… 68HERC23F0271 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $221,965
The work described in this task order (to) supports the environmental protection agency (EPA) office of research and… 68HERC23F0226 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $152,902
The work described in this task order (to) supports the environmental protection agency (EPA) office of research and… 68HERC23F0225 Environmental Protection Agency $264,186
This task order supports EPA ORD research and assessment activities by addressing climate change and land use change… 68HERC23F0215 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $122,493
This task order supports EPA ORD research and assessment activities associated with the chesapeake SDR in 4 areas… 68HERC23F0158 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $624,001
This task order includes the following five task areas: 1. Establish communication with the tocor; develop a qapp 2… 68HERC23F0082 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $208,422
This task order is designed to provide support in efforts to characterize blackwater sites that have been sampled as… 68HERC23F0136 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $136,976
The purpose of this to is to provide support to EPA region 3 by (1) producing impacts of future climate and hurricane… 68HERC23F0130 Environmental Protection Agency $152,019
The purpose of this to is to develop a monitoring reference guide and framework for plastic pollution in the chesapeake… 68HERC23F0083 Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division (OAM) $147,895
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Add Subcontract Plan P00012 $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 $0
Other Administrative Action P00010 $0
Other Administrative Action P00009 $0
Other Administrative Action P00008 $0
Other Administrative Action P00007 $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Other Administrative Action P00005 · R499 - technical support for EPA ords ecological and global change assessment research $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 -$50,000
Original award $50,000
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Salisbury University This task order supports EPA ORD research and assessment activities associated with the chesapeake SDR in 4 areas: (a) community engagement (tasks 2, 3 and 4)… $50,000
Cole Ecological Inc. The primary objective of this task order (to) is to conduct laboratory work and quality assurance of samples collected as part of nrsa to achieve the… $38,975

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 68HERC22D0026?

68HERC22D0026 was awarded to Tetra Tech, Inc. by Environmental Protection Agency on October 1, 2022.

How much is contract 68HERC22D0026 worth?

Orders under 68HERC22D0026 have obligated $5,541,285. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $6,100,389. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $6,721,984. 68HERC22D0026's own ceiling is $100,500,000.

How many orders have been placed under contract 68HERC22D0026?

30 orders have been placed under 68HERC22D0026, the latest on February 27, 2026.

Which agency awarded contract 68HERC22D0026?

Environmental Protection Agency awarded 68HERC22D0026, with funding from Office of the Administrator (Environmental Protection Agency).

Who can order from contract 68HERC22D0026?

68HERC22D0026 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 68HERC22D0026 competed?

The extent of competition for 68HERC22D0026 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.

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