The EPA Office of Water awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc., a total small business, on December 14, 2022, with a ceiling of $30.5 million and an ultimate completion date of December 13, 2027. The contract provides technical support for implementation of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) and drinking water standards development.
Work is performed in Traverse City, Michigan. The originating solicitation (posted September 2021) sought technical, analytical, and administrative support for monitoring unregulated contaminants in drinking water systems across approximately 30 chemical contaminants, with a total estimated effort of 185,000 direct labor hours. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.
Recent task order activity under this IDIQ includes a $7.4 million delivery order issued September 2, 2025, for UCMR and drinking water standards technical support (completion September 2, 2028); a $3.79 million order issued August 28, 2024, for UCMR implementation support at small public water systems (completion September 2, 2025); a $1.26 million order issued September 10, 2024, for UCMR implementation support at large public water systems (completion September 9, 2028); a $3.59 million order issued March 8, 2023, for UCMR implementation at small public water systems (completion September 9, 2024); and a $454,000 order issued March 10, 2023, for UCMR implementation at large public water systems (completion September 2024, subsequently de-obligated). All task orders carry cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and are performed in Traverse City, Michigan. NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) and PSC R499 (Other Environmental Services) apply.