CERCLA Environmental Response 2018-2023

The U.S. Forest Service, Region 3 Southwestern Region, awarded a Master IDIQ for CERCLA Environmental Response work on April 27, 2018, with a shared ceiling of $35 million and ordering authority that closed on April 30, 2023. This vehicle is no longer active; ordering closed more than three years ago.

The Master IDIQ procures environmental assessment, remediation design, and remedial action implementation services across Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) response activities. Work includes Preliminary Assessments, Site Inspections, combined PA/SI studies, Risk Assessments, Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA), Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), and implementation of approved remedial designs and work plans. Performance spans mine remediation, landfill monitoring and design, tailings site cleanup, and hazardous materials removal across national forests and management units in the Southwest and Pacific regions.

Task orders total 50 awards over five years, with ordering momentum declining from 12 orders annually in 2020 to 6 by 2023. Combined task-order potential value stands at $19.4 million, with $19.3 million already obligated (99% of available value), indicating the vehicle is substantially exhausted. Engineering / Remediation Resources Group, Inc. dominates by value, holding 19 orders worth $13.2 million combined potential value; Environmental Cost Management, Inc. leads by order count at 21 awards but only $2.6 million potential value. Pioneer Technical Services Inc. accounts for 7 orders totaling $3.2 million, and Weston Solutions, Inc. holds 3 orders at $322 thousand. Competitive concentration is moderately high: the top two primes control 86% of combined potential value.

Customer funding splits between two Forest Service regions: Region 3 Southwestern placed 26 orders ($8 million potential value) and Region 5 Pacific Southwest placed 22 orders ($8.5 million potential value). Typical task orders range from under $56 thousand to several million dollars; the largest awarded order was a Walker Mine Tailings Revegetation project at $3.824 million (firm fixed price, completion December 2025). Most orders (88%) carry no set-aside; 6 orders (12%) are set aside for small business. Work is performed across southwestern national forests and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, with administrative oversight at regional offices.

This vehicle is closed to new ordering and nearly fully obligated, making it unsuitable for new business development.

The US Forest Service, Region 5, Pacific Southwest has awarded a Master IDIQ for CERCLA Environmental Response. Services include conducting various evaluations, studies, and reports as specified in the National Contingency Plan (NCP) found in 40 CFR 300 or as required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or other federal or state hazardous waste cleanup regulations. The Contractor may be requested to complete the following studies; Preliminary Assessment (PA), Site Inspection (SI), combined PA/SI, Risk Assessment, an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA), a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), or other documents required for CERCLA response actions, including enforcement support. The Contractor may also be requested to implement the CERCLA site remedy in accordance with the NCP with approved work plans and decision documents.