CERCLA Environmental Response 2018-2023

The CERCLA Environmental Response 2018-2023 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a master agreement awarded by the United States Forest Service to multiple prime contractors for comprehensive environmental remediation and assessment services. The contract is structured under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and supports environmental response activities across multiple National Forest regions, primarily in the Pacific Southwest (Region 5) and Southwestern (Region 3) regions. Services include conducting environmental evaluations, site inspections, risk assessments, engineering analyses, and implementing remediation strategies for contaminated sites, with a primary focus on addressing historical mining, landfill, and other environmental hazard locations.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on environmental site assessment, cleanup, and monitoring, with contract values ranging from approximately $5,900 to $3,824,778. Frequent prime contractors include Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc. (ERRG), Environmental Cost Management, Inc. (ECM), and Pioneer Technical Services Inc., with most contracts being firm fixed-price and lacking specific small business set-aside designations. The places of performance are predominantly in California and Arizona, involving sites such as abandoned mines, landfills, and contaminated water systems. Many task orders are funded through agency budgets or specific programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), with typical contract durations spanning between 6 months to 5 years. The work predominantly supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's environmental stewardship and cleanup efforts across National Forest lands.