Emergency Rapid Response Services (ERRS)

The Emergency Rapid Response Services (ERRS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), covers emergency and time-critical removal actions related to environmental hazards. The contract addresses cleanup services for releases or threats of release involving oil, petroleum products, hazardous substances, and contaminants that pose potential risks to human health or the environment. Specifically, the contract supports response activities for natural and manmade disasters, terrorist activities, weapons of mass destruction, and nuclear, biological, or chemical incidents.

Task orders under the ERRS contract demonstrate a wide range of environmental emergency response actions, predominantly focused on site remediation, hazardous material removal, and emergency cleanup efforts. Most task orders are time and materials contracts with values ranging from approximately $5,000 to $1.5 million, with completion periods typically spanning 3-12 months. Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small business, appears to be a frequent prime contractor. The majority of task orders utilize either total small business or no set-aside designations, with performance locations primarily across midwestern and southeastern United States, including states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Georgia. Common funding sources include EPA Region 5, Region 6, and other regional EPA offices, with task orders addressing sites such as mercury spills, oil emergencies, industrial contamination, and superfund site remediation.