Environmental Consulting Services, Omaha District, NWD and existing customers

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Omaha established a competitive 8(a) Master IDIQ for environmental consulting services with a $60 million shared ceiling and a last ordering date of February 9, 2027, leaving approximately six months of active authority. The vehicle, established in February 2022, is fully set-aside for 8(a)-certified firms under NAICS 541620, though task orders awarded to date show a divergence from that structure: 57 percent carry no set-aside designation, 29 percent are total small business, and 14 percent are competitive 8(a).

Seven task orders totaling $18.1 million in combined potential value have been awarded, with $13.7 million obligated as of the most recent activity in September 2024. Ordering momentum slowed: three orders in 2022, one in 2023, and three in 2024, with no awards in the last nine months. Three minimum-guarantee orders of $2,500 each were issued at vehicle establishment; substantive orders began in 2023 and range from $45 thousand to $11.2 million in ceiling value, typically firm-fixed-price awards with durations extending into 2027 and 2028.

Chenega Reliable Services LLC dominates by potential value at $11.2 million across two orders, while Whitetail Ayuda Joint Venture LLC leads by order count with four awards totaling $6.9 million. RSI Services LLC holds one $3 thousand order. The Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District accounts for roughly 91 percent of potential value across five orders; Seattle District and the National Capitol Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity hold the remainder. Work spans air quality, hazardous waste management, natural resources management, wetlands, NEPA compliance, environmental assessments, and facility-specific compliance support at military installations including Ellsworth AFB, Minot AFB, Grand Forks AFB, Offutt AFB, and Fort Carson.

The vehicle was originally intended to award three contracts but awarded only three primes. Remaining ceiling of $41.9 million and the compressed ordering window present a narrow window for pursuit.

The work will include a wide range of environmental consulting services in the following areas, including but not limited to, air emissions management; air quality; cultural and historic resources management; facility response plans; fire management plans for ranges; hazardous materials management; hazardous waste management; natural resources management; pesticide management; petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) management; solid waste management; special pollutants management (e.g. polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), asbestos, lead based paint, radon gas, etc.); natural resources inventories; noise management; underground storage tank management; water quality management; wetlands management; radioactive materials management; and storm water management; air emissions inventories; air permit applications; compliance monitoring and reporting; asbestos sampling; environmental electronic data management; water quality evaluations; mitigation planning; National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit applications & monitoring; spill prevention and response plans; Environmental Compliance Assessment System (ECAS) audits; Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) support; Tier I (installation), Tier II (state), and Tier III (regional) reporting; partnering support to include facilitation, public meeting support, and preparation/presentation of reports and management support; consumer confidence report (Safe Drinking Water Act); environmental compliance training; National Environmental Policy Act; environmental assessments; Environmental Baseline Surveys (EBS); preliminary assessment/site inspection; solid waste management plans; hazardous waste management plans; Subtitle C and Subtitle D (40 CFR 264/265 and 40 CFR 258) landfill operations plans; hazardous waste reporting; landfill closure plans; biological assessments; endangered species management plans (ESMP); National Historic Preservation Act studies; historic building surveys; historic building guides; data recovery plans and mitigation; coordination with the State Historic Preservation Office and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Integrated Cultural Resources Management plans; Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments; Pollution Preventions Plans Life Cycle Cost Analysis; ecological risk assessments; and, environmental fate studies.