Environmental Remediation MAIDIQ (ERMA)

The Environmental Remediation Multiple Award IDIQ (ERMA) contract vehicle, administered by the U.S. Army Environmental Command, provides comprehensive environmental remediation services across the United States, including the contiguous states, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska. The contract focuses on a broad spectrum of environmental evaluation, investigation, and remediation activities, with a particular emphasis on hazardous and toxic waste site management, munitions response, and site restoration services. The contract has a shared ceiling of $464 million and is designed to support various federal agencies, primarily the Department of Defense, in addressing complex environmental challenges at military installations and government-owned properties.

Recent task orders under the ERMA contract demonstrate a diverse range of environmental services, with contract values ranging from minimal $5,000 minimum guarantee orders to substantial projects exceeding $8.8 million. Frequent prime contractors include Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC), Arcadis U.S., Inc., AECOM Technical Services, Tetra Tech, and various joint ventures such as Cape-CDM Smith and Errg-Versar. The majority of task orders are firm fixed-price delivery orders, with most not having specific small business set-aside designations. Common performance locations include military installations such as Fort Jackson, Fort Irwin, Fort Sam Houston, Redstone Arsenal, and Camp Minden. Task order scopes typically involve remedial investigations, five-year reviews under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), quality assurance project plans, and site restoration activities.