EPA Remedial Acquisition Framework: Remediation Environmental Services (RES)

The EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management funding office awarded the Remediation Environmental Services (RES) Master IDIQ under the Remedial Acquisition Framework for remedial cleanup services, including construction, at Superfund sites nationally, with orders placeable through October 31, 2028. The vehicle carries no set-aside at the vehicle level and a $1.57 billion shared ceiling. It replaced full-service Remedial Action Contracts and was awarded November 1, 2018, after a 2014 sources sought (SOL-HQ-14-00023). Sixty-seven task orders have been placed since September 13, 2019, with the most recent on September 30, 2026. Orders per year run 14 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 22 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 6 in 2026. Obligations total $1.07 billion against $1.19 billion in combined potential value, or 89%.

Task orders buy remedial action construction and implementation: in-situ thermal remediation, groundwater extraction and treatment, soil vapor extraction, vertical barrier walls, residential soil remediation, non-time-critical removal actions, and operate-and-maintain groundwater systems, along with storm sewer replacement.

EA Engineering, Science, And Technology, Inc., PBC leads with 15 orders and $310.3 million in combined potential value, followed by Kemron / Arrowhead JV, LLC (10 orders, $291.6 million) and AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (12 orders, $232.1 million). Hydrogeologic, Inc. (8 orders, $142.5 million) and EQ & CH Remediation (5 orders, $79.2 million) complete the top five, which cover 75% of task orders across 12 distinct primes.

EPA regional offices are the principal customers. Region 4 places 14 orders ($139.3 million), Region 3 places 12 ($240.1 million), Region 5 places 9 ($286.5 million), Region 7 places 9 ($216.8 million), and Region 2 places 7 ($85.5 million). These five regions account for 76% of orders across 10 customer agencies.

Set-aside activity is minority. Of task orders, 85% (57) carry no set-aside, and 15% (10) are Total Small Business awards.

Notable recent orders include Little Scioto River at $73.0 million obligated and ceiling, and a Southside Chattanooga lead site order with a $99.9 million ceiling and $46.9 million obligated. Recent orders are geographically dispersed, with work in Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Puerto Rico, Indiana, and Connecticut.

The RES requirement supports the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) with remedial cleanup services, including construction services. The RES suite of contracts will provide for personnel, materials and services necessary to implement EPA-led remedial actions and non-time critical removal actions at Superfund sites on a national level. In addition to these services, the contractor may also be requested to support the remedial action implementation in the following areas: remedy operations including long-term response actions, design support, and limited field work and analytical support.