Scientific, Technical, Research, Engineering, and Modeling Support (STREAMS)

The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development awarded this master IDIQ on September 27, 2005, for scientific, technical, research, engineering, and modeling support to develop and evaluate technologies, processes, and tools for pollution prevention and ecosystem restoration. Ordering closed on September 29, 2011, making this vehicle inactive for over fourteen years. The successor vehicle, Scientific, Technical, Research, Engineering, and Modeling Support 2, was established on September 14, 2011.

The vehicle awarded 94 task orders with a combined potential value of $39.2 million, of which $36.3 million (93 percent) has been obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2006 and 2007, with 32 and 33 orders respectively, then declined sharply to 5 orders by 2010. The most recent task order closed on September 30, 2010.

Task orders span environmental research and engineering across air, water, and land. Awarded work includes arsenic removal technology demonstration, wastewater and drinking water system assessment and rehabilitation, vapor intrusion and contamination analysis, sediment remediation, chemical agent decontamination, indoor air quality and radon monitoring, watershed modeling, and biothreat agent research. Orders also cover technology verification programs, lifecycle assessments, and technical outreach services.

Battelle Memorial Institute and Tetra TECH Inc. dominate the awardee base, holding 20 orders each and commanding $13.1 million and $9.6 million combined potential value respectively. Research Triangle Institute follows with 23 orders but $6.6 million potential value, indicating smaller average order size. The Cadmus Group LLC and Eastern Research Group Inc. round out five total primes. All task orders were awarded unrestricted, with no set-aside designations.

The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development placed 67 of 72 tracked orders, representing $32.5 million of combined potential value. EPA Region 5 placed one order at $852 thousand. Task order durations typically extend through September 30, 2011, with pricing structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee. Individual order values range from under $25 thousand to $3.4 million, with several orders in the $1 million to $1.5 million band.

The EPA has awarded a Master IDIQ for the development and evaluation of technologies, processes, and tools to prevent or reduce pollution of air, land, and water, and to restore ecosystems. These contracts may support all ORD laboratories, centers, and offices and other USEPA organizations, such as Regional and Program Offices that conduct research projects that could be supported under the scope of the STREAMS III Performance Work Statement (PWS).