Superfund Technical Assessment Response Team IV (START IV)

The Superfund Technical Assessment Response Team IV (START IV) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle awarded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide comprehensive environmental consulting and technical support services. The contract enables EPA regional offices to rapidly acquire specialized environmental assessment, remediation, and emergency response capabilities across multiple program areas. Services under this vehicle include site investigations, removal actions, technical assessments, environmental sampling, data management, training, emergency response preparedness, and specialized technical support for contaminated site cleanup efforts nationwide.

Task orders under this contract vehicle demonstrate a wide range of environmental services, predominantly issued by EPA Regions 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10, with most task orders ranging from $10,000 to $1,000,000 and typically having completion periods of 12-24 months. WSP USA Solutions Inc. (doing business as Louis Berger Group) and Weston Solutions Inc. emerged as the primary prime contractors, frequently receiving task orders for activities such as Superfund site assessments, emergency response support, wildfire response, and technical training. The contract supports various federal funding sources, including EPA Superfund program funds and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster response appropriations. Most task orders were not designated with small business set-asides and focused on environmental sites across multiple states, with significant work concentrated in California, Washington, Oregon, and Louisiana.