Superfund Technical Assessment Response Team V (START V)

Ended Master IDIQ Awarded

Federal agency
Awardees
4
Task orders
512
Obligated
$263,063,882

Vehicle facts

Opportunity
Agencies
  • EPA Region 5 Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
  • EPA Region 9 Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
  • EPA Region 7 Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
  • EPA Region 4 Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
Combined task order value
  • $264,867,300 Current, with exercised options
  • $264,961,818 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
Shared ceiling
$132,253,000.00 Less than its task orders have obligated

IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this vehicle

EPA Region 7 awarded this Master IDIQ for environmental consulting services in Superfund and emergency response on July 15, 2019, with a shared ceiling of $132.253 million; ordering closed on July 14, 2024, and the vehicle is no longer available for new task orders.

The vehicle contracts technical assessment and response support across Superfund sites, removal actions, remedial investigations, site assessments, emergency response (oil spills, hazardous releases, disaster recovery), and lead-removal programs. Recent task orders show work spanning site characterization, removal assessments and actions, monitoring, sampling, and on-scene coordinator support. A $50 million task order for the 2025 Southern California wildfires represents the largest single obligation; smaller routine orders typically range from $16,000 to $400,000 with firm fixed-price or time-and-materials pricing. Most task orders carry performance periods through mid-2026.

Four prime contractors hold all 507 awarded orders. Weston Solutions Inc. dominates by potential value at $108.6 million across 126 orders, followed by three separate Tetra Tech, Inc. entities totaling $189.4 million combined potential value across 381 orders. The Tetra Tech portfolio is fragmented across three contractor codes but appears to represent the same parent entity. Competitive concentration is high: the top two prime groupings account for substantially all work under the vehicle.

EPA Region 9 places the most orders by dollar value at $108.6 million (36% of total), with Region 7 at $41.1 million (14%), Region 5 at $118.4 million (40%), and Region 4 at $29.9 million (10%). The vehicle funds a multi-region mission, though ordering is geographically dispersed across Superfund sites nationwide and in US territories including Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

All 507 orders carry unrestricted (no set-aside) status. Combined task-order potential value is $298.1 million, with $296.1 million already obligated (99% utilization). Since ordering closed in July 2024, this vehicle is archived. Ordering activity declined sharply in 2025 (24 orders) and continued declining into 2026 (7 orders through mid-June), reflecting the approaching contract end.

Description

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Emergency Response branch in the Superfund division requires contractor support to provide environmental consulting services in the environmental clean-up industry.

IDV awards

Awardee IDV award Awarded
Tetra Tech, Inc. 68HE0519D0006
Weston Solutions Inc. 68HE0919D0002
Tetra Tech, Inc. 68HE0519D0005
Tetra Tech, Inc. 68HE0719D0001

Latest task orders

Task order Awardee Awarding agency Obligated Last action
New task order assessment and technical assistance on the start 5 contract… 68HE0919F0081 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $2,754,966
TO133-dunsmuir spill potentially responsible party (PRP) oversight and… 68HE0926F0114 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $50,000
To 132 level a exercise for 2026 BI-annual mandatory h & s trainings 68HE0926F0113 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $60,000
The purpose of this task order is to provide oil spill emergency response… 68HE0924F0028 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $24,995
Alvarado creek spill 68HE0925F0010 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $39,001
LAS vegas marina fire start response 68HE0924F0076 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $825
The contractor shall provide oil spill emergency response technical support… 68HE0924F0023 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $61,004
New task order $500K for the ER mobilization on the start 5 contract… 68HE0919F0078 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $2,478,029
Tanzanite park diesel spill emergency response (ER) EPA R9 superfund… 68HE0923F0005 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $22,645
To 131 3 regions back up region functional exercise in 2027. BUR planning 68HE0926F0108 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $99,000
To 130 statewide drums. The arizona department of environmental quality adeq… 68HE0926F0105 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $204,000
Southern solvents site task order to conduct oversight activities related to… 68HE0424F0006 Tetra Tech, Inc. EPA Region 4 $534,803
Initiate site-specific task order (assessment/inspection activities) for… 68HE0421F0079 Tetra Tech, Inc. EPA Region 4 $4,050,870
Initiate new time-critical removal actions bulk funded task order under start 5… 68HE0420F0049 Tetra Tech, Inc. EPA Region 4 $7,413,411
124 2026 typhoon sinlaku. Stafford act FEMA mission assignment (MA). For… 68HE0926F0052 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $478,082
New task order ; start v: 68HE0919D0002_118| tanager fireworks ER, cercla; A9FD 68HE0925F0088 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $115,000
2025 california wildfires and straight-line winds event. To 110 to support… 68HE0925F0018 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $13,879,728
New task order for data management activities on the start 5 contract… 68HE0919F0109 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $1,515,730
This EPA emergency response moss landing technical support task order 68HE0925F0076 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $1,229,691
New task order radiation response support activity on the start 5 contract… 68HE0920F0037 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $224,501
$514K for core response team (CRT) readiness, planning, and preparedness… 68HE0920F0063 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $1,808,254
New task order for OPA general activities on the start 5 contract… 68HE0919F0098 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $715,678
New task order $200K for the spill phone support on the start 5 contract… 68HE0919F0077 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $1,632,850
The purpose of this modification is to extend the period of performance… 68HE0926F0064 Weston Solutions Inc. EPA Region 9 $10,000
Superfund technical assessment & response team (start), region 4, program and… 68HE0519F0053 Tetra Tech, Inc. EPA Region 5 $3,013,244
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Top awardees by obligations

Rank Awardee Obligated Share
1 Tetra Tech, Inc. $88,885,362 34%
2 Weston Solutions Inc. $75,285,735 29%
3 Tetra Tech, Inc. $58,340,373 22%
4 Tetra Tech, Inc. $40,552,413 15%

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Funding agency Obligated Share
1 Environmental Protection Agency $263,063,882 100%

Obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2026 -$33,980,329
FY2025 $55,271,939
FY2024 $46,547,610
FY2023 $68,105,312
FY2022 $37,609,586
FY2021 $36,123,025
FY2020 $32,105,395
FY2019 $21,017,236

Quick answers

What is the START V contract vehicle?

Superfund Technical Assessment Response Team V (START V) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by EPA Region 5 (Regional Offices), EPA Region 9 (Regional Offices), EPA Region 7 (Regional Offices) and EPA Region 4 (Regional Offices), awarded on July 15, 2019.

Which companies hold START V?

4 companies hold START V's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Tetra Tech, Inc. on July 15, 2019. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Tetra Tech, Inc., Weston Solutions Inc. and Tetra Tech, Inc.

How much has been spent through START V?

512 task orders have been placed under START V, obligating $263,063,882. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $264,867,300.

What is the shared ceiling of START V?

The shared ceiling listed for START V, $132,253,000, is less than its task orders have obligated.

Which agencies use START V the most?

The departments whose task orders under START V obligated the most are Environmental Protection Agency ($263,063,882).

How much was obligated through START V in fiscal year 2025?

Task orders under START V obligated $55,271,939 in fiscal year 2025.

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