WIFIA Legal Services

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Legal Services Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract provides specialized legal advisory support services for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water WIFIA program. The contract supports the agency's critical water infrastructure financing initiatives by offering comprehensive legal services related to project loan applications, credit agreement development, and regulatory guidance. These legal services are essential for facilitating low-cost federal loans and loan guarantees for significant water infrastructure projects across the United States.

The contract primarily features three prime law firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. Task orders typically range from $130,000 to $2,425,788, with performance periods generally spanning two to five years, concluding around May 2025. The delivery orders consistently use firm fixed-price and time and materials pricing mechanisms, with no small business set-aside designations. Most task orders are awarded to the primes' offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and focus on specific aspects of the WIFIA program such as loan application reviews, credit agreement development, and legal counsel for state financing authorities. The contract supports the EPA's broader mission of financing regionally and nationally significant water infrastructure projects through specialized legal expertise.