WIFIA Legal Services
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Office of Water
- Awardees
- 5
- Task orders
- 41
- Obligated
- $14,281,839
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- SOLCI1600078 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Office of Water Headquarters Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- Combined task order value
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- $28,198,008 Current, with exercised options
- $31,887,699 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 57% used
- $25,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water established this Master IDIQ for legal services supporting the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program on May 18, 2017, with a shared ceiling of $25 million and a last date to order of May 17, 2022—ordering closed four years ago and no new task orders may be issued against this vehicle.
Activity on the vehicle peaked in 2020 with 12 orders, then settled to 6–7 orders annually in 2021 and 2022 before ordering authority expired. Over the vehicle's five-year ordering window, 41 task orders were awarded with a combined potential value of $31.9 million, of which $14.3 million (45 percent) has been obligated. The most recent task order was issued March 11, 2022. Task orders typically range from roughly $300,000 to $2 million in ceiling value, priced on either a time-and-materials or firm-fixed-price basis, with performance periods extending to May 2025 or later.
Three law firms dominate the vehicle with 100 percent of awarded orders: Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP holds 17 orders totaling $14.6 million in potential value; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP holds 16 orders worth $9.8 million; and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP holds 8 orders valued at $7.4 million. All 41 orders are unrestricted (no set-aside applied). The EPA Office for Water is the sole customer, funding 100 percent of task orders.
Awarded work consists of legal advisory support for WIFIA term sheets, loan agreements, and transaction support for water infrastructure borrowers. Specific projects named in task orders include facilities in Miami-Dade, San Francisco, Orange County, Coachella, St. Louis, Omaha, and other municipal water authorities. Because ordering closed in 2022, this vehicle no longer accepts new work and is closed to pursuit.
Description
Legal Services for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Latest 25 of 41 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP | $5,988,033 | 42% |
| 2 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | $5,289,028 | 37% |
| 3 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | $3,004,778 | 21% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Protection Agency | $14,281,839 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$2,384,581 |
| FY2024 | -$433,949 |
| FY2023 | $1,637,854 |
| FY2022 | $2,680,724 |
| FY2021 | $4,964,251 |
| FY2020 | $4,092,088 |
| FY2019 | $2,337,697 |
| FY2018 | $865,966 |
| FY2017 | $521,791 |
Quick answers
What is the WIFIA Legal Services contract vehicle?
WIFIA Legal Services is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Office of Water (Headquarters Offices), awarded on May 18, 2017.
Which companies hold WIFIA Legal Services?
5 companies hold WIFIA Legal Services's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Nixon Peabody LLP on May 18, 2017. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.
How much has been spent through WIFIA Legal Services?
41 task orders have been placed under WIFIA Legal Services, obligating $14,281,839. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $28,198,008.
What is the shared ceiling of WIFIA Legal Services?
WIFIA Legal Services's shared ceiling is $25,000,000; its task orders have used 57% of it.
Which agencies use WIFIA Legal Services the most?
The departments whose task orders under WIFIA Legal Services obligated the most are Environmental Protection Agency ($14,281,839).
How much was obligated through WIFIA Legal Services in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under WIFIA Legal Services obligated -$2,384,581 in fiscal year 2025.
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