JOFOC Bridge Extension for R3 START VI 68HE0320D0003
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- JOFOC_Bridge_Extension_for_R3_START_VI_68HE0320D0003
- Agency
-
EPA Region 3
Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 68HE0320D0003 Federal IDV award
- Awardee
- Tetra Tech, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 has approved a sole-source bridge extension of contract 68HE0320D0003 to Tetra Tech Inc. for continued Region 3 Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) VI services through December 31, 2026.
The justification cites 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2) for unusual and compelling urgency. A GAO protest filed June 23, 2026, challenged the START VII contract award to Weston Solutions, resulting in a stop work order on June 24, 2026. Without this bridge extension, mission-critical emergency response capabilities would lapse. The extension maintains four active task orders supporting 107 critical projects, including emergency removal actions at sites such as Exide Technologies and Moyer's Landfill, with ongoing work in air monitoring, sampling, data management, training, and hazard ranking activities.
The contract is a single-award IDIQ vehicle originally awarded June 9, 2020. The extension runs from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Services include nationally consistent technical assistance for emergency response, preparedness and prevention activities, site assessment support, and remedial investigation/feasibility study support in support of EPA's responsibilities under the National Response System. The contracting activity is EPA Region 3, Mission Support Division Contracts Management Section (3MD21), with program oversight by Region 3, Superfund and Emergency Management Division. The justification was approved June 28, 2026, by Stefan Martiyan, Director of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Contracting Activity.
Notice text
JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
(BRIDGE EXTENSION)
In accordance with the Authority of FAR 6.103-21
Region 3 Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) VI
Contract No. 68HE0320D0003
This Bridge Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is prepared pursuant to the content requirements prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.104-1 (DEVIATION) [41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(2)] and Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Policy (EPAAP) Subsection 6.3.1 – Bridge Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (January 2018).
1. In accordance with FAR 6.104-1 (a)(1) (DEVIATION), Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition”:
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contracting Activity: Region 3, Mission Support Division
Contracts Management Section (3MD21)
Program Office: Region 3, Superfund and Emergency Management Division
Program Point of Contact: R3 START VI Project Officer
Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
Project Identification: Region 3, Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) VI Contract for Emergency Response, Technical/Training, Site Assessment, Brownfields Assessment, and Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Support
Proposed Source(s): Tetra Tech Inc. (68HE0320D0003)
SEE ATTACHED JOFOC FOR FULL DETAILS
Awarded contract 68HE0320D0003 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2020-06-09.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JOFOC Bridge R3 START VI 68HE0320D0003_Redacted.pdf |
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