Alta Science & Engineering Inc.

Alta Science & Engineering Inc., a HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business based in Kellogg, Idaho, operates exclusively as a prime contractor delivering environmental consulting, infrastructure engineering, and technical support services to federal land management and environmental agencies under Total Small Business set-asides. The company is a subsidiary of Terragraphics Environmental Engineering Inc., also HUBZone-certified, and specializes in infrastructure assessment, trail design, environmental site remediation, and hazardous waste management support across the Pacific Northwest and intermountain regions.

Alta's customer base concentrates heavily on Department of Interior and EPA regional operations. The top five customer agencies by awards account for 82% of recent awards, dominated by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) with nine awards totaling $33.2 million in combined potential value, followed by the EPA Region 9 with three awards ($26.7 million combined), the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 with three awards ($670 thousand), the EPA Region 8 with two awards ($1.4 million), and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 1 (Northern Region) with one award ($396 thousand). However, the potential-value ranking is anchored by a single large vehicle: the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 MATOC for architectural and engineering services, a $50 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract running through September 30, 2027, which accounts for 44% of Alta's combined potential value across all awards despite representing only one of twenty-two total awards.

Representative work includes a $25.2 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract from EPA Region 9 for RCRA enforcement, permitting, and assistance (REPA VII) running through February 1, 2031; a $1.37 million single-award IDIQ from EPA Region 8 for technical support services also running through February 1, 2031; a $25 million multiple-award Forest Service IDIQ for architect-engineer services in Regions 6 and 10 awarded September 22, 2025, through September 20, 2030; delivery orders under the DOI MATOC including a $842,191 time-and-materials order from EPA Region 9 for hazardous waste management training and technical assistance to tribes (completion July 14, 2029), a $634,736 order for California Hurricane Hilary abandoned underground storage tanks investigation support (completion September 30, 2028), and a $368,850 firm fixed-price alternative analysis for Magic Valley Fish Hatchery (completion December 31, 2025); and a $278,964 Forest Service delivery order for White King/Lucky Lass annual monitoring and mine reclamation work completed March 29, 2024.

Activity has accelerated in the recent period — three awards in 2023, one in 2024, three in 2025, and six in 2026 — though only four awards (combined potential value $1.2 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Alta operates as a pure prime contractor with no subcontract activity in the source data; SCI-reported invoiced revenue from federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold shows minimal obligations ($0 invoiced as of the source date) despite the large ceiling values on recent IDIQs, reflecting the early maturity of newly awarded contracts. The vendor's SCI-reported federal workforce trajectory shows 0 FTEs in FY2022, rising to 1.6 FTEs in FY2024 and 2.0 FTEs in FY2025 across reportable contracts, indicating selective engagement on the highest-threshold federal service work. Alta's vehicle portfolio comprises the DOI MATOC 2022-2027 (seven task orders, $1.6 million combined potential value), a Forest Service mine reclamation IDIQ for Regions 6 and 10 (six task orders, $1 million), the EPA Region 8 and Region 9 REPA VII single-award contracts (three task orders, $1.5 million combined), and the new Forest Service Region 6/10 AE IDIQ (one task order to date). The primary NAICS footprint is 541512 (Engineering Services, sixteen awards) and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services, five awards), with PSC coding split between architect-and-engineering design work and environmental services.

Originally started in 1984 as a business division within a larger company, Alta was officially established through a corporate reorganization and split off in 2017.

Building on our three decades of successful work experience, today we are a team of more than 60 employees. Our professional staff includes engineers, scientists, ecologists, geologists, construction managers, drafters, technicians, database architects, GIS experts, risk assessment experts, and support personnel.

Alta's unique experience includes CERCLA projects with 30+ years working at one of the largest superfund sites in the nation (Bunker Hill). The United Nations and the Department of Interior recognized our staff for their commitment to supporting government agencies responding to environmental and engineering challenges. The definition of Alta is elevated or high standing. Alta brings a high level of commitment, expertise, and integrity to each and every project.