Eastern Research Group Inc.

Eastern Research Group Inc., doing business as Erg, Inc., operates as a prime contractor delivering environmental consulting, technical analysis, regulatory support, and program management services to federal civilian agencies across the EPA, OSHA, FDA, DOJ, USDA, and defense agencies including Naval Sea Systems Command. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, operating since at least 2002 and conducting essentially all work as a prime (100% of awards by count, $22.4 billion combined potential value across 4,367 recent awards), with minimal subcontractor engagement at the prime level (4% average sub-hours share on SCI-reportable contracts).

Eastern Research Group's customer concentration heavily favors the EPA, which anchors over half of all awards. By award count, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, OSHA, EPA's Office of Research and Development, and EPA's Office of Water collectively represent 51% of awards; by potential value, the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command leads with $10.18 billion combined potential value (73 awards), followed by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation ($7.25 billion across 623 awards) and EPA's Office of Water ($619.5 million). This customer mix reflects a hybrid posture: EPA dominance by award frequency and long-term relationship depth, but NAVSEA's concentration by dollar magnitude suggests occasional large-value naval contracts alongside the core EPA environmental services footprint.

Capability portfolio spans environmental compliance assessment, air and water quality monitoring, emissions testing and characterization, hazardous waste and chemical safety analysis, regulatory support for rulemaking and enforcement, laboratory analysis, project management, and environmental collaboration and conflict resolution services. Recent representative work includes a $425.8 million Blanket Purchase Agreement for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (Technical and Outreach Support Services, November 2024–November 2029); a $100 million STREAMS V on-site research laboratory support contract with EPA's Office of Research and Development (January 2026–January 2033, approximately 91,000 hours annually at Research Triangle Park); a $100 million OLEM (Office of Land and Emergency Management) Mission Support Services multiple-award BPA (September 2024–September 2029) covering technical, analytical, and regulatory development support; a $85.26 million Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Services IDC providing mediation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement across EPA regional offices and Superfund sites; an $85 million Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Services contract; a $75.5 million EPA Region 7 OECA (Enforcement and Compliance Assurance) enforcement and litigation support BPA (June 2026–June 2031); a $42 million EPA Office of Air and Radiation Chemicals, Coatings, and Commerce Sectors Regulatory Support Services BPA (January 2025–December 2029); and a $20 million EPA Office of Water Technical Evaluation and Market Assessment Support BPA for water conservation and reuse programs (December 2025–March 2030). Concrete work includes $5.9 million for PFAS source emissions measurements methods development and characterization (December 2025–December 2028), $5.3 million for microbiology laboratory technical support to EPA's Homeland Security and Materials Management Division (July 2025–June 2028), $5.8 million for machine fabrication and electronics shop services (June 2025–June 2028), and $4.5 million for source emissions measurements methods development support (September 2025–September 2028), spanning time-and-materials and firm fixed-price pricing structures. On OSHA engagements, Eastern Research Group has delivered regulatory and deregulatory support, heat stress safety standard rulemaking technical support, media strategy and communications, and statistical analysis support services ($4.18 million BPA call for statistical analysis, September 2025–September 2028).

GSA Schedule 70 labor-rate portfolio spans 93 active categories ranging from $45.12/hr (Data Processing Specialist 1, high school education, 1 year experience) to $330.22/hr (Principal Consultant 2, master's degree, 25 years experience), with no security clearances offered. Representative mid-range rates include Engineer II at $124.17/hr and Senior Project Manager at $177.41/hr. SCI-reported invoicing shows $240.5 million in FY2022–FY2024 ($62.9 million FY2022, $73.6 million FY2023, $104 million FY2024), with government-paid median hourly rates around $139.85/hr and a 90th percentile at $415.02/hr. FTE trajectory on SCI-reportable contracts rose from 224 in FY2022 to 346 in FY2024, reflecting growth in service delivery capacity. The vendor engages an average of 4% sub-hours across prime contracts and reports 76 named subcontractors on SCI records, with specialized subs including Science Systems and Applications Inc. (woman-owned small business, providing PFAS and atmospheric chemistry research support), Forum Facilitation Group LLC (small disadvantaged business, alternative dispute resolution), Consensus Building Institute Inc. (nonprofit dispute resolution), Triangle Associates Inc. (alternative dispute resolution), and Michael D. Baker Inc. (conference planning and program support). This sub-engagement pattern indicates Eastern Research Group primarily self-delivers core technical work while leveraging specialists for facilitation, conflict resolution, and domain-specific research support.

Vehicle position across government-wide and agency-specific IDVs is substantial. Eastern Research Group holds positions on OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside (OASIS+SB, multiple-award, $999.999 billion ceiling through December 2029) and OASIS+ Unrestricted (OASIS+ UR, multiple-award, $999.999 billion ceiling through December 2029), both GSA-administered government-wide MACs, enabling task order competition across all federal agencies. The vendor's EPA-specific vehicles dominate its portfolio: the $425.8 million Technical and Outreach Support Services BPA generates substantial task order activity (multiple calls per year for emissions support, hazardous air pollutants analysis, CAMD systems maintenance, and power sector voluntary programs); the $100 million STREAMS V on-site research laboratory IDC at EPA Research Triangle Park supports air quality, microbiology, metrology, and environmental chemistry research with approximately 91,000 hours annually; the $100 million OLEM Mission Support Services multiple-award BPA consolidates technical and regulatory support across EPA land and emergency management divisions; the $85.26 million Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Services IDC with EPA Regional Offices funds mediation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement on Superfund sites and environmental initiatives across multiple regions (Region 2, Region 5, Region 8, Region 10); the $75.5 million EPA Region 7 OECA BPA supports enforcement and litigation-related technical skills; and the $42 million Chemicals, Coatings, and Commerce Sectors Regulatory Support Services BPA funds rulemaking support for Clean Air Act and waste management regulations. Beyond EPA, Eastern Research Group holds a $20 million water conservation BPA with EPA's Office of Water, a $5 million FDA economic studies IDC, a $10 million Coast Guard regulatory economic analysis support BPA (September 2025–September 2030, two initial call orders totaling $564,368), and NAVSEA contracts for CAD/PAD lifecycle management engineering support and process safety management analysis. Task order volume under the Multiple Award Schedule vehicle exceeds 354 task orders with $7.64 billion combined potential value, indicating broad GSA Schedule utilization across civilian agencies.

Activity trajectory shows award frequency relatively stable at 135 awards per year in 2022–2023, rising to 174 in 2024, declining to 102 in 2025, and 37 year-to-date in 2026. Over the next twenty-four months, 148 awards (combined potential value $343.5 million) reach ultimate completion dates, creating a material recompete and option-exercise cliff for the vendor. The portfolio's concentration in multi-year IDVs and BPAs—with base periods and option years extending through 2029–2033—provides revenue stability but creates execution risk if the EPA's fiscal trajectory shifts or if the Department of Navy significantly reduces spend with Eastern Research Group after high-value awards conclude. The vendor's compliance posture shows no small-business set-aside designations across its prime footprint; it competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements and on unrestricted government-wide vehicles, positioning it as an established environmental consulting firm rather than a set-aside specialist.

Eastern Research Group's federal footprint reflects a tightly integrated EPA-centric business model reinforced by substantial incumbency (STREAMS V, ECCRS, air and water technical support BPAs, and regional OECA support vehicles all demonstrate multi-year continuity). The addition of NAVSEA work ($10.18 billion potential value) and emerging USDA engagement signal diversification into defense and agriculture, but EPA remains the anchoring customer. The company's competitive posture—no security clearances offered, no classified-contract footprint evident, labor rates positioned mid-to-high market across environmental and engineering specialties—targets civilian federal environmental missions rather than defense-oriented technical work. Recompete risk concentrates on the EPA ecosystem: loss or significant reduction of any major EPA BPA would create material revenue disruption given the customer's dominance by award frequency and long-standing relationship depth.