Environmental Research Incorporated

Environmental Research Incorporated, a woman-owned economically disadvantaged small business (EDWOSB) based in Front Royal, Virginia, provides expert witness services and environmental litigation support to the Department of Justice as a prime contractor across a portfolio dominated by small-dollar purchase orders priced on a time-and-materials basis.

Environmental Research Incorporated is structured as a Subchapter S Corporation, self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and woman-owned business. The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards), with no subcontracting footprint. The vendor has maintained federal registration since 2001 and competes in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across its award history.

The vendor's customer concentration is extremely narrow. The Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division accounts for 96 of 114 recent awards with decision-relevance ($9.9 million of the $13.2 million combined potential value), representing 87% of award count and 77% of dollars. The Justice Management Division adds eight awards worth $245 thousand. All other customers—the Army, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management, and US Attorney offices—account for a combined six awards worth less than $81 thousand. This concentration reflects a long-standing bilateral relationship: the source notes over 20 purchase orders received since 2019.

Environmental Research Incorporated's capability portfolio centers on expert witness services and environmental litigation support. Recent awards include a $1.13 million time-and-materials purchase order (July 2022) for expert witness services supporting DOJ environmental enforcement and legal proceedings, a $607,035 ceiling purchase order (August 2026) for expert witness services, a $385,170 purchase order (March 2025) for expert witness support in environmental litigation and enforcement, and a $300,870 purchase order (April 2025) for similar litigation-support work. Across 131 awards in the vendor's historical portfolio, 95 fall under NAICS 541610 (All Other Legal Services), with 102 awards classified under PSC code Support–Professional: Expert Witness.

Activity has been episodic. The vendor received 3 awards in 2022, 7 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 7 in 2026 (through August). Fourteen awards (combined potential value $3.7 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete exposure. The vendor has obligated $11.2 million (85% of combined potential value) across all awards, reflecting active invoicing against contract ceilings.

HISTORICAL & CURRENT AERIAL REMOTE SENSING & INTERPRETATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS & LITIGATION SUPPORT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS, PHOTOGRAPHIC; NATURAL RESOURCE, GEOLOGY, VEGETATION & WETLAND MAPPING; GIS; MILITARY STUDIES FOR RESTORATION & BASE CLOSURE