Federal Environmental Contracts
Federal environmental spending exceeds $40 billion annually across remediation, compliance, sustainability, and conservation programs. With thousands of contaminated sites requiring cleanup and ambitious sustainability mandates, environmental contracting remains a robust and growing market for qualified firms.
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Types of Federal Environmental Work
Superfund/CERCLA Remediation
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) governs cleanup of the nation's most contaminated sites. EPA manages over 1,300 active National Priorities List (NPL) sites requiring investigation, remedial design, remedial action, and long-term monitoring. Superfund remediation contracts are typically large, multi-year engagements requiring specialized technical capabilities in soil and groundwater treatment, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
DoD Environmental Cleanup
The Department of Defense manages environmental cleanup at over 39,000 sites on active installations, formerly used defense sites (FUDS), and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) properties. Work includes investigation and remediation of fuel spills, munitions constituents, PFAS contamination, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and industrial waste. USACE and NAVFAC are the primary contracting agencies for DoD environmental work.
NEPA Compliance & Environmental Review
The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to evaluate environmental impacts before major actions. Contractors prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EA), categorical exclusion documentation, and supporting studies. Every federal construction project, land management decision, and regulatory action may require NEPA compliance, creating steady demand for environmental consulting services.
Sustainability & Clean Energy
Federal executive orders mandate net-zero emissions from federal operations by 2050. Agencies are contracting for energy audits, renewable energy installations, green building design, fleet electrification, water conservation, and sustainable procurement programs. The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) drive billions in sustainability investments.
Key Agencies for Environmental Contracts
Environmental Protection Agency
Manages the Superfund program, Clean Water Act compliance, Clean Air Act enforcement, and RCRA hazardous waste regulation. EPA awards contracts for site investigation, remedial design, remedial construction, emergency response, and regulatory support services through regional offices and program-specific vehicles.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Executes environmental cleanup for the Army, administers the Clean Water Act Section 404 wetlands program, and manages environmental restoration at FUDS and BRAC sites. USACE district offices award environmental contracts through IDIQs, matured through the USACE Remediation Contract (ARC) and similar vehicles.
DoD Environmental Programs
Each military branch manages environmental compliance and cleanup programs. NAVFAC handles Navy/Marine Corps environmental work, AFCEC manages Air Force environmental programs, and Army installations manage through IMCOM. The Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) funds investigation and cleanup at active and closed installations.
Department of Energy
Manages the largest environmental cleanup program in the world through the Office of Environmental Management (EM). Legacy nuclear weapons production sites require decontamination, decommissioning, waste management, and long-term monitoring. Hanford, Savannah River, and Oak Ridge represent multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar cleanup projects.
Relevant NAICS Codes for Environmental
Site remediation, contaminated soil/water treatment, and hazardous waste cleanup.
NEPA compliance, environmental impact assessments, permitting, and regulatory consulting.
Treatment, storage, and disposal of RCRA-regulated hazardous wastes from federal facilities.
Environmental laboratory analysis, soil/water testing, air quality monitoring, and PFAS analysis.
Solid waste, recyclable material, and special waste collection for federal installations.
Asbestos abatement, lead paint removal, mold remediation, and related services.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination has emerged as one of the largest federal environmental liabilities. DoD has identified over 700 installations with known or suspected PFAS contamination from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) used in firefighting. EPA has established enforceable drinking water limits, and cleanup costs are estimated in the tens of billions.
PFAS remediation requires specialized treatment technologies including granular activated carbon (GAC), ion exchange, high-pressure membrane filtration, and emerging destruction technologies. Contractors with PFAS investigation, risk assessment, and treatment capabilities are positioned for significant growth as the federal government accelerates its response to this emerging contaminant class.
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Services to performing remedial activities at environmentally contaminated sites predominately at Navy and Marine Corps installations.
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Services to performing remedial activities at environmentally contaminated sites predominately at Navy and Marine Corps installations.
Emergency Remedial Response Services (ERRS 6)
Services to performing remedial activities at environmentally contaminated sites predominately at Navy and Marine Corps installations.
Emergency Remedial Response Services (ERRS 6)
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