RECOVERY - Silresim Superfund Site Remedial Action

The contract involves the allocation of $4,697,000 in additional funding under modification 4 to an existing task order for remedial actions at the Silresim Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Lowell, Massachusetts. This funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and is part of the transparency and accountability measures mandating public notification of government funding obligations. The task order, originally awarded on May 11, 2009, under the Region 1 Small Business Remedial Action Contract 2 (RAC2), has already seen previous ARRA fund obligations totaling over $13.9 million for the preparation, approval, and completion of a Work Plan and related activities. The period of performance for the contract extends from May 11, 2009, to April 30, 2011. The task order number is 045-RARA-0122, and it falls under the contract number EP-S1-06-03. The contract supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to remediate contamination at the site, with performance and oversight managed out of the EPA Headquarters Acquisition Division in Washington, DC. Key points of contact include Contract Specialist Michael Ottariano and Contracting Officer Mark Heare. The contract is specifically available only to contractors operating under the EP-S1-06-03 agreement and addresses environmental cleanup activities under NAICS code 562910.