Superfund Enforcement Support

The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, is soliciting support services under the Superfund Enforcement Action Management (SEAM) contract to provide comprehensive enforcement support for the Superfund Program, focused on enforcing Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) actions. The contract, identified by solicitation number 68HE0526R0030, is a Small Business Administration set-aside under NAICS Code 541620 and is structured as a mixed-type contract with both Firm Fixed Price and Time and Materials line items covering key tasks over a three-year period from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2029. Core duties include conducting Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) searches, providing litigation and trial support, managing cost recovery activities, preparing CRDD memoranda across three tiers, and offering optional community involvement assistance. Deliverables require strict adherence to EPA standards, including electronic formatting using Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF, detailed monthly billing through site-specific Excel reports using SSID, Action Code, Operable Unit, and PRP Sub-ID identifiers, and comprehensive financial tracking with cumulative and remaining fund reporting. The contractor must maintain separate billing records per Superfund site and submit monthly invoices aligned with the EPA Invoice Review Guide, while also providing electronic notifications at 70% and 90% funding thresholds to ensure fiscal accountability. Proposals must be submitted via FedConnect by July 3, 2026, 12:00 PM CST, with a courtesy copy sent to the Contracting Officer, Marcel Ritchey. Offerors are required to submit four structured attachments: Technical Capability, Past Performance, Pricing Proposal, and Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) mitigation plan, with all documents formatted in Times New Roman, 12-point font, single-spaced with one-inch margins. The award will follow a Best-Value Tradeoff methodology, where the combined Technical Capability and Past Performance factors are significantly more important than price, meaning superior technical merit may justify a higher cost. Contractors must comply with numerous FAR clauses including those on conflicts of interest, labor standards, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, privacy training, and electronic payments, and must maintain active SAM registration with a valid UEI and CAGE code throughout the contract term. Key personnel must be identified with their employing entity, and the contractor must designate a Project Manager to oversee execution. All work must comply with CERCLA, SARA, NARA,