When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due November 13, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 13, 2026.

What is the budget for this RFP?

The published budget is $500,000,000.

It was issued by Environmental Protection Agency. The work is located in Texas, United States; Oklahoma, United States; New Mexico, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Small business environmental remediation and emergency response contractor. Experience handling hazardous substance, oil, and pollutant releases. Capability to perform time-critical and non-time-critical removal actions. Proven experience with environmental remedial actions and government contracts. Capacity to mobilize rapidly across designated Illinois regions.

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (Due November 13, 2026)

An Illinois government authority seeks a small business contractor for emergency and rapid response services addressing hazardous substance, oil, and contaminant releases. Work includes removal and remedial actions across designated regions.

Must be a small business concern
Must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
Must have a physical presence within the Region as specified in the Performance Work Statement
Must have formal Incident Command System (ICS) training
Must have a quality control scheme in place
Must have a Health and Safety Plan (HASP) in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120/121
Must have a quality assurance program based on an EPA-approved Quality Management Plan
Must have procurement capabilities supportive of emergency response activities
Must have bilingual personnel available for responses in the U.S./Mexico border and Panama Canal regions
Must have a minimum of 10 personnel available with the ability to scale up to 50 personnel within 24 hours and up to 200 personnel within 72 hours

Technical questions are due by October 13th, 2026.

Proposals are due by November 13th, 2026.

Contract start date is anticipated for March 2027.

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The government authority in Illinois is seeking a small business contractor to provide emergency and rapid response services under a total small business set-aside.

The selected vendor will provide response support for emergency, time-critical and non-time-critical removal actions, as well as remedial actions. Services will address the mitigation or elimination of environmental hazards or damage resulting from the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, oil, and other pollutants or contaminants in the regions identified for the contract or task order.

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