Over the last 10 years, the Environmental Protection Agency obligated $14.57 billion across 126,303 award actions, for an average action value of $115,336.76. Spending is concentrated in remediation and environmental consulting, with the largest obligations going to Environmental Restoration, L.L.C., Tetra Tech, Inc., and Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Federal Agency
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency ID 6800) covering obligations, awards, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trends over the last 10 years.
Annual figures shown for the most recent years available in this window reflect obligations and award counts by fiscal year, while vendor and NAICS totals summarize the full 10-year period.
Agency ID
6800
Total Obligated
14.57 billion
14,567,379,411.34
Award Actions
126,303
Average Action Value
115,336.76
About ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency ID 6800) obligated $14.57 billion across 126,303 awards, with an average award value of $115,336.76. The volume of awards indicates a heavily distributed procurement profile with many relatively small obligations alongside a smaller number of larger, specialized contracts.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor base is concentrated among environmental remediation and engineering firms, led by ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, L.L.C. at $843.91 million across 6,103 awards and TETRA TECH, INC. at $559.87 million across 6,386 awards. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC., EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC, and ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, INC. also rank among the top recipients, suggesting recurring reliance on established technical contractors.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Obligations are dominated by NAICS 562910, Remediation Services, at $5.52 billion across 27,241 awards, followed by NAICS 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, at $2.87 billion across 30,614 awards. Secondary spending is spread across information technology and management consulting categories, including computer systems design, administrative management consulting, and other computer-related services, indicating that EPA procurement extends beyond cleanup work into support and systems services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the available recent years were highest in 2024 at $2.20 billion, followed by $1.96 billion in 2023, $1.62 billion in 2022, and $1.17 billion in 2021. The data show a notable increase from 2021 to 2024, with 2025 at $1.56 billion so far, though that figure may reflect an incomplete year.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligation records for Agency ID 6800 over the last 10 years. Totals, award counts, vendor rankings, NAICS concentrations, and annual trends reflect reported obligated amounts in the dataset and are presented as raw procurement activity, not adjusted for inflation or normalized for program size.
Top Vendors
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, L.L.C. | 843,908,682.25 | 843.91 million | 6,103 |
| TETRA TECH, INC. | 559,871,683.01 | 559.87 million | 6,386 |
| EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC. | 528,354,949.54 | 528.35 million | 5,823 |
| EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC | 486,501,575.31 | 486.50 million | 1,087 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 416,902,307.42 | 416.90 million | 2,159 |
| ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | 350,184,269.70 | 350.18 million | 3,862 |
| WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC. | 336,995,875.57 | 337.00 million | 2,336 |
| CH2M HILL, INC. | 334,817,097.67 | 334.82 million | 1,455 |
| CDM FEDERAL PROGRAMS CORPORATION | 291,472,700.28 | 291.47 million | 848 |
| HYDROGEOLOGIC, INC. | 256,800,404.38 | 256.80 million | 733 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, EPA obligated $14.57 billion across 126,303 awards, with an average award value of $115,336.76. The top 10 vendors account for $4.34 billion, or about 29.8% of total obligations, indicating moderate concentration among a recurring set of environmental, engineering, and remediation contractors. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, L.L.C. is the largest vendor by obligations at $843.91 million, while TETRA TECH, INC. and EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP, INC. also hold substantial shares; award counts are broadly distributed across the leading vendors, though some firms received far more awards at lower average values than others.
Top NAICS
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count() AS award_count
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562910 | REMEDIATION SERVICES | 5,519,381,679.87 | 5.52 billion | 27,241 |
| 541620 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 2,874,693,350.68 | 2.87 billion | 30,614 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 860,390,140.05 | 860.39 million | 3,619 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 757,695,954.55 | 757.70 million | 7,175 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 594,334,421.54 | 594.33 million | 4,698 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 471,407,451.15 | 471.41 million | 6,725 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES | 365,627,576.44 | 365.63 million | 4,835 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 306,131,861.14 | 306.13 million | 3,626 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 260,050,694.63 | 260.05 million | 2,716 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 251,171,104.57 | 251.17 million | 1,913 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, EPA’s obligations of 14.57 billion across 126,303 awards are concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes, led by Remediation Services (5.52 billion) and Environmental Consulting Services (2.87 billion), which together account for more than half of total obligated dollars. The remaining top NAICS are materially smaller and are largely centered on IT, management consulting, testing, research, and facilities support, indicating a broad but service-heavy procurement mix. Award counts are more dispersed than dollars, with Environmental Consulting Services and Remediation Services also generating the largest volumes of awards.
Annual Trend
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year,
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award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
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count() AS award_count
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WHERE
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,560,343,484.40 | 1.56 billion | 12,190 |
| 2024 | 2,201,663,192.42 | 2.20 billion | 12,682 |
| 2023 | 1,960,473,001.46 | 1.96 billion | 12,014 |
| 2022 | 1,617,823,056.40 | 1.62 billion | 11,744 |
| 2021 | 1,170,806,763.30 | 1.17 billion | 11,952 |
| 2020 | 1,161,657,685.47 | 1.16 billion | 13,721 |
| 2019 | 1,139,947,486.91 | 1.14 billion | 11,264 |
| 2018 | 1,210,856,850.42 | 1.21 billion | 12,861 |
| 2017 | 1,262,001,027.00 | 1.26 billion | 13,543 |
| 2016 | 1,281,806,863.56 | 1.28 billion | 14,332 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, EPA obligated $14.57 billion across 126,303 awards, averaging $115,336.76 per award. Annual obligations were relatively stable from 2016 through 2021 at roughly $1.14 billion to $1.28 billion, then increased in 2022 to $1.62 billion and remained elevated, peaking in 2024 at $2.20 billion before easing to $1.56 billion in 2025. Award counts were also broadly consistent, ranging from 11,264 to 14,332 annually, indicating that the higher obligation levels in recent years were driven more by larger award values than by materially higher award volume.
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