68HERH23F0279↗
Eastern Research Group Inc received this contract from Land, Enforcement, and Air Division, Environmental Protection Agency: $10.58M obligated so far for environmental systems protection- environmental consulting and legal support. Its period of performance ended 2026-09-28; options could extend it to 2027-09-28.
Key facts · data as of Oct 25, 2026
- Recipient
- Eastern Research Group Inc
- Awarding agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Contracting office
- Land, Enforcement, and Air Division (68HERL)
- Obligated to date
- $10.58M
- Potential value
- $32.08M
- Ends
- 2026-09-28
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 25, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award 68HERH23F0279, data as of Oct 25, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_68HERH23F0279_6800_68HERH22A0020_6800
Eastern Research Group Inc: all federal awards · Environmental Protection Agency: spending · Land, Enforcement, and Air Division: what it buys · The follow-on: recompete brief
EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS
Obligated to date$10.58M27 actions
Current value$32.08Mwith options exercised
Period2023-09-29 → 2026-09-28up to 2027-09-28 with options
Passed on$2.09Mto 7 subcontractors
Up for re-bid: ends 2026-09-28. Recompete brief →
What it is
- Product or service
- Environmental Systems Protection- Environmental Consulting and Legal Support (PSC F115)
- Industry
- Environmental Consulting Services (NAICS 541620)
- Contracting office
- Land, Enforcement, and Air Division (68HERL)
- Competition
- Full and open competition
- Pricing
- Time and materials
- How it was bought
- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) · under 68HERH22A0020
- Where the work is
- Middlesex, MA · district MA-03
- Funding law
- Infrastructure law (IIJA)
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2023$1.50M
FY2024$14.77M
FY2025-$2.76M
FY2026-$2.93M
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
7 subawards totaling $2.09M (19.8% of what was obligated), as Eastern Research Group Inc reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Recycling Systems Inc | $591.4K | 1 | MI | 2023-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
| Colehour + Cohen Inc. | $454.6K | 1 | WA | 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-01 |
| Industrial Economics Inc | $368.2K | 1 | MA | 2023-11-13 | 2023-11-13 |
| Patrick M Tallarico | $318.4K | 1 | VA | 2023-10-13 | 2023-10-13 |
| Eunomia Research & Consult, Inc. | $209.5K | 1 | NY | 2025-09-29 | 2025-09-29 |
| 106 Group LTD | $82.5K | 1 | MN | 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-23 |
| Electric Power Research Institute Inc | $67.0K | 1 | CA | 2023-10-20 | 2023-10-20 |
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-31 | Resource Recycling Systems Inc | $591.4K | THE PURPOSE OF THESE TASKS IS TO COMPLETE WORK DIRECTED BY THE BIL, DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF BATTERIES AND TO DEVELOP VOLUNTARY LABELING GUIDELINES FOR BATTERIES AND COMMUNICATION MATERIALS FOR… |
| 2023-11-01 | Colehour + Cohen Inc. | $454.6K | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE EPA WITH, WORK DIRECTED BY THE BIL, TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICES FOR BATTERY COLLECTION - FOR STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL GOV IMPLEMENTATION |
| 2023-11-13 | Industrial Economics Inc | $368.2K | THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO PERFORM DATA ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHARACTERISTICS AT AND AROUND WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. • ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE ANALYZING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA,… |
| 2023-10-13 | Patrick M Tallarico | $318.4K | THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN ABOUT HOW TO SAFELY HANDLE AND RECOVER BATTERIES. • THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD INCLUDE BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION MATERIALS… |
| 2025-09-29 | Eunomia Research & Consult, Inc. | $209.5K | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE EPA WITH WORK DIRECTED BY THE BIL, TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICES FOR BATTERY COLLECTION - FOR STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL GOV IMPLEMENTATION |
| 2024-07-23 | 106 Group LTD | $82.5K | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE A STAGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS NORTH TRANSFER STATION REVITALIZATION PROJECT IN MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA UNDERTAKEN THROUGH THE SWIFR STATES AND… |
| 2023-10-20 | Electric Power Research Institute Inc | $67.0K | SUBCONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE EPA WITH WORK DIRECTED BY THE BIL, TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICES FOR BATTERY COLLECTION - FOR STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL GOV IMPLEMENTATION |
Every action
27 actions since 2023-09-28. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | P00026 | Funding only | $2.50M | MODIFICATION 26 EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 3 IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,499,400.00 |
| 2026-06-30 | P00025 | Funding only | -$5.42M | MOD 23. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,031.62 TO CLIN 2002 FOR TASK 9 OPTION PERIOD 2. |
| 2026-05-13 | P00024 | Funding only | $43.0K | MOD 23. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,031.62 TO CLIN 2002 FOR TASK 9 OPTION PERIOD 2. |
| 2026-04-15 | P00023 | Administrative change | $0 | MOD 23. ADMIN MODIFICATION |
| 2026-03-19 | P00022 | Funding only | $28.5K | MOD-22 THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND TO UPDATE THE COR. 1.) INCREMENTAL FUNDING WAS ADDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,547 TO FUND OPTION PERIOD 2. |
| 2026-02-25 | P00021 | Funding only | $125.1K | MOD 21 |
| 2026-01-09 | P00020 | Funding only | -$200.0K | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS ADD BOONE O'NEIL AS THE ALT COR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,900,000. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR II. THE PURPOSE |
| 2025-10-20 | P00019 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS ADD BOONE O'NEIL AS THE ALT COR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,900,000. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR II. THE PURPOSE |
| 2025-08-20 | P00018 | Funding only | -$7.90M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DE-OBLIGATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,900,000. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR II. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS UPDATE THE VERBIAGE IN MODIFICATION 14. THE PURPOSE OF |
| 2025-08-06 | P00017 | Option exercised | $3.00M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION YEAR II. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS UPDATE THE VERBIAGE IN MODIFICATION 14. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE THE ALT COR TO BOONE O'NEIL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MOD |
| 2025-07-09 | P00016 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS UPDATE THE VERBIAGE IN MODIFICATION 14. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE THE ALT COR TO BOONE O'NEIL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A DEFINITIZE CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE O |
| 2025-06-17 | P00015 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE THE ALT COR TO BOONE O'NEIL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A DEFINITIZE CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICA |
| 2025-06-11 | P00014 | Change order definitized | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A DEFINITIZE CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE ALT COR TO CHRIS CARUSIELLO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION |
| 2025-05-27 | P00013 | Change order | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ISSUE A CHANGE ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE ALT COR TO CHRIS CARUSIELLO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CANCEL TASK 6 ON THIS CALL ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION |
| 2025-03-21 | P00012 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE ALT COR TO CHRIS CARUSIELLO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CANCEL TASK 6 ON THIS CALL ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DEOBLIGATE REMAINING BASE YEAR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3, |
| 2025-03-13 | P00011 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CANCEL TASK 6 ON THIS CALL ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DEOBLIGATE REMAINING BASE YEAR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,796,881.49 (CLIN 0002), AND $563,160.34 (CLIN 0003) FOR A TOTAL OF $4,360,041. |
| 2024-12-31 | P00010 | Funding only | -$4.36M | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO DEOBLIGATE REMAINING BASE YEAR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,796,881.49 (CLIN 0002), AND $563,160.34 (CLIN 0003) FOR A TOTAL OF $4,360,041.83. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT REMAIN UNCHANGED. |
| 2024-12-23 | P00009 | Funding only | $6.00M | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000,000.00. |
| 2024-11-21 | P00008 | Funding only | $500.0K | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00. |
| 2024-08-06 | P00007 | Funding only | $0 | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS THIS MODIFICATION IS FOR SHIFTING FUNDS FROM ONE OPTION PERIOD TO THE NEXT OPTION PERIOD. |
| 2024-07-10 | P00006 | Option exercised | $8.11M | P00006: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO EXERCISE OPTION PERIOD 1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,111,000.00. P00005: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $430,000.00 TO CLIN 0002. EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANC |
| 2024-07-03 | P00005 | Funding only | $430.0K | P00005: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $430,000.00 TO CLIN 0002. EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
| 2024-06-04 | P00004 | Funding only | $415.0K | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
| 2024-05-15 | P00003 | Change order definitized | $0 | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
| 2024-05-06 | P00002 | Change order | $0 | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
| 2023-11-21 | P00001 | Funding only | $5.81M | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
| 2023-09-28 | 0 | $1.50M | EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-25). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗