Contracting office · Environmental Protection Agency

REGION 5 CONTRACTING OFFICE

REGION 5 CONTRACTING OFFICE obligated $130.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 753 contract actions (−50% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC ($51M).

Obligations · FY2026
$130.2M
Actions
753
New awards: 96
Sole-source
1.5%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 109.2MFY2017
  2. 90.4MFY2018
  3. 65.3MFY2019
  4. 85.1MFY2020
  5. 112.9MFY2021
  6. 201.9MFY2022
  7. 282.7MFY2023
  8. 270.7MFY2024
  9. 259.1MFY2025
  10. 130.2MFY2026
  11. 215KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC$51M39%
  2. J. F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC.$20.5M16%
  3. JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.$13.9M11%
  4. TETRA TECH, INC.$11.7M9.0%
  5. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, INC$6.1M4.7%
  6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION LLC$5.7M4.4%
  7. EQ & CH REMEDIATION$5.3M4.1%
  8. CARDINAL POINT CAPTAINS, INC.$3.8M2.9%
  9. TOEROEK ASSOCIATES, INC.$2.2M1.7%
  10. EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC., PBC$2M1.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$107.8M83%
  2. Professional services$11.4M8.8%
  3. Transportation & logistics$3.8M2.9%
  4. IT & telecom$2.8M2.1%
  5. Construction & real property$2.1M1.6%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$1.9M1.5%
  7. Equipment maintenance$335.2K0.3%
  8. Education & social services$71.5K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Tennessee$48.2M37%
  2. Illinois$41.8M32%
  3. Wisconsin$17.8M14%
  4. Michigan$17.1M13%
  5. Minnesota$5M3.8%
  6. Texas$810.4K0.6%
  7. Indiana$646.7K0.5%
  8. Delaware$390.6K0.3%
  9. Arkansas$356.4K0.3%
  10. Maryland$320.6K0.2%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $46.2M
  • Sole-source awards1.5%
    US 30% · $2M
  • Single-offer competitions34%
    US 8.8% · $44.2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush19%
    US 5.6% · $24.3M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing30%
    US 4.2% · $39.5M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. CUYAHOGA GORGE DAM SEDIMENT REMEDIATION - GLNPO - TASK ORDER AWARD UNDER GLNPO-RRS MATOC$130M
    SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.· Summit County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Jan 16, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026· 68HE0525F0042
  2. LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER TASK ORDER$73M
    AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.· Marion County, OH· Facilities & utilities· Feb 21, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026· 68HE0523F0038
  3. OTTAWA RADIATION NPL 8, OTTAWA, IL DOL MEGAPROJECT$66.9M
    LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED-KEMRON 8A JV, LLC· LaSalle County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Sep 30, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026· 68HE0524C0005
  4. SUPERFUND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT&RESPONSE TEAM (START), REGION 5, TASK ORDER FOR BULK REMOVAL ACTIVITIES$57.4M
    TETRA TECH, INC.· Cook County, IL· Professional services· Jan 24, 2020 – Oct 7, 2025· 68HE0520F0032
  5. RES TASK ORDER - SOUTHSIDE CHATTANOOGA LEAD SITE$46.9M
    KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC· Hamilton County, TN· Facilities & utilities· Apr 1, 2026 – May 19, 2026· 68HE0526F0032
  6. VELSICOL NORTH DISPOSAL AREA SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION SYSTEM REMEDIAL ACTION$44.6M
    KEMRON/ARROWHEAD JV, LLC· Hardeman County, TN· Facilities & utilities· May 26, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026· 68HE0523F0046
  7. VELSICOL DOWNGRADIENT VERTICAL BARRIER WALL IN ST. LOUIS, MI.$38.5M
    AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.· Gratiot County, MI· Facilities & utilities· Sep 30, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026· 68HE0524F0122
  8. SPIRIT LAKE PHASE III TASK ORDER UNDER GLNPO-RRS MATOC$35.4M
    J. F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC.· St. Louis County, MN· Facilities & utilities· May 17, 2022 – Aug 26, 2026· 68HE0522F0071

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.