The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may have a continuing requirement for Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) for Region 1.

The purpose of the Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contract is to provide fast responsive environmental cleanup services for the release of hazardous substances/wastes/pollutants and contaminant/materials and petroleum products/oil for the EPA Region 1 (the State of Connecticut; the State of Maine; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the State of New Hampshire; the State of Rhode Island; and the State of Vermont). Environmental cleanup in response to natural and manmade disasters, terrorist activities, weapons of mass destruction, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents may also be required under this contract. A regional cross-over may be requested under this contract. It is also anticipated that under rare circumstances international responses may be required.

Under the authority of Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990; Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and pursuant to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CFR Part 300); Presidential Decision Document (PDD) # 39; the Robert T. Stafford Natural Disaster Act; the Homeland Security Act of 2002; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) and pursuant to the Federal Response Plan (FRP); and in accordance with any reauthorizations or amendments to any of the above named statutes and new response legislation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been delegated the responsibility to undertake response actions with respect to the release or threat of release of oil, petroleum products, hazardous substances, or pollutants and contaminants, that pose an actual or potential threat to human health or welfare, or to the environment.

Work shall include, but is not limited to:

• Time-critical removals and rapid remedial actions with respect to the release or threat of release of oil, hazardous and toxic wastes, petroleum products, hazardous substances, or pollutants, contaminants or fire or explosion hazards, that pose an actual or potential threat to human health or welfare, or the environment
• Cleanup for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction; acts of terrorism; nuclear, biological, and chemical incidents; and natural or man-made disasters.