OASIS+ Environmental Domain Readiness

People Also Ask

• What services fall under the OASIS+ environmental domain?
• Which NAICS codes are auto-relevant for environmental relevance?
• Which PSC families support environmental auto-relevance?
• What annual value and timing rules must environmental qualifying projects meet?
• What specialized functional experience earns points in environmental scoring?

For the official program overview, see GSA OASIS+.

What The Environmental Domain Covers

Common environmental domain scope areas include (not exhaustive):

• air monitoring; air toxicology; criteria pollutants strategy and analyses
• environmental consulting; environmental engineering; environmental impact assessment
• environmental management and monitoring; environmental risk assessment; environmental toxicology
• environmental remediation; pollutant contamination planning, assessment, and mitigation
• cleanup and assessment of emerging contaminants (PFAS); hazardous material management, disposal, and remediation
• environmental emergency response; HAZWOPER-capable response operations (as applicable)
• regulatory development and compliance; environmental permitting and compliance support
• GIS support; mapping/cartography; remote sensing for environmental studies; thermal mapping
• natural resource management and planning; wetland/watershed protection; conservation support
• munitions / unexploded ordnance cleanup (as applicable)
• stormwater management; water/wastewater/groundwater monitoring and related infrastructure support
• sustainability and decarbonization strategy and reporting; sea-level rise analysis and response

Environmental Auto-Relevant NAICS (Codes)

541620, 562112, 562211, 562910 (and 562910 Exception – Environmental Remediation Services)

Environmental Auto-Relevant PSC (Families)

AHxx, B5xx, F004, F011, F1xx, F999 (Retired: AHxx – R&D – Environmental Protection)

Need help mapping your contracts to environmental scope and auto-relevant codes for OASIS+ environmental domain readiness? Start with the Eligibility Assessment Service.

How The Eligibility Assessment Works

Scoring Snapshot (Environmental)

• Maximum score: 50 (SB and UNR)
• Minimum qualification score: 36 (SB) and 42 (UNR)
• Main score factors: Qualifying Projects (QPs), Federal Experience Projects (FEPs), Systems & Certifications
• QPs: 43 points (SB) and 42 points (UNR)
• FEPs: 4 points (SB and UNR)
• Systems & Certifications: 3 points (SB) and 4 points (UNR)

Qualifying Projects (QPs): Eligibility Rules You Must Validate First

You can use up to five qualifying projects. QPs are scored across relevance, scale, integrated experience, management & staffing, specialized functional experience, and past performance—then substantiated with defensible evidence.

• Allowable sources: Federal prime, federal subcontract, or commercial contracts.
• Allowable federal prime types: Standalone, or task orders under MA IDIQ/BPA, SA IDIQ/BPA, or FSS/MAS/BOAs.
• OTAs: Allowed; grants and cooperative agreements are not acceptable for QPs.
• Services requirement: FAR Part 37 services (not supplies).
• Minimum annual value: $250K (SB) and $500K (UNR).
• Timing: Ongoing must have 6+ months completed performance; completed must be within 5 years.
• Past performance: Must be above satisfactory (average above 3 on the CPARS/J.P-6 numeric scale).
• Relevance proof: Auto-relevant NAICS/PSC or scope evidence (SOW and/or supporting form evidence).

QP Subfactor Highlights (Environmental)

• Relevance (20 points): Up to five QPs, each worth up to 4 points.
• Scale (5 points): Credits by annual value or FTE thresholds per QP:
  • SB: 1st credit ≥ $500K or ≥ 3 FTE; 2nd credit ≥ $1M or ≥ 5 FTE
  • UNR: 1st credit ≥ $2.5M or ≥ 12 FTE; 2nd credit ≥ $10M or ≥ 50 FTE
• Integrated Experience (3 points): 1 credit/QP if labor categories ≥ 5 or distinct functional areas ≥ 5 (cap 3).
• Management & Staffing (SB 5 / UNR 4): Credits per QP for surge support (10% increase in ≤ 45 days) and subcontractors (3+).
• Specialized Functional Experience (SB 7 / UNR 6): Credits for experience areas such as PFAS/PFOA/PCBs/VOCs or radiological contamination, HAZWOPER, permitting/compliance, CERCLA, RCRA, community relations, and regulatory development.
• Past Performance (3 points + UNR SB Utilization 1): Points increase as 3/4/5 relevant QPs show above-satisfactory overall ratings; no points for satisfactory or non-relevant QPs.

Special Case: One QP Can Be A Collection Of Task Orders

• One of the five QPs can be a collection of task orders under a single-award federal prime IDIQ.
• You select which task orders to include, then aggregate annual value, FTEs, subcontractors, functional areas, and other scoring attributes.
• Duration is calculated using the earliest task order start date and latest task order end date.

Federal Experience Projects (FEPs): 4 Points

• MA-IDIQ/BPA Task Orders (3 points): 1 point per qualifying task order under a MA-IDIQ/BPA federal prime services contract (competitive task orders).
• 3+ Federal Agencies (1 point): 1 point if you show services provided to 3 or more distinct federal agencies (funding agency evidence).
• FEP projects must be federal prime services contracts with annual value over $250K, and must be ongoing for 6+ months or completed within 5 years.

Systems & Certifications

• Accounting (2 points): Accounting system credit applies (SB and UNR).
• Other Systems (UNR): Additional credits may apply for government-approved systems (beyond accounting) based on count thresholds.
• Other Certifications: Points may apply for certifications such as CMMI Level 2+, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 28001:2007, and ISO 22301.

Mentor-Protégé JV Note

• For Mentor-Protégé JVs, at least one QP must come from the Protégé.
• When the Protégé provides the contract, annual value thresholds are halved for that contract (and the same concept applies to FEP thresholds).

What You Get For OASIS+ Environmental Domain Readiness

• A clear go/no-go recommendation based on eligibility thresholds, score strength, and defensibility
• Guidance on selecting the best five qualifying projects to maximize environmental scoring
• Gap identification for relevance, annual value, timing, specialized experience, staffing/surge credits, and past performance
• Compliance habits and multi-round review discipline to prevent elimination
• Partnering considerations when you need cushion points above the qualification threshold

Compliance Habits That Prevent Elimination

• Read the RFP and all Q&As thoroughly, multiple times.
• Create a reliable compliance checklist.
• Do at least two rounds of compliance checks after finishing scoring.
• Check every item against submission instructions; verify claims with evidence.
• Discuss compliance as a team; use “devil’s advocate” review.
• Use a third-party review for scoring and document completeness when possible.
• Plan for 3–5 cushion points above 36/42 to reduce elimination risk.

Pricing Notes (High Level)

• Cost/price forms/information are mandatory; pricing is acceptable/non-acceptable (no points).
• Ceiling rates are entered for defined labor categories (first-year input) and apply to certain task-order types.
• Ceiling rates exclude additions such as Secret/Top Secret or OCONUS adjustments (as applicable).
• Only one price proposal is required across domains (as applicable).

Partnering When You Need Cushion Points

• If you are not 3–5 points above the threshold, consider using a partner or partners to add cushion.
• JVs, Mentor-Protégé JVs, and prime/sub relationships are acceptable.
• You can use a partner’s contracts for both QPs and FEPs, which account for most of the total score.
• For SB submissions, subcontractors must be small under this domain.
• Consider “over/under” teaming approaches when it helps both teams across tracks.

Looking for partners? Use the Partnering Hub.