Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-2238-NMCOG-NMCOG-134754

NMCOG Regional Brownfields Assessment and Reuse-Planning Services

The Northern Middlesex Council of Governments is seeking a qualified environmental professional to deliver regional brownfields assessment and reuse-planning services in Massachusetts. - Government buyer: Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG), Housing and Economic Development; RFP contact: Chris Hayes, Director. The program serves Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Pepperell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford. - Funding and budget: Supported by a $500,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Communitywide Assessment Grant; the QEP contract is capped at $434,400. - Requested services: One QEP services contract for program-wide coordination and technical support, site inventory and prioritization, reporting, and support for brownfields cleanup and reuse planning. - Up to 8 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and 4 Phase II assessments, including site access, quality-assurance documentation, permits, sampling, laboratory analysis, and reporting as applicable. - Up to 4 cleanup alternatives analyses and 4 Phase III remedial action plans, plus 1 market study and site reuse planning and visioning. - Community-facing work includes 1 Community Involvement Plan, an ArcGIS StoryMap or similar application, participation in up to 4 communitywide meetings, and up to 16 public-facing Community Reports. - Notable requirements: Work must meet applicable EPA, Massachusetts, and local requirements; incorporate applicable resilience and sustainable assessment/planning practices; document data, methods, and assumptions; and coordinate with NMCOG, its Brownfields Steering Committee, municipalities, and other stakeholders. NMCOG leads community outreach and outcome tracking. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs, environmental-services vendors, or part numbers are named. The requested provider is a qualified environmental professional firm. - Term: The anticipated contract is for approximately four years, aligned with the grant performance period, with potential amendment or extension for additional brownfields or response work subject to the solicitation's conditions.

Description

NMCOG is seeking a Qualified Environmental Professional to provide program-wide and site-specific technical support for its regional Northern Middlesex Brownfields Assessment Program. The work includes Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments and site reuse and cleanup planning across the region’s nine municipalities, along with associated assessment, data, and planning deliverables. The program is funded by a $500,000 EPA Communitywide Assessment Grant, and the RFP sets a not-to-exceed contract budget of $434,400. Proposals are due November 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST.

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