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

NMCOG Regional Brownfields Assessment and Reuse-Planning Services

**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-2238-NMCOG-NMCOG-134754
**NAICS:** 541620, 562910

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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