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About EQM Services
EQM Services, LLC is a certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business and part of a family of companies operating under ASRC Industrial (AIS) wholly-owned by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC).
EQMS draws from over 30 years of experience from our parent company EQM, working as a turnkey or a specialty contractor. EQMS self-performs remediation and site assessment services to federal government customers looking for a unique, flexible and streamlined procurement process.
Environmental Remediation & Compliance Support
EMQS specializes in addressing challenges across the full life-cycle of complex environmental management projects including remediation and environmental compliance to both public and private-sector clients, with primary NAICS code 562910. EQMS provides services such as:
Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or groundwater.
Integrated mine reclamation activities, including demolition, soil remediation, wastewater treatment, hazardous material removal, contouring land, and revegetation.
Toxic material abatement.
Environmental compliance consulting across all media, including air permitting, SPCC plans, EPCRA compliance and reporting, chemical inventories and reporting, and emission measurement and stack testing.
Prior to and continuing since the establishment of EQMS and the associated 8(a) certification, our team of professionals works with clients including:
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Department of Energy
Contact EQMS
Arvind Acharya, P.G., CHG
Senior Project Executive
Email: aacharya@ges-ais.com
Direct: (510) 719-6858
CAGE Code: 8B4V6
UEI: YZCLNX5DTCM4
NAICS: 562910 (Primary), 541620, 541330, 541690, 541715, 562998, 238910, 236220, 237310, 237990
Capability Statement
EQM and EQMS offer the benefits of a Small Business and 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business, respectively, complemented by the direct support of our parent company, ASRC Industrial, and more than 25 sister companies’ resources, expertise, and capabilities.
ANC 8(a) Contracting Advantages
Significantly Accelerated Procurement Timeline – without the disruptions and delays resulting from complex evaluations and resulting protests.
Flexibility and Reliability – through direct negotiations per 13 CFR 124.503, competitive threshold exemptions per 48 CFR 19.805-1, and common management and administrative services between all AIS operating companies.
8(a) Sole Source Awards Cannot Be Protested – 13 CFR 124.517(a): ANC 8(a) companies eligible for a sole source or competitive 8(a) requirement may not be challenged by another participant or any other party, either to SBA or any administrative forum as part of a bid or other contract protest.
Unlimited Sole Source Ceiling – ANC’s, unlike other 8(a) companies – provide the Government with a virtually unlimited sole source ceiling per 48 CFR 6.303-1.
8(a) Subcontracting – Because 8(a) companies may subcontract portions of the work to other firms, EQMS is able to assemble a perfect team for any particular project with other AIS operating companies.
More Advantages
Unlike other 8(a) companies that are owned by individual business owners, EQMS can receive sole source awards of any size that cannot be protested due to their status as an ANC-owned company. The SBA ANC 8(a) contracting method avoids a long, expensive, and complex procurement cycle and is significantly faster than any other means of contracting. When using the ANC 8(a) contracting method, a government customer can simply select EQMS as a suggested source and submit a request to the supporting SBA District Office, asking that the procurement be pursued under the 8(a) program. The often lengthy, expensive, and tedious process of justifying source selection is thereby avoided. Agencies and government contractors are able to claim 100% Small Business numbers and Native American Set-Aside numbers when contracting with subsidiaries within AIS. Additionally, because 8(a) companies may subcontract portions of the work to other firms, EQMS is able to assemble a perfect team for any particular project, often times with other AIS operating companies, to ensure there are no subcontractor issues. Open discussion between the government and EQMS during all phases of the procurement allows government project managers the discretion to define a scope of work and to hand pick the contractor to perform the work.
Why an Alaska Native Corporation?
No Sole Source Dollar Threshold – 13 CFR 124.506(b): SBA may award a sole source 8(a) contract to an ANC with a value less than $22M without a Justification and Approval (J&A) and up to $100M with Department of Defense. There is no dollar threshold for a sole source award with an approved J&A.
Exception to Affiliation Coverage – 13 CFR 121.103 (b)(2): 8(a) participants owned and controlled by Alaska Native Corporations/Indian tribes are not considered to be affiliated with other concerns because of common ownership or management.
Help improve quality of life across North Slope Alaska Native Villages by creating jobs, providing better hospitals, improving infrastructure, protecting and enhancing the lands, promoting healthy communities, and maximizing economic growth.
Interested in learning more about the benefits of working with an ASRC Industrial operating company? Contact Arvind Acharya, P.G, CHG, Senior Project Executive, Direct: (510) 719-6858 | aacharya@ges-ais.com