--Extension of EP-W-09-033

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Civil Enforcement intends to extend contract EP-W-09-033 with Eastern Research Group, Inc. for three months past its current expiration date of 31 March 2015. This extension is necessary because of a protest to the award of a new contract under Request for Proposal SOL-DC-13-00031. The services under EP-W-09-033 include the ongoing investigation of violations to the various environmental statues, and the litigation of civil and criminal cases. These services are essential to the EPA mission and suspension of this contract would have a serious adverse effect on the discussed efforts. Therefore, until a new contract award can be made, it would be both impractical and harmful to the agency and the public interest for any source other than the current contractor to be considered for the provision of these services. After the contract has been extended, a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition will b e posted to FedBizOpps.