Environmental Quality Management, Inc.

What Environmental Quality Management, Inc. does

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM) is a private, Cincinnati-headquartered environmental services firm founded in 1990 that delivers four integrated service lines — environmental consulting and EHS program management, air emission measurement and stack testing, remediation and construction, and emergency and rapid response — to federal agencies and industrial clients across the United States. EQM operates Accredited Air Emission Testing Body (AETB) certified mobile stack testing laboratories with Qualified Source Test Individuals (QSTI) on staff, providing in-house gravimetric, wet chemistry, and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) emission measurement services under EPA test methodologies; it is also developing PFAS emission testing protocols for thermal reactivation of activated carbon. Remediation and construction capabilities include residential, mine, and sediment remediation as well as complex HTRW removal actions, with documented scale of 3,500+ residences remediated, 2,300+ HTRW actions, 125+ mine remediation projects, and 2.4M+ cubic yards excavated at the Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt.

EQM's business model is anchored in long-cycle federal contracts procured through a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (GS-10F-0293K, held since 2015) and an SBA 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business set-aside channel via its subsidiary EQM Services (EQMS), with relationships spanning 15 federal agencies including USEPA, USACE, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and the Department of Energy. The commercial book of business is delivered through direct enterprise sales across 16+ market verticals — including power generation, automotive, food & beverage, petroleum refining, pulp and paper (~60 mills served), pharmaceuticals, and higher education — typically on multi-year on-site EHS outsourcing or quote-based project engagements. Since 2019, EQM has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of AIS (ASRC Industrial), itself a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native corporation; this ownership grants the firm MBE, SDB, and DOT DBE status, which materially expands its access to federal set-aside and subcontracting opportunities and underpins its federal contracting moat.

Name

Environmental Quality Management, Inc.

Legal name

Environmental Quality Management, Inc.

Website

https://eqm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM) is a Cincinnati-based private environmental services firm providing consulting, stack testing, remediation, construction, and emergency response to U.S. federal agencies (USEPA, USACE, Air Force) and industrial clients across 16+ market verticals. Founded in 1990, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIS (ASRC Industrial).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Remediation Services (562910), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM), GHG Inventory & Corporate/Facility Reporting (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHADAC), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG), Enterprise Carbon Accounting & GHG Inventory Platforms (EUABAEAA), Compliance, Risk & EHS Management (BPABAAAK), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Emission measurement testing
• Remediation construction services
• Emergency response services
• EHS compliance management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Contracts: Long-term and task-order based contracts with USEPA, USACE, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Energy, and other federal agencies; delivered via GSA Schedule (GS-10F-0293K) and SBA 8(a) set-aside vehicle through EQM Services (EQMS)
2. Emission Measurement / Stack Testing Services: Fee-for-service air emission and stack testing engagements using mobile stack testing laboratories for industrial clients under virtually all EPA test methods, conditions, and pollutants
3. Environmental Consulting and EHS Outsourcing: Recurring and project-based consulting engagements for air permitting, chemical reporting, water quality, waste management, industrial hygiene, and EHS program management; on-site environmental staff augmentation and managed EHS services for industrial and commercial clients
4. Remediation & Construction Services: Project-based revenue from soil excavation, residential remediation, mine remediation, sediment remediation, fence-to-fence military base services, and emergency response for federal and commercial clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Core offering

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM) is an environmental services firm that delivers consulting, emission measurement (stack testing), remediation, and construction services to federal agencies and industrial clients across the United States. Offerings span air permitting and compliance, EHS program management, waste and water quality management, wetlands management, sediment and ecosystem restoration, residential and mine remediation, soil excavation and HTRW handling, and 24-hour emergency and rapid response deployment for catastrophic events. The company operates under a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract and uses an SBA-certified 8(a) subsidiary (EQMS) for federal small-disadvantaged-business set-aside work.

Product overview

EQM's offering is a single integrated services platform — not a packaged software product — organized around three operating groups: (1) Engineering & Consulting, (2) Remediation & Construction, and (3) Emergency & Rapid Response. The Engineering & Consulting group delivers the Air Permitting & Compliance, Chemical Inventory & Reporting, EHS Program Management, Emission Measurement (Stack Testing), Industrial Hygiene & Safety, Multi-media Environmental Auditing, Waste Management & Permitting, Water Quality Management, and Wetlands Management service lines. The Remediation & Construction group delivers Sediment Remediation & Ecosystem Restoration, Residential Remediation, Soil Excavation & Hazardous Materials Handling, and Mine Remediation, alongside the federal Fence-to-Fence (F2F) program for the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). The Emergency & Rapid Response group executes rapid response task orders for USEPA and USACE across multiple regions. All services are coordinated through EQM's Cincinnati, OH corporate headquarters, with the SBA-certified 8(a) subsidiary EQMS-8A handling federal small-disadvantaged-business set-aside work under parent company AIS (Arctic Slope Regional Corporation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EQM Services (EQMS): SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business federal government contracting division of EQM, established as a wholly owned subsidiary of AIS. Operates via the separate domain eqm-services.com.

Products and services

• Air Permitting & Compliance Provides air quality planning, design, engineering, permitting, modeling, testing, air pollution control and capture services including Title V operating permits, PSD/Non-attainment permits, GHG management, NESHAP/NSPS compliance reporting, and Risk Management Plans for industrial and government clients.
• Chemical Inventory & Reporting Supports EPCRA (TRI, Tier II, EHS, Emergency Release Notification), TSCA Chemical Data Reporting, Chemical Warfare Convention, CFATS, and Risk Management Program compliance for industrial and commercial clients.
• EHS Program Management Provides EHS management systems, databases, on-site environmental management assistance, compliance status evaluations, and outsourcing to fill environmental department manpower gaps for industrial and commercial clients.
• Emission Measurement (Stack Testing) 30-year air emission and stack testing practice for industrial sources using EPA test methodologies; delivered by an Accredited Air Emission Testing Body (AETB) with Qualified Source Test Individuals (QSTI) on staff and mobile stack testing laboratories, including point source testing, FTIR, fugitive emissions, and R&D characterization.
• Industrial Hygiene & Safety Industrial hygiene, occupational safety, and safety consulting services including chemical and noise exposure monitoring, PSM/RMP, indoor air quality, OSHA program development, and training (OSHA 10/30 Hour, HazCom, etc.) for industrial and government clients.
• Multi-media Environmental Auditing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) auditing and compliance services covering air, water, waste, federal reporting (SARA, TSCA, FIFRA, GHG), and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for industrial and commercial clients.
• Waste Management & Permitting Solid and RCRA hazardous waste management, permit applications, waste characterization, infectious waste compliance, and pollution prevention support under EPA's Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) for industrial and government clients.
• Water Quality Management NPDES applicability determinations, permit applications and renewals, SWPPPs, SPCCs, multi-sector general permits, stormwater monitoring, Facility Response Plans, and wastewater permitting services for industrial and government clients.
• Wetlands Management Wetland assessment and delineation, mitigation, Section 404 wetlands permitting, botanical expertise, hydric soils identification, and surface hydrology evaluation in support of USACE Clean Water Act enforcement for government and commercial clients.
• Emergency & Rapid Response 30-year history of planning, managing, and executing emergency and rapid response contracts for USEPA and USACE across EPA Regions 5–10, covering wildfires, hurricanes, floods, hazardous waste, PCB sediments, mine reclamation, debris recovery, and decontamination/demolition with 24-hour deployment capability.
• Sediment Remediation & Ecosystem Restoration Comprehensive sediment remediation and ecosystem restoration for USEPA, USACE, and Great Lakes National Program Office, including hydraulic and mechanical dredging, capping, in situ treatment, wetlands construction, and shoreline restoration.
• Residential Remediation Large-scale residential remediation projects for USEPA, USACE, and commercial enterprises including property-specific design, access agreements, surgical excavation, soil confirmation sampling, and restoration; over 3,500 residences remediated to date with an average 9.5/10 property owner satisfaction rating.
• Soil Excavation & Hazardous Materials Handling Complex hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) removal and remedial action programs for USEPA, USACE, Navy, Air Force, and commercial clients, including over 2,300 high-profile removal/remedial actions, mass excavation, and stabilization/solidification/disposal.
• Mine Remediation Industry-leading remediation of mine sites including abandoned uranium, hard rock, lead, and copper mines across the U.S., with services spanning dewatering, ecological restoration, tailings removal, and stream and wetlands restoration; over 125 mine remediation projects completed across USEPA Regions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and USACE.
• Fence-to-Fence (F2F) Federal Environmental Services Comprehensive environmental and waste management services delivered under EQM's GSA contract with the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) at military installations such as Lackland, Randolph, Edwards, Andrews, Langley, and Moody Air Force Bases, including waste module database management, RCRA shipment preparation, natural and cultural resource management, and air, water, and stormwater compliance sampling and reporting.
• EQMS-8A Federal Contracting Services Federal contracting services delivered through EQM Services (EQMS), the SBA-certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business arm of EQM and wholly owned subsidiary of AIS, providing set-aside eligibility for federal environmental services contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500+ residences remediated across the U.S. with an average 9.5/10 property owner satisfaction rating
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship parent company, core channel partner, flagship federal client partner, core federal client partner and minor r&d partner.

• ASRC Industrial (AIS)flagship parent companyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019EQM operates as "An ASRC Industrial Company" — wholly owned subsidiary of AIS, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The AIS family of more than 30 sister companies provides complementary resources, expertise, and capabilities across industrial, construction, and environmental services. EQM/EQMS together combine small business and 8(a) SDB benefits with the direct support of AIS.
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)core channel partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015EQM is an approved GSA provider (GS-10F-0293K) since 2015, holding an Authorized Federal Supply Schedule. The published price list and authorized schedule enable federal agencies to procure EQM services through the GSA Schedule. The same GSA contract vehicle is used for the Fence-to-Fence (F2F) work with the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)flagship federal client partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner30-year history of planning, managing, and executing emergency and rapid response contracts, residential remediation, mine remediation, and sediment remediation for USEPA. Projects span EPA Regions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. EQM continues to hold numerous contracts for emergency & rapid response services with USEPA.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)flagship federal client partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term federal partner for emergency & rapid response contracts and sediment remediation / ecosystem restoration projects, including work coordinated with the Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO).
• U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)core federal client partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder EQM's GSA contract with AFCEC, EQM provides comprehensive expert environmental and waste management Fence-to-Fence (F2F) services at military installations including Lackland, Randolph, Edwards, Andrews, Langley, and Moody Air Force Bases.
• Confidential consulting partner firm (PFAS testing collaboration)minor r&d partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEQM has been partnering with another consulting firm to determine the best approach and how to best utilize EQM's testing equipment and emissions measurement experts for PFAS emission testing protocols from the thermal treatment of activated carbon. The partner firm is not named in the source.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Antea Group: Global environmental, health, and safety consulting firm providing EHS program management, permitting, and compliance services to industrial clients. Closely comparable to EQM's commercial EHS outsourcing and multi-media auditing lines.
• TRC Companies: U.S. engineering, consulting, and construction management firm providing environmental, energy, and infrastructure services to federal, state, and commercial clients. Closely comparable to EQM on air compliance, remediation, and EHS program management.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental consulting and engineering firm providing water, environmental, and sustainable infrastructure services to federal agencies (including USEPA and USACE) and industrial clients. Direct peer in air permitting, remediation, and federal environmental contracting.
• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering and consulting firm specializing in water, wastewater, and stormwater compliance for industrial and municipal clients. Overlaps with EQM on NPDES, SWPPP, and water quality management service lines.
• Montrose Environmental: Environmental testing, advisory, and remediation services firm with federal and commercial exposure. Direct overlap with EQM on stack testing (emission measurement), air quality, and PFAS-related services.
• Haley & Aldrich: Geotechnical and environmental engineering consulting firm serving industrial, real estate, and government clients. Comparable to EQM on site investigation, soil remediation, and EHS compliance work.
• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm serving industrial, financial, and government clients. Direct overlap with EQM's EHS program management, air permitting, and remediation service lines.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Large multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm with a substantial federal environmental practice serving USEPA, USACE, and DoD installations. Overlaps with EQM on Superfund, NEPA, air permitting, and military base environmental work at greater scale.
• Arcadis: International design and consultancy firm with a significant U.S. environmental services business focused on water, remediation, and climate resilience. Competes with EQM for federal and industrial remediation contracts.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with a major federal environmental and remediation practice (formerly CH2M), serving USEPA, USACE, and DoD clients. Direct overlap with EQM on federal remediation, water, and air compliance work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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