Currently available technology is not adequate to assess environmental contamination at Department of Energy (DOE) sites, take permanent remedial action, and eliminate or minimize the environmental impact of future operations. Technical resources to address these shortcomings exist within the DOE community and the private sector, but the involvement of the private sector in attaining permanent and cost-effective solutions has been limited. During 1990, on behalf of DOE's Office of Technology Development, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) conducted a competitive procurement of research and development projects addressing soil remediation, groundwater remediation, site characteri,:,tion, and contaminant containment. Fifteen contracts were negotiated in these areas.