Compass PTS Joint Venture Awarded Contract with FEMA to Improve Community Resilience

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Compass Production and Technical Services Joint Venture (Compass PTS JV) was recently awarded a contract supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CDM Federal Programs Corporation (CDM Smith) is proud to be part of the Compass PTS JV team that will provide engineering services for FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) Program under this contract. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a combined program ceiling of $300 million for a one-year base period with 4 one-year option years.

“CDM Smith is proud to leverage our over 20 years of experience supporting FEMA in providing the expertise of our world-class GIS analysts, engineers, and project managers to help advance the Risk MAP program,” said Garrett Skinner, CDM Smith principal and client service leader. “We’re honored to continue our partnership to promote informed planning and development practices that reduce flood risk and meet the needs of histor­i­cally underserved and disad­van­taged communities faced with severe threats from natural disasters.”

Under the new single-award contract, Compass PTS JV will deliver a wide range of services related to flood risk analyses, hazard mapping, disaster response, and risk reduction. In addition, CDM Smith will leverage its state-of-the-art engineering and mapping capa­bil­i­ties that allow for vast amounts of high-quality flood hazard and risk data and information at state-level scales.

The contract encompasses scope require­ments that fall within FEMA Regions 4, 6 and 7, a geographic area char­ac­ter­ized by the most severe and frequent river, coastal, and urban flooding in the nation, among other natural hazards. 

FEMA Region 4 states are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee; the FEMA Region 6 states are Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; and the FEMA Region 7 states are Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

“FEMA’s vision to improve emergency related outcomes through whole community solutions is critical to our nation’s future. At CDM Smith, we are grateful for the opportunity to support the agency at this critical point in our history and leverage change to reduce national risk," said ” said Tim Hillier, senior vice president and federal water and facilities delivery director. "After decades of supporting FEMA, we remain passion­ately aligned with the agency on applying innovative solutions that improve outcomes for our communities."

The Compass PTS JV is comprised of AECOM, ABS Group, CDM Federal Programs Corporation, Fugro, Halff Associates, T&M Associates, and numerous small business and specialty subcon­sul­tants. Its scope of work includes natural hazard analyses, risk assessments, building sciences expertise, and rapid response when disasters strike.

CDM Smith is a privately owned engineering and construc­tion firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, trans­porta­tion, energy and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world’s envi­ron­men­tal and infra­struc­ture challenges.