GSRC

What GSRC does

Gulf South Research Corporation (GSRC) is an SBA-certified, woman-owned small business headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, founded in 1993 by President and sole owner Suna Adam. The firm provides multidisciplinary environmental consulting services to federal, state, local, and private-sector clients throughout the United States, with additional projects in the Caribbean and North Pacific. Service offerings are organized around six core disciplines: NEPA documentation, natural resources investigations, cultural resources management, GIS database development, ecological restoration, and wetland delineation/permitting/mitigation, with ancillary Phase I ESA, socioeconomic studies, and public affairs support.

GSRC's technical stack is centered on Esri's GIS suite (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Collector, ArcGIS Desktop) supplemented by Global Mapper, Trimble GPS units, and the GEOFidelis platform. The team comprises roughly 32 professional scientists and subject-matter experts, several of whom carry 30–40+ years of experience across ecology, archaeology, hydrology, forestry, environmental engineering, and GIS. GSRC holds IDIQ contract positions with USACE (St. Paul, Sacramento), NAVFAC Southwest, GSA, Louisiana DOTD, and CBP, operating as both prime and subcontractor.

The business model is professional services delivered under government contract vehicles — IDIQ contracts, sole-source contracts, and project-specific task orders — with pricing not publicly disclosed and most clients described as repeat engagements. Delivery is supported by three regional offices (Baton Rouge, LA; Tucson, AZ; San Marcos, CA). The firm is privately held under a sole owner with no external equity, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Recognition includes the 2021 LSU 100 Fastest Growing Companies, 2021 Best Places to Work, and the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce 2025 award, alongside its WOSB certification.

Name

GSRC

Legal name

Gulf South Research Corporation

Website

https://gsrcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GSRC is an SBA-certified, woman-owned environmental consulting firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that delivers NEPA, natural resources, cultural resources, GIS, ecological restoration, and wetland services to federal, state, local, and private clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAK

Sustainability & ESG Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• NEPA compliance studies
• Wetland delineation services
• Cultural resources management
• Ecological restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Consulting Contracts: Revenue from federal agency contracts including IDIQ contracts with US Army Corps of Engineers, NAVFAC, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Air Force, and other federal agencies. Contracts include both prime and subcontractor positions.
2. State and Local Government Contracts: Revenue from state and local government consulting engagements, including Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and various Louisiana state agencies.
3. Corporate Client Services: Environmental consulting services to private companies and organizations involved in development and natural resource management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GSRC delivers multidisciplinary environmental consulting services for government and corporate clients, focused on NEPA compliance, natural resources investigations, wetland delineation and permitting, cultural resources management, ecological restoration, GIS mapping, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. The firm operates as a government contractor through IDIQ contracts (prime and subcontractor) and sole source contracts with federal and state agencies. Services range from small site-specific projects to large programmatic investigations across 42 states, the Caribbean, and the North Pacific.

Product overview

GSRC is a certified woman-owned small business offering multidisciplinary environmental consulting services. The company provides an integrated portfolio of environmental planning and compliance services organized around seven core offerings: NEPA studies, Natural Resources Investigations, Wetland Delineation/Permitting/Mitigation, Cultural Resources Investigations, Ecological Restoration (design, implementation, and monitoring), GIS Database Development and Mapping, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. Additional services include Socioeconomic Studies and Public Affairs. The services are delivered by professional scientists and are offered to government and corporate clients throughout the United States, Caribbean, and North Pacific regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Studies Environmental planning and compliance services covering the full NEPA process, including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), and supplemental environmental documents for civil and military projects, for federal, state, and corporate clients requiring regulatory compliance.
• Natural Resources Investigations Field surveys and management plans including threatened, endangered, and sensitive species surveys, wildlife and bird surveys, aquatic and terrestrial biological surveys, and habitat analyses using HEP, HES, WVA, and IFIM methodologies.
• Wetland Delineation, Permitting, and Mitigation Services Wetland determination, delineation, and assessment services including Wetland Value Assessment (WVA) and Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) for USACE districts and private clients.
• Cultural Resources Investigations Cultural resources management services including archaeological investigations, historic architectural services, museum support, NAGPRA services, GIS and GPS services, and Section 106/NHPA compliance documentation.
• Ecological Restoration Design, Implementation and Maintenance/Monitoring Ecosystem restoration planning and implementation, invasive species management, nursery operations, irrigation system design, native species re-vegetation, and habitat monitoring and maintenance for federal, state, and private clients.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Database Development and Mapping GIS services including LiDAR analysis, spatial analysis, geodatabase design, data management, image interpretation, modeling, georeferencing, cartography, field data collection, and metadata creation using Esri products.
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) Phase I ESA surveys inspecting for Above Ground and Underground Storage Tanks (AST/UST), leaking tanks, asbestos, hazardous substances, solvents, and potential Superfund sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed in 42 states, Caribbean, and North Pacific
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SWCA Environmental Consultants: SWCA is a mid-size employee-owned environmental consulting firm offering NEPA, cultural resources, natural resources, ecological restoration, and GIS services to federal, state, and private clients — directly comparable in service mix, customer profile (USACE, Forest Service, BLM), and delivery model to GSRC.
• Environmental Science Associates (ESA): ESA is a mid-size environmental consulting firm specializing in NEPA compliance, biological assessments, wetland delineations, cultural resources, and environmental planning for public agencies — closely aligned with GSRC's core service lines and federal/state client base.
• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder is an engineering and environmental sciences firm providing NEPA, cultural resources, natural resources, and ecological services to government and infrastructure clients — comparable in multidisciplinary scope and federal contracting focus to GSRC.
• GAI Consultants: GAI Consultants is a mid-size engineering and environmental consulting firm providing cultural resources, NEPA, ecological, and water resources services to transportation, energy, and government clients — comparable as a smaller multidisciplinary environmental firm competing for similar state DOT and federal contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large global consulting and engineering firm with a leading federal environmental practice spanning NEPA, water resources, ecology, and restoration — competes with GSRC on the same federal IDIQ contracts but as a much broader, publicly-traded incumbent.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a large federal environmental services practice covering NEPA, natural resources, cultural resources, and ecological restoration — competes with GSRC on USACE, NAVFAC, and Air Force environmental IDIQs.
• ICF International: ICF International is a major advisory and digital services firm with significant federal environmental and climate practice — competes for federal NEPA, climate adaptation, and energy/environmental advisory work that overlaps with GSRC's federal client base.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy with deep federal and commercial environmental assessment practice — comparable in NEPA and ecological services but operates at vastly greater scale than GSRC.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a strong U.S. federal environmental services practice including NEPA, ecological restoration, and cultural resources — competes for the same federal IDIQ task orders as GSRC.
• HDR Inc. HDR is an employee-owned engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with significant federal environmental and water resources practice — competes on USACE, federal highway, and DOD environmental contracts comparable to GSRC's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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