The NDN Companies

What The NDN Companies does

The NDN Companies is a privately held, woman-owned 8(a) small disadvantaged business headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 2015 to deliver full-service environmental consulting and construction services. The firm operates through seven integrated service lines: Site Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration; NEPA and Natural Resources; Cultural Resource Assessments and Evaluations; Native American Coordination and Tribal Engagement; Environmental Compliance, Engineering, Permitting and Monitoring; Wildland Fire Consulting; and Industrial Hygiene. Its underlying technical capabilities include LiDAR, GSSI Utility Scan ground penetrating radar, GIS/GPS mapping, and a fully equipped Archaeological Laboratory for artifact analysis, conservation, stabilization, and curation.

The company generates revenue primarily through project-based professional services contracts with federal government agencies, including multiple U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts (Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Omaha, Albuquerque, Norfolk, Mobile), NAVFAC Southeast, AFCEC, Tyndall AFB, the Air National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, the DOT, and the FAA, with secondary engagement of state/local government and commercial clients such as SVN SouthLand Commercial and Bristol Bay Native Corporation. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through federal RFP responses and contracting officer relationships, leveraging SBA 8(a), WBENC WOSB, FDOT DBE, and JSEB certifications to access set-aside procurement channels.

Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows a project-based professional services model negotiated against scope of work, complexity, and regulatory requirements. The firm reports an 87% customer retention rate and was recognized on the Jacksonville Business Journal 2021 Fast 50 list, while operating with 11-50 employees concentrated in the Southeast U.S. region.

Name

The NDN Companies

Legal name

The NDN Companies

Website

https://thendncompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The NDN Companies is a woman-owned 8(a) small disadvantaged environmental consulting and construction firm based in Jacksonville, FL, delivering site assessment, NEPA, cultural resource, tribal engagement, compliance, wildland fire, and industrial hygiene services primarily to U.S. federal agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Project-based professional services revenue from environmental consulting, site assessments, remediation, and construction services primarily for federal government agencies. Services include cultural/archaeological resources, tribal consultation, NEPA compliance, and civil construction.
2. Government Contracts: Revenue derived from federal agency contracts including USACE Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Omaha, Albuquerque, Norfolk, and Mobile Districts, as well as AFCEC, NAVFAC Southeast, Tyndall AFB, Air National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, and other government entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The NDN Companies is a full-service environmental consulting and construction firm that delivers site assessment, remediation, NEPA compliance, cultural resource assessments, Native American coordination, environmental compliance/engineering/permitting, wildland fire consulting, and industrial hygiene services. Its offerings are built around federal, state, and commercial client needs, supported by in-house technical capabilities such as LiDAR, ground penetrating radar, GIS/GPS mapping, and a fully equipped archaeological laboratory.

Product overview

The NDN Companies is a full-service environmental consulting firm offering a coordinated portfolio of specialized services. The core offerings include Site Assessment/Remediation & Restoration, NEPA & Natural Resources, Cultural Resource Assessments & Evaluations, Native American Coordination & Tribal Engagement, Environmental Compliance/Engineering/Permitting & Monitoring, Wildland Fire Consulting, and Industrial Hygiene. These service lines work together to provide comprehensive environmental solutions spanning assessment, regulatory compliance, remediation, and construction services primarily for federal agencies, state/local governments, and commercial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Assessment, Remediation, & Restoration

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% customer retention rate demonstrates strong client satisfaction and repeat business relationships
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. Mid-size environmental services firm providing site assessment, remediation, NEPA, and natural resource services to federal agencies including DoD and USACE. Directly comparable in service mix, customer base, and contract scale to NDN.
• Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM): DBE-certified environmental and construction services firm delivering site assessments, remediation, and compliance work to federal and military clients. Comparable to NDN in niche federal contracting focus and certifications-based positioning.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: Employee-owned environmental consulting firm with deep cultural resource, NEPA, and natural resource practices serving federal agencies. Highly comparable to NDN in cultural resource assessment and Section 106 offerings.
• PaleoWest Archaeology: Cultural resource management firm providing archaeological surveys, Section 106 compliance, and tribal consultation to federal agencies and tribal entities. Comparable to NDN's Cultural Resource Assessments and Native American Coordination practice.
• Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions (CNES): Tribally-owned 8(a) federal contractor delivering environmental services including site assessment, remediation, NEPA, and cultural resources to DoD and civilian federal agencies. Directly comparable in certifications, service mix, and tribal-affiliated positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global environmental engineering and consulting firm with extensive federal contracting presence in NEPA, remediation, and water resources. Represents the large incumbent that NDN competes against once 8(a) status sunsets.
• AECOM: Large global engineering and environmental services firm with deep federal agency footprint including USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC. Competes for the same federal environmental contracts as NDN but at much larger scale.
• Stantec: International engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with a sizable U.S. federal services practice. Comparable in NEPA, cultural resource, and remediation offerings at scale.
• HDR Inc. Large engineering and environmental services firm serving USACE, FHWA, and other federal agencies with planning, NEPA, and remediation capabilities. Overlaps with NDN in transportation and civil works environmental work.
• ICF International: Global consulting firm with a strong federal environmental and energy practice covering NEPA, climate resilience, and regulatory compliance. Comparable to NDN's federal environmental compliance and engineering work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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