EMPSi

Name

EMPSi

Legal name

Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://empsi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

EMS Integration (ISO 9001/45001/50001) & Integrated Management Systems (EUAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operational Controls, SOPs & Environmental Work Instructions (EUAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• NEPA compliance consulting
• Public engagement services
• GIS spatial analysis
• Natural resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Services: EMPSi generates revenue through professional services consulting to government agencies including BLM, Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Revenue is earned through time and materials or fixed-price contracts via BPA, IDIQ, and GSA contract mechanisms. Services include environmental compliance, NEPA documentation, natural/cultural resource studies, GIS support, public engagement, and project management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EMPSi (Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.) is an environmental consulting firm that delivers NEPA compliance documentation, environmental impact analysis, public engagement facilitation, GIS spatial analysis, natural and cultural resource studies, and end-to-end project management for federal land management agencies, tribal governments, state/local agencies, and private sector clients. The firm operates through pre-established government contract vehicles (BPA, IDIQ, GSA Schedule) and supplements in-person consulting with a proprietary virtual public meeting platform.

Product overview

EMPSi (Environmental Management and Planning Solutions Inc.) is an environmental consulting firm that offers a portfolio of interconnected professional services. The core offerings include Environmental Compliance Services (NEPA analysis, EIS/EA preparation), Public Engagement Services (in-person and virtual outreach), a proprietary Virtual Public Meetings Platform, GIS Support & Integration, Natural & Cultural Resources Consulting, Project Management, and Environmental Justice & Socioeconomic Analysis. These services work together to help federal and state agencies navigate complex regulatory and environmental planning challenges, particularly around land use, energy development, water resources, and natural resource management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Compliance Services NEPA compliance, environmental impact analysis, Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment preparation, and regulatory compliance services for federal and state agencies managing public lands, energy development, infrastructure, and water projects.
• Public Engagement Services In-person public meeting facilitation, stakeholder outreach, community engagement, and scoping/collaboration services for environmental planning projects, including synthesis of large volumes of public comments into decision-ready reports.
• Virtual Public Meetings Platform EMPSi's proprietary virtual public meeting platform (virtualpublicmeeting.com) providing facilitated on-demand video webinars, interactive open house websites, presentations, maps, documents, and Q&A/comment collection for stakeholder engagement on environmental projects.
• GIS Support & Integration Services Spatial analysis, mapping, and GIS integration for environmental impact assessment, evaluation of effects on wetlands, floodplains, critical habitat, wildlife road density, and project siting/design constraints.
• Natural & Cultural Resources Consulting Biological surveys, wetland delineations, cultural resource assessments, and natural resource studies to support land use planning, endangered species consultations, and NEPA analyses.
• Project Management Services End-to-end project management for complex environmental planning initiatives including NEPA process management, administrative records processing, and program-level coordination across multi-stakeholder projects.
• Environmental Justice & Socioeconomic Analysis

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed projects throughout the US in Energy, Fire, Infrastructure, Land Use Planning, Regulation and Policy Development, Tribal, and Water markets
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship/core, minor and core.

• AECOMflagship/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023EMPSi merged with AECOM in December 2023 to better serve clients and provide extended services. By joining the world's number one ranked environmental consulting and environmental engineering firm, EMPSi leverages combined strengths to jointly pursue growth opportunities. 'We are thrilled to join AECOM, which allows us to accelerate our growth plans at an ideal time when funding across our core clients has never been greater,' said David Batts and John King, EMPSi's co-founders.
• HDR EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPSi serves as subcontractor to HDR Engineering for the US Fish and Wildlife Service Architect and Engineering Services for Dam Safety Program nationwide (Contract No. 140F0521D0002, contract ceiling $20 million).
• Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc. (ERRG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPSi was part of a team lead by ERRG awarded a $49M contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District to provide environmental compliance services in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. EMPSi supports ERRG for NEPA-related delivery orders under this five-year contract.
• Advanced Resource Solutions, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BLM awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement contract to the experienced consulting team of Advanced Resource Solutions, Inc. and EMPSi. The ARS and EMPSi team has a long history of working on some of the most complex and controversial travel management plans and environmental compliance projects for the BLM.
• Martin & NicholsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPSi partnered with Martin & Nicholson to prepare a comprehensive management plan and environmental assessment for the Utah Lake Wetland Preserve.
• Western States Water PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPSi supported Western States Water Partnership and Advanced Radar Company in the permitting of a Doppler weather radar station and communication tower on Big Mesa near Gunnison, Colorado.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ICF International: ICF provides environmental and energy consulting with strong federal agency relationships (EPA, DOE, FERC). Its environmental planning, public engagement, and regulatory compliance practices directly overlap with EMPSi's NEPA and stakeholder engagement offerings.
• SWCA Environmental Consultants: SWCA is a private, employee-owned environmental consultancy specializing in NEPA compliance, natural and cultural resources, and permitting on federal lands. Its client base (BLM, USFS, NPS, FWS) and service mix closely mirror EMPSi's, making it one of the most directly comparable specialty competitors.
• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology: EA is a privately held environmental and engineering firm focused on federal infrastructure, environmental remediation, and NEPA support. Its federal contracting posture and technical capabilities directly overlap with EMPSi's work for USACE, DOI, and other agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec's Environmental Services practice covers NEPA, permitting, water, and natural resources consulting for public and private clients. It competes with EMPSi for federal and tribal environmental contracts while operating a much larger multi-disciplinary engineering portfolio.
• HDR: HDR provides architecture, engineering, and environmental services with a strong federal practice, including water infrastructure, environmental compliance, and dam safety work for USACE, BOR, and FWS. It is both a partner (subcontractor relationship) and competitor to EMPSi.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure consulting with deep federal government (USACE, USAID, DOI) contracting. It directly competes with EMPSi for federal environmental and NEPA work while offering significantly broader engineering and international development capabilities.
• WSP (Wood Environment & Infrastructure): WSP's Earth & Environment division (acquired Wood E&I) delivers environmental impact assessment, permitting, and NEPA services to federal and state agencies. It competes with EMPSi for BLM, USACE, and Bureau of Reclamation contracts while offering global scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions and PA Consulting businesses deliver environmental, water, and infrastructure advisory services to federal clients. Its scale and global delivery model contrast with EMPSi's specialist federal lands focus, but they compete for many of the same NEPA and water infrastructure contracts.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with a substantial US federal practice. Its impact assessment, permitting, and stakeholder engagement capabilities directly compete with EMPSi for federal NEPA and infrastructure contracts, though it primarily serves private-sector industrial clients.

Emerging players

• Montrose Environmental Group: Montrose is a publicly traded environmental services company offering environmental assessment, permitting, and advisory services to industrial and government clients. Its smaller, more specialized profile relative to the mega-cap incumbents makes it a closer size analog to EMPSi while competing in adjacent NEPA and air quality niches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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