Sobis

What Sobis does

Sobis, Inc. is a Fredericksburg, Virginia-based professional services firm founded in 2014 that delivers hazard mitigation planning, climate adaptation, geographic information systems (GIS), and training services to federal, state, local, tribal, and international government clients, as well as commercial customers. The firm's core offerings are organized into three service lines: Consulting (business strategy, GIS support, database design and management), Climate & Hazards Planning (FEMA Hazus-based risk modeling, vulnerability assessment, and resilience planning), and Training & Capacity Building (authorized FEMA Hazus course instruction plus custom training for FEMA, NOAA, EPA, World Bank, USAID, and others). Revenue is generated through professional services engagements priced via quote, a subscription-based paid training video repository for advanced Hazus content, and freemium/free training content for lead generation.

The underlying technology stack combines FEMA Hazus risk assessment software, the Esri ArcGIS Suite, and custom geospatial and database solutions built in C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, OpenGIS, GDAL, PostgreSQL, SpatiaLite, SQLite, SQL, and MySQL. Sobis has developed proprietary Excel-based tools for risk identification and benefit-cost analysis, automated IV&V testing scripts used at FEMA headquarters, and has authored the Advanced Hazus course (E0178) taught at the Emergency Management Institute. The firm operates as a Master Contractor on Maryland's CATS+ Master Contract and holds SBA 8(a), EDWOSB, WOSB, SWaM, and multi-state DBE certifications, enabling access to set-aside federal and state contracts. The company is led by Sonya Ford (President and CEO) and Bill Bohn (COO), with a team of 1-10 employees supporting engagements across 15+ U.S. states/territories and international projects in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Africa.

Name

Sobis

Legal name

Sobis, Inc.

Website

https://sobisinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sobis, Inc. is a Virginia-based consulting firm delivering FEMA Hazus risk assessment, GIS, and climate adaptation services to federal, state, local, tribal, and international government clients, with a 1-10 person team leveraging set-aside certifications and authorized training capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Management Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Disaster Preparedness & Recovery (Storm/Flood/Wildfire) (BPABANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk Management (Enterprise, Operational, Model) (EDABAJAF)

Keywords

• Hazard mitigation planning
• GIS consulting services
• Climate adaptation planning
• FEMA Hazus training
• Risk assessment consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including business consulting, GIS support, climate and hazards planning, and resilience planning for government and commercial clients.
2. Training & Capacity Building: Training development and delivery services for FEMA, NOAA, EPA, and other clients. Includes authorized FEMA Hazus courses and custom training programs.
3. Paid Training Videos: Repository of advanced training videos for Hazus models and disaster planning tools, available via paid access.
4. Free Training Resources: Free training videos explaining how to use Hazus for risk assessments and hazard mitigation planning, plus free course developed with SBDC for small businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sobis, Inc. provides specialized consulting services for government and commercial clients focused on hazard mitigation planning, GIS-based risk assessment, climate adaptation, and training & capacity building. Its core offerings include business consulting (cost/pricing strategy, contract administration, GIS and database design), climate & hazards planning (vulnerability/risk modeling using FEMA Hazus software), and authorized FEMA Hazus training delivery for federal agencies and commercial clients.

Product overview

Sobis provides a portfolio of consulting and training services focused on hazard mitigation planning, climate adaptation, and resilience for government and commercial clients. The core offerings consist of Consulting Services, Climate & Hazards Planning, and Training & Capacity Building. Training products include both free and paid Hazus training video series—free videos cover basic risk assessment usage while paid videos provide advanced techniques for specific Hazus models and disaster planning scenarios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services Business consulting services including cost and pricing strategy, cost proposal writing, contract/subcontract administration, GIS support, and database design/development/management for government and commercial clients.
• Climate & Hazards Planning Hazard and climate change planning services including development of hazard, vulnerability, and risk models, FEMA Hazus expert support for risk assessments, and climate adaptation planning for communities.
• Training & Capacity Building Training development and delivery services for FEMA, NOAA, EPA, MCC, World Bank, USAID, SBA, and DHS, including instruction of all authorized FEMA Hazus courses and custom training for localities, states, and private sector clients.
• Free Hazus Training Videos Free online video library explaining how to use Hazus for risk assessments and hazard mitigation planning, available to all users as a lead-generation and educational resource.
• Paid Hazus Training Videos Subscription-based advanced training video repository covering Hazus models and disaster planning tools, including dasymetric data creation, user-defined facilities, AEBM facilities, flood depth grids, hurricane analysis, and climate change integration; access requested via the website contact form.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hazard Mitigation Plans enable jurisdictions to apply for FEMA grant funds
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Small Business Development Center (SBDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2021Collaborated with SBDC to develop a free two-part training course for small businesses on risk assessment and mitigation. The course covers assessing risk and mitigating risk, taking about two hours each to complete. The SBDC has made this course free for small businesses.
• Vision Planning and ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSobis teamed with Vision Planning and Consulting to provide detailed Hazus risk assessment support for the Cecil County, Maryland Hazard Mitigation Plan. Sobis completed a detailed assessment using building footprints and parcel data.
• Jamie Caplan ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSobis is supporting Jamie Caplan Consulting with the risk assessment for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians' Hazard Mitigation Plan. Support includes earthquake and flood Hazus assessment and modeling floodplains outside FEMA flood study.
• Piedmont Environmental CouncilcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSobis is leading the vulnerability and risk assessment for the Albemarle County Resilience Plan under contract with the Piedmont Environmental Council. The project assesses how the County may be impacted by future hazards.
• Resilient VirginiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Resilient Virginia on the Albemarle County Resilience Plan project to assess climate change impacts and identify ways to reduce risk for the County.
• Virginia TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with Virginia Tech on hazard risk assessment and mitigation projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sobis provided technical support for the Central Virginia Planning District Commission Hazard Mitigation Plan and the Virginia Tech Hazard Mitigation Plan. Previous collaboration resulted in best practices shared by FEMA Region III.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with WMATA and other DC agencies (DC Water, DPW, HSEMA, NOAA, GSA, US Army, US Navy, DC DOT, Army Corps of Engineers) on flood preparedness workshops for the District.
• District of Columbia Department of Energy and EnvironmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSobis supported the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment with developing workshops for flood preparedness in the District, coordinating with multiple expert stakeholders.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GAP Solutions Inc: GAP Solutions is a small business focused on emergency management, disaster response, and FEMA program support including hazard mitigation and recovery services. Its small-business, FEMA-aligned service portfolio directly maps to Sobis's hazard planning and training offerings.
• Hagerty Consulting: Hagerty Consulting is a mid-sized emergency management and disaster recovery consulting firm supporting federal, state, and local clients with preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery services — directly comparable to Sobis's hazard mitigation planning focus and government client mix.
• Witt O'Brien's (Allianz Partners): Witt O'Brien's is an emergency management and disaster management consulting firm now part of Allianz Group, serving federal, commercial, and international clients with hazard preparedness and resilience services comparable to Sobis's emergency management consulting and training.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with an environment and disaster management practice supporting federal agencies on hazard mitigation, climate resilience, and emergency management — a much broader portfolio that overlaps Sobis's federal hazard planning offerings.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering and environmental consulting firm with a community development and disaster resilience practice serving U.S. municipalities and federal clients — a broad incumbent analogue for Sobis's state/local hazard mitigation plan work.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large federal technology and engineering services contractor with environmental, civil, and emergency management work supporting federal agencies including FEMA — comparable in federal-services orientation but operating at a vastly larger scale than Sobis.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with deep water, environment, and hazard mitigation capabilities serving federal agencies including FEMA. Its disaster risk management practice is a broad-incumbent analogue to Sobis's targeted hazard planning and FEMA Hazus work.
• ICF International: ICF International is a large public-sector consulting firm with a climate, environment, and disaster resilience practice supporting FEMA, EPA, and international agencies — overlapping with Sobis's climate and hazards planning work, but operating at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large federal contractor with civilian and emergency management advisory services supporting FEMA, DHS, and state agencies; it competes indirectly with Sobis on federal hazard mitigation programs but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis (formerly Atkins) is a large engineering and professional services firm with environmental, climate adaptation, and hazard mitigation services for federal and state clients, comparable in domain but far larger and more diversified than Sobis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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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