Compass PTS JV wins flood/risk contract from FEMA

Compass PTS, a joint venture led by AECOM Technology Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) and CDM Smith (Cambridge, MA), has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide architectural and engineering services in support of FEMA’s efforts to provide the flood and other risk data required to mitigate against the impacts of natural disasters. Under the contract, which has a ceiling of $600 million, AECOM, CDM Smith, and their other joint venture partners—T&M Associates, Halff Associates, Fugro EarthData, ABSG Consulting, and several sub-consultants—will provide production and technical services for FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP), Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program (HMTAP), and Technical Assistance and Research Contracts (TARC) programs. The contract period is five years, with additional option years possible.