NEWS12 August 2009
US— ICF Macro has been awarded a $15.2m contract by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct the National Survey on Recreational Boating Safety over the next five years.
The firm will conduct alternating annual surveys about the boating community and the people who take part in the activity with a view to helping the DHS and the US Coast Guard target safety programmes and initiatives to specific segments.
It is the first major public win for Macro since it was acquired by ICF Consulting in a $155m deal earlier this year.
Thomas Duffy, vice president at ICF Macro, said: “We are excited to start working on this new opportunity. This contract builds upon our practice in survey work related to recreational fisheries, and allows us to further expand our qualifications for outdoor recreation research.”
The world's leading job site for research and insight
Resources Group
Qualitative Senior Research Exec – London / Hybrid working
Up to circa £35,000 + Benefits
Resources Group
Project Manager – Quantitative – Dynamic Boutique Agency
£30–40,000 + good benefits
Spalding Goobey Associates
Senior Research Executive, Mixed Methods – Technology and IT
£Excellent Package
-
Brought to you by:
©2025 The Market Research Society,
15 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0JR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 4911
info@mrs.org.uk -
© Copyright 2025 Research Live
2 Comments
Anon
14 years ago
I'm real happy that they won this contract. I just wish that they would stop calling me, even after I told them I was not interested in participating. They keep saying that my opinion is very important. My opinion is that they are very annoying.
Like Reply Report
Anon
14 years ago
I got a call from ICF Macro. Caller identified himself as the Coast Guard. I do not own a boat. I have not been on a boat in close to twenty years. It was suppertime. Exactly why is my government spending $15 million dollars to survey people on this topic? At the very least, survey people who have licenses for boats and leave the rest of us alone. In this economy with hungry people needing jobs, recreational boat usage is the least of our worries.
Like Reply Report