Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.

Legal name, DBA and former names

• Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.; in North Carolina services are performed under the tradename S&H Engineering & Geology, P.C.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/our-firm · As of 2026-10-06

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

• SAM UEI CZJ7EHXH8B89 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 10458.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5bb952d7-7a06-db51-a6… · As of 2026-10-06

Offices

• Offices including Bedford and Concord, New Hampshire; Boston and Westford, Massachusetts; Burlington, Vermont; Denver, Colorado; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, per the Offices page.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/our-offices · As of 2026-10-06

Ownership type

• Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm's history timeline includes "ESOP Adopted"; a DOL Form 5500 ESOP filing is listed under ESOP data.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/our-firm · As of 2026-10-06

Sponsor, parent or transaction

• DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan; ESOP share of ownership not published.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09

Services and markets

• Engineering and geoscience consulting, including air services and modeling, brownfields redevelopment, due diligence, geotechnical design and solid waste.Source: sanbornhead.com · As of 2026-10-06

Leaders

• Barret Cole, PG, LEP, President and CEO; Member, Board of Directors.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
• Charlie Head, PE, PG, Founding Principal and Chair, Board of Directors.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06
• Matt Poirier, PE, Executive Vice President and COO.Source: sanbornhead.com/about/leadership · As of 2026-10-06

Licences (board records)

• Texas TBPELS roster lists Sanborn Head & Associates Inc (firm no. 10458, type NS, expires 2027-07-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Federal awards (contracts)

• USAspending recipient record SANBORN HEAD & ASSOCIATES INC (Bedford, NH), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $234,477, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/5bb952d7-7a06-db51-a6… · As of 2026-10-06

ESOP plan data (Form 5500)

• DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: SANBORN, HEAD & ASSOCIATES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009093408NAL0006764289001), 158 active participants and total plan assets of $3,069,187 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09

Public filings

• DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: SANBORN, HEAD & ASSOCIATES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20251009093408NAL0006764289001, 158 active participants); SANBORN, HEAD & ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN (ACK_ID 20251010085737NAL0007836257001, 168 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-09

Rankings and awards

• Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05

News timeline

• 2026-08-25: article "PFAS Headlines the List Again!" (firm news and insights)Source: sanbornhead.com/about/our-firm · As of 2026-10-06

Sources of record

1. https://www.sanbornhead.com/about/our-firm/
2. https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/5bb952d7-7a06-db51-a694-b0c6add00b9d-P/latest
3. https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-5
4. https://www.sanbornhead.com/about/our-offices/
5. https://www.sanbornhead.com/
6. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
7. https://www.sanbornhead.com/about/leadership/
8. https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip