What We Do
Capabilities
Eight capability areas, built to work together. We engineer practical answers to difficult challenges, and we are candid about scope, risk, and what a requirement will actually take.
Capability index
Procurement & Acquisition Support
Acquisition planning through closeout, with the documentation discipline federal contracting requires.
Professional Services
Program management, analysis, and operations support that scales with the workload.
Management & Technical Consulting
Independent assessment, requirements definition, and trade studies grounded in engineering reality.
Research & Development
Applied research, prototyping, and technology maturation aimed at operational use.
Technology & Cybersecurity
Secure architecture, cloud and infrastructure engineering, data services, and risk management.
Mission Support
Operations, logistics, training, and on-site technical staffing that keeps the mission running.
Federal Government Contracting
Compliance-minded execution, teaming, and responsive support to program and contracting offices.
01 · Capability
Procurement & Acquisition Support
Acquisition work fails on the details. We handle the details.
We support the full acquisition lifecycle, from shaping a requirement through award and administration. Our people understand the process constraints contracting officers work within, and we build documentation that survives review.
Acquisition Planning
- Requirements development and refinement
- Acquisition strategy and approach options
- Independent government cost estimate support
- Milestone and schedule planning
Market Research
- Industry capability analysis
- Sources sought and RFI development
- Small business capability assessment
- Price and cost reasonableness research
Solicitation & Evaluation
- Statement of work and PWS development
- Evaluation criteria and plan support
- Technical evaluation board support
- Documentation and file maintenance
Post-Award Administration
- Contract and task order administration
- Modification and change support
- Deliverable tracking and quality review
- Closeout and records management
02 · Capability
Professional Services
Capable people, integrated into your team, accountable for outcomes.
We provide the program, analytic, and operational capacity that organizations need to execute. Our staff work as part of your team, not adjacent to it.
Program & Project Management
- Schedule, cost, and scope management
- Risk identification and mitigation planning
- Earned value and performance reporting
- Integrated master schedule support
Business & Financial Operations
- Budget formulation and execution support
- Financial tracking and reconciliation
- Resource planning and workforce analysis
- Metrics and management reporting
Policy & Process Support
- Policy research, drafting, and review
- Standard operating procedure development
- Process mapping and improvement
- Governance and compliance support
Analysis & Decision Support
- Data analysis and visualization
- Business case and alternatives analysis
- Studies, assessments, and white papers
- Executive briefing development
03 · Capability
Management & Technical Consulting
An outside read from people who have been inside the problem.
Consulting is only useful if it changes a decision. We scope engagements around a specific question, do the analysis, and give you a recommendation with the reasoning attached.
Strategy & Planning
- Strategic and operational planning
- Capability gap analysis
- Roadmap and investment sequencing
- Change management planning
Organizational Assessment
- Current-state assessment and baselining
- Organizational design and staffing analysis
- Workflow and efficiency review
- Maturity and readiness evaluation
Requirements Definition
- Stakeholder elicitation and reconciliation
- Functional and technical requirements
- Traceability and verification planning
- Requirements review and validation
Technical Trade Studies
- Alternatives analysis and scoring
- Technology assessment and downselect
- Cost, schedule, and risk trade-offs
- Independent technical review
04 · Capability
Engineering
Engineering that accounts for how a system is built, tested, fielded, and kept running.
We work across the system lifecycle. That includes the unglamorous parts: interface control, configuration management, regression testing, and sustainment planning that keeps a system viable years after delivery.
Systems Engineering
- Architecture and system design
- Interface definition and control
- Configuration and data management
- Technical review and milestone support
Integration
- System and subsystem integration
- Legacy and modern system interoperability
- Integration planning and risk reduction
- Deployment and transition support
Test & Evaluation
- Test planning and procedure development
- Verification and validation execution
- Data collection, reduction, and analysis
- Independent test support and reporting
Lifecycle Sustainment
- Reliability, maintainability, availability analysis
- Obsolescence and technology refresh planning
- Technical documentation and manuals
- Field and depot-level technical support
05 · Capability
Research & Development
Research that is aimed at a user, not just a publication.
We work on applied problems where the path from idea to fielded capability is unclear. Prototypes get built, tested against realistic conditions, and evaluated honestly, including when the answer is that an approach will not work.
Applied Research
- Problem framing and research design
- Literature and state-of-the-art review
- Feasibility and concept studies
- Technical reporting and documentation
Prototyping
- Rapid prototype development
- Hardware and software proof of concept
- Iterative build, test, and refine cycles
- User feedback integration
Experimentation
- Experiment design and instrumentation
- Field and laboratory test execution
- Measurement and performance analysis
- Operational demonstration support
Technology Maturation
- Technology readiness assessment
- Transition planning to programs of record
- Scaling and productionization analysis
- Intellectual property and data rights review
06 · Capability
Technology & Cybersecurity Services
Systems designed to be defensible, not just compliant.
Security that is bolted on at the end is expensive and fragile. We build it into architecture decisions, and we support the assessment and authorization work that follows.
Secure Architecture
- Security architecture and design review
- Zero trust and segmentation planning
- Identity, credential, and access management
- Encryption and key management approach
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Cloud migration and modernization planning
- Infrastructure as code and automation
- Network and platform engineering
- Resilience, backup, and recovery design
Risk Management & Compliance
- Risk management framework support
- Security control implementation and assessment
- System security documentation
- Continuous monitoring and reporting
Data & Software Services
- Data engineering, quality, and governance
- Application development and modernization
- DevSecOps pipeline engineering
- Analytics and decision support tooling
07 · Capability
Mission Support
The support functions that determine whether the mission actually runs.
Mission support is measured in readiness. We provide the operational, logistics, and training capability that keeps organizations able to execute on schedule.
Operations Support
- Operations center and watch floor support
- Process execution and coordination
- Reporting, tracking, and status management
- Continuity of operations planning
Logistics
- Supply chain and inventory management
- Property accountability and asset tracking
- Maintenance planning and coordination
- Transportation and distribution support
Training & Exercises
- Curriculum and courseware development
- Instructor and facilitation support
- Exercise design, execution, and evaluation
- After-action review and lessons learned
Technical Staffing
- On-site subject matter expertise
- Surge and augmentation support
- Help desk and user support
- Facility and readiness services
08 · Capability
Federal Government Contracting
Execution that respects the rules the government has to work within.
Federal contracting has requirements that go beyond the technical work. We treat those requirements as part of the job, not an afterthought, and we make the contracting officer's job easier rather than harder.
Contract Execution
- Responsive performance against SOW and PWS
- Deliverable quality control and on-time delivery
- Clear, accurate status and financial reporting
- Proactive communication on issues and risk
Teaming & Subcontracting
- Prime and subcontractor roles
- Teaming agreements and joint pursuits
- Small business participation support
- Flow-down compliance management
Compliance Discipline
- Contract terms and clause adherence
- Labor category and qualification alignment
- Records, invoicing, and audit readiness
- Ethics and organizational conflict of interest management
Customer Responsiveness
- Named points of contact with real authority
- Fast turnaround on data calls and requests
- Short escalation paths
- Transition-in and transition-out planning
Have a requirement in mind?
Send us the scope, the constraints, and the deadline. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.