Arm 1 · Acquisition Consulting
Buy it right the first time.
Senior acquisition advisory for the agencies that buy and the companies that sell.
For government buyers
Agencies and program offices
Acquisition strategy and vehicles
Acquisition planning, source selection support, and structuring FAR contracts, OTAs, solutions openings, IDIQs and BPAs.
Policy, compliance and audit readiness
Procurement policy and desk guides, independent compliance reviews, OIG and GAO audit preparation, corrective action plans.
Program management
Cost, schedule and risk control, and planning the move from prototype to production.
Surge and specialist support
Senior help for protest-driven reforms, policy rewrites and heavy workload periods, by task order.
For industry
Companies selling to government
Capture and contracts
Reading the solicitation the way the contracting officer will, pricing approach, and proposal review.
Subcontract management
Flowdowns, teaming agreements and subcontract administration for primes and emerging vendors.
Export control, ITAR and FMS
Export compliance, technology control plans and foreign military sales support.
OTA and nontraditional contracting
How OTAs, solutions openings and marketplaces work, and how to position for them.
How it is delivered
Senior people, simple terms
Principal-led
The person you meet does the work. Vetted specialists are added only when a task needs them.
Task orders
Firm-fixed-price for defined deliverables, time-and-materials for open-ended advisory, or a retained monthly capacity.
Conflict-free
We do not advise on a requirement the supply network will bid on. Engagements are screened before they start.
Have a requirement or a capability gap?
Tell us what you need, where it has to go, and by when. We reply within one business day.