Social Solutions International

What Social Solutions International does

Social Solutions International, Inc. is a Rockville, Maryland-based full-service consulting firm founded in 2005 that delivers monitoring and evaluation, institutional support, capacity building, and program development services to U.S. federal government clients. Its core customer base comprises federal agencies including USAID, NIH institutes (NHLBI, NIA, NIDA), CDC, SAMHSA, the Department of State, and components of the Department of Defense (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, National Guard Bureau), with international development work spanning more than 80 countries. The firm organizes its offering around three priority areas: Public Health, Emergency Preparedness, and Military Health and Wellness, and maintains a network of subject matter experts that has supported recruitment and placement of more than 1,000 specialized staff and consultants worldwide over the past five years.

The business model is professional services delivered under federal contract vehicles. The firm holds Top Secret Clearance and prime contractor status on GSA OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ (both Management/Advisory and Research/Development domains), GSA MOBIS, and NIH PSC IDIQ, allowing direct pursuit of federal task orders without consortium intermediation. Revenue is generated through cost-reimbursable and T&M task orders typical of these vehicles, with delivery executed via a combination of core staff (headcount band of 11-50) and a broader network of placed consultants and subcontractors. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or recurring SaaS revenue stream; the underlying asset is human expertise, cleared personnel, and a track record of past performance on marquee federal programs (CIRCLE, Peru Evaluation Services, AGCMEP).

Leadership is concentrated in a founder/CEO (Susanna Nemes) and President (Jenny Namur Karp) structure. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding rounds, and operates as a standalone Maryland corporation from its headquarters at 6153 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. Customer-facing channels are limited to the company website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and email outreach, consistent with a relationship-driven enterprise field-sales motion in the federal services market.

Name

Social Solutions International

Legal name

Social Solutions International, Inc.

Website

https://socialsolutions.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Management Consulting

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Health Services (8000), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Assistance, Policy Lending & Capacity Building Programs (BPADACAN)

Keywords

• Government consulting services
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Capacity building training
• Program development implementation
• International development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Services: Provides consulting services to federal government agencies including monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, institutional support, and program development. Revenue generated through government contract vehicles such as GSA OASIS+, GSA MOBIS, and NIH PSC IDIQ. Services include temporary and long-term staff support, training, technical assistance, and program implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Social Solutions International is a full-service federal government consulting firm providing monitoring and evaluation, institutional support and workforce recruitment, capacity building and training, and program development and implementation. Services are delivered primarily to U.S. federal agencies (USAID, NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, Department of State, Department of Defense) under GSA OASIS+, GSA MOBIS, and NIH PSC IDIQ contract vehicles, with field operations spanning more than 80 countries.

Product overview

Social Solutions International is a full-service consulting firm offering four interconnected service areas: Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning; Institutional Support & Strengthening; Capacity Building, Training, & Technical Assistance; and Program Development & Implementation. The firm operates across three priority areas—Public Health, Emergency Preparedness, and Military Health & Wellness—serving government clients including USAID, Department of State, Department of Defense, NIH, and SAMHSA. The company does not offer a software product platform but rather provides professional consulting services, subject matter expertise, workforce recruitment, and program implementation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning

Quantifiable outcome

• Recruited and placed more than 1,000 highly specialized staff and consultants worldwide in five years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• The World BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFostering relationships with donor agencies, groups, coalitions, and stakeholders to accelerate improved health outcomes. Listed as a stakeholder/partner organization in the CIRCLE project for international health outcomes improvement.
• World Health OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in the CIRCLE project ecosystem to support improved international health outcomes through stakeholder engagement.
• UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a stakeholder/partner in the CIRCLE project supporting USAID Health Research Program for improved health outcomes.
• Doris Duke Charitable FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the CIRCLE project community focused on accelerating improved health outcomes.
• Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStakeholder partnership in the CIRCLE project supporting improved health outcomes through strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a large diversified public-sector consulting firm providing monitoring, evaluation, and program implementation support to federal agencies including USAID, HHS, and DoD; directly comparable in M&E and capacity building services, but at much greater scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a major federal consulting contractor with Top Secret clearances serving DoD, HHS, and civilian agencies on health, defense, and international programs; comparable in cleared federal consulting but far larger and broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a mission-driven research and consulting firm delivering M&E, technical assistance, and capacity building to USAID, HHS, and international health clients; closely matches SSDI's service mix and federal/international client base.
• Chemonics International: Chemonics is a leading USAID implementer running international development programs in health, democracy, and economic growth across 80+ countries; comparable as a direct international development contractor with overlapping service lines.
• Palladium: Palladium delivers international development consulting, M&E, and capacity building for donors and governments worldwide; operates in the same evaluation and program implementation niche as SSDI.
• RTI International: RTI International is a nonprofit research institute providing federal health research, international development, and program evaluation services to NIH, USAID, and CDC; directly comparable in health-focused research and evaluation.
• DAI: DAI is a global development company implementing donor-funded programs in health, governance, and economic growth; comparable in international consulting, technical assistance, and capacity building for USAID.
• John Snow Inc. (JSI): JSI is a public health consulting firm delivering global health research, M&E, and capacity building services across 100+ countries; closely aligned with SSDI's public health priority area and federal/international client set.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a nonpartisan research and evaluation firm providing policy research, program evaluation, and technical assistance to federal agencies; mirrors SSDI's M&E and learning service line.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): MSH is a global health nonprofit consulting organization delivering health systems strengthening, M&E, and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries; aligns with SSDI's international public health consulting practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/social-solutions-international-inc-169502256453423
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-solutions-international-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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