iCERT

What iCERT does

iCERT (Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies, Inc.) is the only U.S. trade association exclusively focused on commercial emergency-response technologies, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Washington, DC. It serves as the unified policy, advocacy, and convening body for public-safety technology vendors — including T-Mobile, L3Harris, Motorola Solutions, Qualcomm, Verizon, Nokia, Esri, GeoComm, Exacom and approximately two dozen additional member companies — operating across six standing committees (Policy, Marketing, Interoperability, Cybersecurity, Innovation & Technology, Small Business) and producing white papers, FCC filings, and Congressional advocacy on Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911), interoperability, cybersecurity, cloud/public-safety-grade data centers, and 9-1-1 funding.

iCERT does not develop or sell proprietary technology; its 'products' are membership-tiered services: tiered annual dues subscriptions (Entrepreneur $500 up to Board Tier A $20,000, scaled by member revenue), the member-only Deltek/GovWinIQ Daily Bid/RFP Leads Program, semi-annual member meetings, weekly newsletters, joint advocacy letters, working-group participation on standards bodies (NIOC, NENA ICE), and a published research library (Cybersecurity Catalog, Cloud Working Group series, NG911 Core Services White Paper, Data Integration Initiative). The organization is governed by a 17-seat Board of Directors with marquee vendors in officer roles and a permanent Executive Director role (Sara Weston assuming the position effective March 23, 2026).

Commercially, iCERT generates revenue entirely from member dues paid on a 12-month anniversary basis, with no external investment, no marketplace or channel distribution, and no API or software surface. Distribution is direct via a self-serve Membership Application on theindustrycouncil.org and outreach by the Executive Director to enterprise-tier prospects. Geographic scope is U.S.-only, with member-deliverables positioned against the 6,000+ PSAPs/ECCs across America and U.S. federal/state regulatory bodies (FCC, NTIA, Congress).

Name

iCERT

Legal name

Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://theindustrycouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

iCERT is the only U.S. trade association exclusively focused on commercial emergency-response technologies, providing advocacy, working groups, policy filings, and membership services to public-safety technology vendors, including T-Mobile, L3Harris, Motorola Solutions, and Esri.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Tiered annual membership dues in USD, calculated based on total company revenue and membership type (Board of Directors tiers A/B/C; General Membership tiers 1–6 plus Entrepreneur at $500). Dues are recurring on an anniversary basis (12 months after first joining). Past due invoices may result in termination without prior notice. 2.99% convenience fee for credit cards, 1% for ACH.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

iCERT is a U.S. trade association that sells tiered corporate memberships to commercial vendors of emergency response technologies, providing them with unified advocacy before the FCC, NTIA, and Congress on NG911, interoperability, and cybersecurity; member-only market intelligence through the Deltek/GovWinIQ daily RFP leads program; semi-annual member meetings; weekly newsletters; and a published content library (white papers, FCC filings, policy platform). Revenue is generated solely from membership dues structured by company revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iCERT Trade Association Membership Tiered trade association membership sold to commercial vendors of emergency response technologies, providing unified advocacy, networking, knowledge sharing, and credibility benefits across Board of Directors tiers (A/B/C based on revenue) and General Membership tiers (1–6 plus Entrepreneur).
• Deltek/GovWinIQ Daily Bid/RFP Leads Program Member-only daily report (Tuesday–Saturday) with direct links to public sector opportunities, requests for information, and new solicitations filtered by member-supplied keywords, sourced from Deltek/GovWinIQ government contracting intelligence; free to active paid iCERT members.
• iCERT Semi-Annual Membership Meetings Two annual full-membership meetings: a Fall Organizational and Education Meeting and a Spring Networking B2B and Collaboration Meeting, held at venues such as HSEMA in Washington, DC, and Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Dublin for joint NASNA networking.
• iCERT Weekly Member Newsletters (Media Brief / Leadership Brief) Weekly newsletters delivered to members and subscribers delivering industry-specific news and content; includes the "Media Brief" and "Leadership Brief" publications referenced in the membership terms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unified industry input into multiple FCC dockets (PSHSB 21-479 NG911, PS 13-75, PS 07-114, WP 07-100, PSHSB 18-64) through comments, reply comments, and ex parte notices spanning 2012–2024.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• NASNA (National Association of State 911 Administrators)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 June 2026iCERT members are invited to joint NASNA networking events and to participate in the NASNA meeting for the annual iCERT update and discussion session (e.g., Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Dublin, Jun 27, 2026). A required prep-call is hosted the week before to coordinate strategy.
• EsriflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Esri, the global market leader in location intelligence and GIS, joined iCERT on Dec. 18, 2025. Esri's GIS platforms fuse satellite imagery, sensor data, road closures, building footprints, and demographics into operational maps used by first responders for situational awareness during emergencies. The partnership supports iCERT's mission to integrate GIS more deeply and effectively with emergency response systems and drive continued innovation in public safety.
• FCC (Federal Communications Commission)coreOthers · 12 September 2024iCERT files comments, reply comments, motions, and notices of ex parte on multiple FCC dockets covering NG911 (PSHSB 21-479), 9-1-1 reliability (PS 13-75), E911 compatibility (PS 07-114), Part 90 amendments (WP 07-100), location-based routing (PSHSB 18-64), 911 fee diversion (PSHSB 20-291), and National Suicide Hotline Act implementation (WC 18-336).
• U.S. Congress (bipartisan coalition)coreOthers · 23 January 2024iCERT submits joint and individual letters to Congress supporting NG911 funding, including a 1.23.24 joint letter, HR 6319 letter (11.28.23), HR 3565 letter (7.25.23), and formal support for the SUCCESS for BEAD Act (Dec. 18, 2025) sponsored by Senators Roger Wicker (MS) and Shelley Capito (WV).
• SecuLoreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2021SecuLore (an iCERT member) provides cybersecurity resources to the iCERT community via its Cyber Resource Page, and its CTO Sean Scott serves as Co-Chair of iCERT's Cybersecurity Working Group.
• NENA NG911 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021iCERT hosts its representative on the NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (Jeff Wittek, Motorola Solutions) through the PSCI Working Group; iCERT also coordinates two voting representatives on the NENA ICE Steering Committee (Jeanna Greene of T-Mobile and Erik Loberg of GeoComm).
• CISA / SAFECOMminorOthers · 1 January 2021iCERT references and distributes CISA / SAFECOM resources including the National Emergency Communications Plan, SOP documents, and Emergency Communications Fact Sheets as part of its interoperability and cybersecurity member resources.
• Deltek / GovWinIQcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2020Deltek/GovWinIQ provides a custom platform for iCERT that delivers a daily (Tue–Sat) filtered report of public-sector bid/RFP opportunities, matched to member-supplied project descriptions. Free to active iCERT members on a limited-term master agreement; not substitutable for other Deltek/GovWinIQ subscriptions.
• NENA (National Emergency Number Association) and NASNAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2019iCERT co-authored 'Recommended Best Practices for Supplemental 9-1-1 Location Data' with NENA, NASNA, and the National 9-1-1 Program (Feb 20, 2019), and files joint comments/replies with NENA, NASNA, APCO, ATIS, USTA, and others on FCC dockets (e.g., PS 13-75, PS 14-193, PS 07-114).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NENA (National Emergency Number Association): The 911 industry standards-setting body. Most directly comparable peer: both organizations file comments on the same FCC dockets (NG911, location accuracy) and co-author publications with iCERT. Operates as a broader membership association covering PSAPs, vendors, and government.
• NASNA (National Association of State 911 Administrators): State 911 administrators' association. iCERT holds a formal partnership with NASNA (joint networking events, co-filing on FCC dockets), making it a direct peer and collaborator in the same policy ecosystem.
• APCO International (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials): Long-standing public safety communications trade association serving PSAPs, ECCs, and commercial vendors. Comparable as a member-driven association filing on the same FCC dockets and serving the same emergency-response ecosystem iCERT addresses.
• NG911 Institute: Advocacy-focused organization dedicated to accelerating NG911 deployment. Closely aligned mission to iCERT's NG911 policy work, with overlapping FCC engagement and Congressional outreach.

Regional players

• EENA (European Emergency Number Association): European counterpart association focused on 112 emergency services. Functionally analogous to iCERT — member-driven, advocacy-focused, and producing publications — but serving a different geography (Europe).

Broad incumbents

• FirstNet Authority: Federal entity overseeing the nationwide public safety broadband network. iCERT members (Motorola, L3Harris) are FirstNet contractors; iCERT engages FirstNet on spectrum and broadband policy. Comparable as a major public-safety ecosystem participant.
• TCCA (Critical Communications Association): Global membership organization for critical communications (TETRA, LTE/5G for public safety). iCERT members such as L3Harris and Motorola participate in TCCA as well; comparable as a peer membership association in adjacent critical-communications space.
• CISA / SAFECOM: Federal program within CISA that iCERT references and distributes resources from. Operates in the same emergency-communications interoperability space that iCERT's Interoperability Working Group addresses.

Emerging players

• Mission Critical Partners: Consulting firm specializing in public safety communications, NG911, and ECC operations. iCERT member company with substantive overlap in NG911 thought leadership and federal/state policy expertise.
• Public Safety Technology Alliance (PSTA): Alliance focused on next-generation public safety technology standards and procurement reform. Smaller and more emerging than iCERT, with overlapping commercial-vendor membership and policy engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/theindustrycouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industry-council-for-emergency-response-technologies

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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