What ESAC does

ESAC is a Rockville, Maryland-based company that provides research data management, bioinformatics, and healthcare information technology solutions. Founded in 2000, ESAC operates with a small team (11–50 employees) focused on serving research-intensive and healthcare clients, and it is headquartered in the greater Washington, D.C. research corridor.

In November 2021, ESAC was acquired by ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), a publicly traded global consulting and technology provider with more than 55 years of operating history, and now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Since acquisition, ESAC's digital presence (esacinc.com) has been integrated with ICF's broader product platform and currently hosts products including ICF Fathom™ (an agentic AI solutions suite for federal agencies), WayPoint (data visualization and reporting), CoSight (energy decarbonization planning), EnergyInsite (energy data analytics), Sightline (utility program management), GroupAssure (cybersecurity compliance automation), NetWorks (airline network planning), ICF Next (digital engagement agency), and PowerGuide (utility electrification).

ESAC's products and capabilities now sit within ICF's larger portfolio of professional services, technology implementations, and AI solutions delivered to federal, state, local, and international government clients, as well as commercial utility and energy customers. The business model combines platform-software licensing for products like Fathom AI and CoSight with ICF-led consulting, implementation, and managed services engagements won through federal contracting vehicles (GSA Alliant 2 and 3, CIO-SP3) and agency-specific BPAs, with revenue ultimately tied to negotiated government contracts and direct enterprise sales rather than transactional pricing.

Name

ESAC

Legal name

ICF International, Inc.

Website

https://esacinc.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESAC is a Rockville, Maryland-based provider of research data management, bioinformatics, and healthcare IT solutions, founded in 2000 and now operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICF International following its November 2021 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Services: ICF derives the majority of revenue from government contracts, providing consulting services across federal, state, local, and international government markets. Services include digital modernization, program implementation, policy advisory, and technical assistance.
2. Commercial and Utility Services: Services to utilities, transportation companies, and commercial clients including energy efficiency programs, disaster management, and industry-specific consulting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ESAC provides research data management, bioinformatics, and healthcare information technology solutions that support biomedical and clinical research workflows. Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICF International since its November 2021 acquisition, ESAC delivers specialized healthcare IT, research informatics, and bioinformatics capabilities, with its website (esacinc.com) now serving as a domain through which ICF's broader portfolio of federal health, data, and AI solutions is offered.

Product overview

ICF is a consulting and solutions firm rather than a traditional software product company. Its technology portfolio consists of multiple software platforms and AI solutions that support its consulting services across government and commercial sectors. The core offerings include ICF Fathom™ for AI solutions (agentic AI services), WayPoint for data visualization, CoSight for energy planning, EnergyInsite for energy analytics, and Sightline for utility program management. Additional products include GroupAssure (cybersecurity compliance automation), NetWorks (airline network planning), and ICF Next (digital marketing agency). These platforms operate as standalone tools that can be deployed independently or integrated with ICF's broader consulting engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICF Next: Strategic agency for engagement and transformation, providing marketing engagement and digital experience services.
• ICF Olson
• ICF Fathom
• GroupAssure
• WayPoint
• EnergyInsite
• CoSight
• Sightline
• NetWorks
• CommentWorks

Products and services

• ICF Fathom™ AI solutions suite providing agentic AI services for federal agencies to operationalize AI from strategy through execution, reducing time-to-value and accelerating mission outcomes.
• WayPoint Customizable data visualization and reporting platform for enterprise data and analytics services.
• CoSight Energy planning platform for utilities providing decarbonization planning and energy resource optimization capabilities.
• EnergyInsite Energy data analytics platform providing data-driven insights for energy project development.
• Sightline Utility customer program management platform for managing energy efficiency and demand-side programs.
• GroupAssure Compliance automation software for cybersecurity compliance management across federal and commercial environments.
• NetWorks Airline network planning platform for aviation industry solutions.
• ICF Spark Labs Strategic design and prototyping services for innovation and rapid solution development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Agencies can take an average of 6.7 months to move from concept to prototype and 10-17 months to reach production for AI deployments
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SalesforcecoreTechnology or Integration · 20 May 2026ICF launched a new accelerator enabled by Salesforce and DocuSign for faster, more efficient licensing, permitting and inspections processes. The accelerator leverages Salesforce's Agentforce Public Sector capabilities to help streamline internal operations and deliver faster, better experiences for citizens.
• DocuSigncoreTechnology or Integration · 20 May 2026DocuSign CLM is embedded in ICF's new accelerator enabling automated workflows, ensuring audit-ready compliance and improving the applicant experience across licensing, permitting and inspections processes.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationICF partners with Google Cloud for cloud solutions and digital modernization services for federal agencies.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationICF is a ServiceNow Elite Partner and Americas US Federal Partner of the Year, providing digital workflow solutions for federal modernization.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationICF provides Snowflake implementation services for federal agencies, enabling data modernization and analytics capabilities.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationICF has Microsoft capabilities for federal cloud and technology modernization solutions.
• AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationICF provides AWS implementation services and advisory capabilities for federal agencies.
• AppiancoreTechnology or IntegrationICF is an Appian Partner providing low-code platform solutions and services for federal agencies. Named Appian Trusted Delivery Partner of the Year in Public Sector.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Medidata Solutions: Leading provider of EDC and clinical trial technology platforms serving research sponsors and CROs. Directly comparable to ESAC as a research data management and EDC platform vendor addressing biomedical research customers.
• SemanticBits: Federal health IT and digital modernization firm specializing in open-source healthcare data platforms; acquired by ICF in 2022. Directly comparable to ESAC as a sibling federal health IT platform provider serving HHS and biomedical research customers.
• Veeva Systems: Cloud-based platform provider for life sciences including clinical data management and research informatics. Directly comparable to ESAC's biomedical research data management focus.
• OpenClinica: Provider of EDC and clinical data capture software for research organizations. Directly comparable to ESAC's research data management platform and EDC-adjacent capabilities.
• BioFortis (now Datavant Trial): Provider of biomedical research data management and translational research informatics platforms. Directly comparable to ESAC's bioinformatics and clinical research informatics offerings.

Emerging players

• REDCap (Vanderbilt): Widely adopted research electronic data capture platform built and maintained by Vanderbilt. Comparable to ESAC in providing EDC-style research data capture tools for academic and clinical research settings.
• Castor EDC: Cloud-based EDC and clinical research platform focused on remote and hybrid trial data capture. Comparable to ESAC in providing research data management tools to clinical research teams.
• LabKey: Open-source platform for biomedical research data management, sample tracking, and collaborative analytics. Comparable to ESAC's research data management and bioinformatics capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Broad health-IT incumbent with clinical research and life sciences data capabilities as part of a much larger portfolio. Comparable to ESAC in addressing research informatics but operates at much larger scale across healthcare and research.
• IBM Clinical Development: IBM's clinical trial EDC and life sciences offering as part of broader enterprise technology portfolio. Comparable to ESAC's clinical research data capture solutions but with much broader enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/esacinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/ThisIsICF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icf-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/thisisicf

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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