K2 Group, Inc.

What K2 Group, Inc. does

K2 Group, Inc. is a privately held Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in McLean, Virginia, founded in 2004 by a former Special Forces operator with an advanced degree in Information Security. The company provides five core service lines to U.S. federal defense and intelligence customers: High Consequence Threats (counter-IED, CBRNE, WMD, EOD), Cybersecurity/Information Technology (network administration, Risk Management Framework, forensics, cloud, monitoring), Critical Infrastructure Protection (supply chain risk management, vulnerability assessments, red teaming, continuous diagnostics), Mission Support (SOF support, intelligence analysis, signature reduction, forward-deployed operations), and Training (curriculum development, exercise design using the ADDIE methodology).

Technically, K2 Group is a labor-based professional services firm rather than a software or product company; its value proposition rests on the operational and scientific credentials of its personnel — Special Forces operators, Master EOD technicians, PhD-level WMD scientists, and former intelligence community professionals — rather than proprietary platforms. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or productized technology assets are disclosed in the available data.

Commercially, the company sells exclusively through U.S. federal procurement channels, leveraging four primary contract vehicles: GSA Multiple Award Schedule 47QTCA19D00FZ, GSA OASIS+ MAC 47QRCA25DS830, GSA OASIS+ SDVOSB IDIQ 47QRCA24DV195, and FBI ITSSS-2 Master BPA 15F06724A0000387. Revenue is generated through task-order-based professional services billing under multi-year vehicles, with customers spanning the Department of Defense (Army, Navy, Air Force, SOCOM, Space Force), the Intelligence Community (DIA, INSCOM), DTRA, DHS, Department of State, and FBI. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and pursues minimal, relationship-driven business development through direct engagement with government buyers and industry associations.

Name

K2 Group, Inc.

Legal name

K2 Group, Inc.

Website

https://k2groupinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K2 Group is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2004 that delivers national security and cybersecurity professional services — including counter-IED/CBRNE, cyber/IT, critical infrastructure protection, mission support, and training — to U.S. federal defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies through GSA and federal contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense and National Security Professional Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro industry

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Knowledge Management & KCS Programs

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/IT Service Management (ITSM) & Service Desk

Keywords

• Defense contractor services
• Government professional services
• National security consulting
• Cybersecurity mission support
• Critical infrastructure protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

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 Professional Services: K2 Group generates revenue through government contracting vehicles including GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract 47QTCA19D00FZ, GSA OASIS+ MAC (47QRCA25DS830), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business IDIQ (47QRCA24DV195). Services span technical and engineering services, IT professional services, training, cybersecurity, and mission support for defense and intelligence agencies. Revenue is project-based, awarded through competitive government procurement processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

K2 Group is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) government contractor that delivers specialized national security and public safety professional services to U.S. federal defense, intelligence, and homeland security agencies. Its portfolio comprises five service lines: High Consequence Threats (counter-IED, CBRNE, WMD, EOD), Cybersecurity/IT, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Mission Support (including Special Operations Forces and intelligence support), and Training Services — all delivered via GSA Multiple Award Schedule and OASIS+ IDIQ contracting vehicles.

Product overview

K2 Group, Inc. is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2004, providing specialized national security and public safety services through a unified portfolio of five core service offerings: High Consequence Threats (addressing CIED, CBRNE, WMD, EOD, and counterproliferation), Cybersecurity/IT Services (network administration, RMF, forensics, cloud, monitoring), Critical Infrastructure Protection (SCRM, vulnerability assessments, red teaming, CDM), Mission Support (SOF support, intelligence analysis, signature reduction, forward deployed operations), and Training Services (curriculum development, exercise design using ADDIE methodology). The company operates as a services firm rather than a software product company, with its workforce comprising personnel with defense arena experience including Special Forces operators, EOD technicians, and scientists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Consequence Threats Services Comprehensive services addressing IEDs, CBRNE threats, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and counterproliferation through a team of scientists, special operations personnel, and EOD technicians, for U.S. federal defense and intelligence agencies.
• Cybersecurity/Information Technology (IT) Services Full suite of IT services including network administration, Risk Management Framework implementation, cyber forensics, virtualization/cloud computing, and network monitoring/incident response, delivered to federal defense and intelligence customers.
• Critical Infrastructure Protection Services Supply chain risk management, threat and vulnerability assessments, adversarial analysis/red teaming, incident and consequence management, and continuous diagnostics and mitigations, for federal agencies responsible for protecting critical assets.
• Mission Support Services Special Operations Forces support, intelligence analysis across all intelligence disciplines, signature reduction, operational/personnel/physical security, forward deployed support, and contingency/expeditionary operations, for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.
• Training Services Military, intelligence, and law enforcement training including curriculum development, METL/ELO/TLO development, programs of instruction, and exercise design/delivery/support using the ADDIE model, for defense, intelligence, and federal law enforcement customers.

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Joint Service Special Operations FundminorOthersK2 Group supports the Joint Service Special Operations Fund, a charitable organization providing support to special operations personnel and their families.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• COLSA Corporation: Mid-sized defense contractor providing IT, intelligence, missile defense, and mission-support services across DoD customers — highly comparable service portfolio and federal customer base to K2 Group.
• IntelliBridge: Federal IT and intelligence services firm supporting DoD, IC, and federal civilian customers with cybersecurity, analytics, and mission-support solutions — directly comparable in customer segment and capability mix.
• ECS Group: Federal IT services provider delivering cybersecurity, cloud, and engineering to DoD and IC agencies — directly overlapping with K2's cybersecurity/IT and mission-support offerings, though now operating at larger scale within ASGN.
• Altamira Technologies: National security IT firm providing data analytics, cyber, and engineering services to IC and DoD customers — closely comparable in mission focus and IC customer base.
• Data Systems Analysts (DSA): Veteran-owned federal IT, cyber, and intelligence services contractor supporting DoD and IC agencies — directly analogous in size class, contracting posture, and cybersecurity/mission-support capabilities.
• Praxis Engineering Technologies: Veteran-led federal IT and engineering services firm of comparable size delivering cyber, cloud, and mission-support solutions to DoD and IC customers — closely analogous in customer base, capability mix, and SDVOSB-style contracting posture.
• CALIBRE Systems: Defense management and professional services firm supporting DoD and federal civilian agencies with training, infrastructure, and analytic services — comparable in mission-support orientation and federal customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Large-scale defense and intelligence contractor with broad portfolios across cyber, mission support, and training — overlaps with K2's service lines but operates as a much larger prime across the full DoD/IC buyer base.
• CACI International: Large federal IT and professional services prime serving DoD, IC, and federal civilian customers — competes across K2's mission-support, cyber, and intelligence-analytics domains at substantially greater scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major management and technology consulting firm with deep federal defense, intelligence, and cyber practices — broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in cybersecurity, mission support, and training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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