ESC

Name

ESC

Legal name

ESC, Inc.

Website

https://escinc1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government Management and Technology Consulting

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA)

Keywords

• Federal government consulting
• Program management services
• Defense IT solutions
• Personnel security services
• Financial program execution

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Consulting Services: ESC generates revenue through management and technology consulting services provided to Department of Defense, Intelligence, and Federal Civilian Agencies. Revenue is derived from various government contract vehicles including WOSB Sole Source, 8(a) Joint Venture, GSA Schedules, CIO-SP3, SeaPort-NxG, and agency-specific contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ESC provides management and technology consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian Agencies, as well as select Fortune 500 companies. Its service portfolio spans program management, IT/cloud/cybersecurity/AI-ML, financial programming and budget execution (PPBE), personnel security and clearance adjudication, training and exercise support, facilities management, and soldier and family support services. Delivery is performed through federal contract vehicles such as GSA Schedule, CIO-SP3, SeaPort-NxG, and OASIS+.

Product overview

ESC provides a portfolio of consulting and professional services to Federal, civil, and commercial customers. The company operates as a platform of integrated service offerings rather than a single software product. The core services include: Program Management (ISO 9001:2015 guided), Information Technology (encompassing Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Software, AI/ML, Enterprise IT, and Customer Engagement), Financial Programming & Execution, Personnel Security & Clearance Adjudication, Training & Exercise Support, Facilities Management and Secure Support Services, Soldier & Family Support Services, and Data & Analytics. These services are delivered through various contract vehicles including the CIO-SP3 GWAC contract.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program Management
• Information Technology
• Financial Programming & Execution
• Personnel Security & Clearance Adjudication
• Training & Exercise Support
• Facilities Management and Secure Support Services
• Soldier & Family Support Services
• Data and Analytics

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ years of continuous operation supporting federal government missions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• General Services Administration (GSA)coreOthersESC holds multiple GSA contract vehicles including Multiple Award Schedule (GS10F215BA), OASIS+ WOSB (47QRCA24DW120), Polaris WOSB (47QTCC26DW026), and 8(a) STARS III. These government-wide acquisition contracts enable federal agencies to efficiently procure IT and professional services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ECS Federal: ECS is a privately held federal IT and professional services firm of comparable size serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies with cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML solutions — a near-direct peer in scale, capability mix, and customer profile to ESC.
• Barbaricum: Barbaricum is a small, disadvantaged federal services contractor providing management, technology, and analytics support to DoD and federal civilian clients, closely mirroring ESC's service portfolio and small-business set-aside positioning.
• ASRC Federal: ASRC Federal is a mid-sized, Alaska Native-owned federal contractor delivering IT, engineering, and mission support to DoD, intel, and civilian agencies — closely comparable to ESC in size, customer mix, and breadth of capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a publicly traded professional services firm delivering management consulting, IT, and analytics to federal civilian, DoD, and commercial clients — overlapping with ESC in program management and IT modernization but serving a much broader client base.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is the dominant federal management and technology consultancy with deep DoD and intelligence community work; it competes with ESC on large IDIQ task orders and represents the upper-end incumbent ESC potentially partners with or challenges on subcontracts.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large federal IT services prime with broad DoD, intel, and civilian contracts — relevant as the scale competitor ESC most often partners with or competes against on enterprise IT modernization work.
• SAIC: SAIC is a major federal IT and professional services prime operating across DoD and civilian agencies; comparable in capability footprint to ESC but at materially larger scale, and a frequent partner on ESC-led small-business pursuits.
• CACI International: CACI is a large federal IT and engineering services prime with strong intelligence community and DoD presence — overlap with ESC in cleared IT services, personnel security support, and mission systems integration.
• ManTech (now ManTech International / Constellis): ManTech is a federal IT and cyber services provider concentrated on DoD and intelligence customers — comparable mission set (cyber, secure operations, intel support) to ESC but operating at enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Dexis Consulting Group: Dexis is a small federal professional services firm specializing in monitoring, evaluation, learning, and IT support for USAID, DoD, and state department clients — an emerging peer with niche overlaps in training/exercise and program management work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/maggie-harris-4001b710
• Xx.com/escinc1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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