Strategic Management Solutions

What Strategic Management Solutions does

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) is a U.S. federal contractor founded in 1999 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, providing management, technical, and engineering consulting services to the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), DOE National Laboratories, and selected defense and commercial nuclear customers. The company's service portfolio is organized around four core lines — Procurement & Supply Chain, Special Nuclear Materials & High Hazard Operations, Decontamination/Demolition/Installations, and Project Delivery Services (encompassing Program & Portfolio Management, Project Controls and EVMS, Safeguards & Security, Project Engineering & Design, and IT & Cyber Security). Work is executed by roughly 400 cleared professionals — including licensed professional engineers, PMPs, certified health physicists, and former Senior Executive Service leaders — averaging more than 30 years of experience in DOE/NNSA environments, with offices co-located at major DOE sites in Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Richland.

Operationally, SMSI holds the credentials that gate classified nuclear work: an active FOCI-mitigated Facility Clearance at the Secret/Restricted Level, an NQA-1 approved Quality Assurance Program (qualified for the SRPPF Nuclear Approved Suppliers List in September 2024), and a GSA Schedule Contract. Its project controls practice — over 100 professionals supporting EVMS development, certification, and execution per DOE Order 413.3 — and its deep bench in nuclear safety basis, conduct of engineering, and readiness assessments are central to its positioning on plutonium pit production and processing programs at LANL, Savannah River, and related sites.

In April 2024 SMSI was acquired by Bernhard Capital Partners as the third addition to its dedicated DOE Services Platform (alongside Boston Government Services and Sterling Engineering & Consulting Group), with founder Lee Bernstein transitioning to a consultant role and President Matthew Nuckols continuing to lead the firm. Revenue is generated almost entirely through FAR-based federal contracts and subcontracts, with no productized or commercial revenue stream; the firm has subsequently added a DoD contract (Sparton DeLeon Springs, August 2025) and its first international engagement (Candu Energy / Darlington SMR, April 2025) to begin diversifying beyond its DOE/NNSA core.

Name

Strategic Management Solutions

Legal name

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC

Website

https://smsi.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Strategic Management Solutions (SMSI) is a 400+ person federal contractor providing project management, engineering, nuclear operations, procurement, cybersecurity, and safeguards services to the DOE, NNSA, and National Laboratories, recently acquired by Bernhard Capital Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government Management and Engineering Consulting (DOE/NNSA Mission Services)

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Program Management (PMO), Controls & Reporting (EUAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Management, Supervision & Field Engineering (EUAKAAAJ), Procurement, Contracting & Supply Chain Management (EUAKAAAD), Nuclear Power Plant Operations & Maintenance (O&M) (EUACADAO), Nuclear Plant O&M Services (EUAEAGAC), Operational Safety, Event Reporting & Corrective Action Programs (CAP) (EUAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Federal government consulting
• Nuclear facility operations
• Project management services
• Supply chain procurement
• Cybersecurity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Consulting Services: SMSI generates revenue through providing management, technical, and engineering consulting services to federal agencies including DOE, NNSA, National Laboratories, and defense contractors. Services include project management, engineering, procurement, project controls, cybersecurity, and nuclear operations support under various government contracts and subcontracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Strategic Management Solutions provides management, technical, and engineering consulting services to federal clients, primarily the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the DOE/NNSA National Laboratories, and selected defense and commercial nuclear customers. Its offerings span project management and controls, engineering and design, procurement and supply chain, nuclear facility operations and decontamination/demolition, safeguards and security, and cybersecurity. The firm delivers cradle-to-grave project execution under FAR-based federal contracts and subcontracts, leveraging active FOCI/Facility Clearance, NQA-1 quality assurance, and a GSA Schedule Contract.

Product overview

SMSI is a project solutions business providing management, technical, and engineering consulting services for national security missions. The company operates as a unified services portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, organized around four core service lines: Procurement & Supply Chain Expertise, Special Nuclear Materials & High Hazard Operations, Decontamination/Demolition/Installations, and Project Delivery Services (encompassing Program & Portfolio Management, Project Controls & Earned Value Management Systems, Safeguards & Security, Project Engineering & Design, and Information Technology & Cyber Security Services). These services integrate to provide cradle-to-grave support for DOE, NNSA, National Laboratories, and federal clients executing critical nuclear security projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Procurement & Supply Chain Comprehensive procurement and supply chain services including acquisition strategy, purchasing, expediting, supplier quality, delivery management, and subcontract formation for complex DOE/NNSA projects. Delivered to DOE, NNSA, National Laboratories, defense contractors, and commercial nuclear clients, anchored at SMSI's Oak Ridge, TN supply chain organization.
• Special Nuclear Materials & High Hazard Operations Full lifecycle nuclear and high hazard operations support including nuclear facility operations, safety basis, conduct of engineering, readiness assessments, and nuclear materials processing. Provided for DOE, NNSA, and National Laboratory clients executing special nuclear material and plutonium-related missions.
• Decontamination, Demolition, Installation Planning, management, and execution oversight for decontamination, demolition, and installation projects in operating nuclear facilities, including waste management and regulatory compliance. Targeted at DOE, NNSA, and remediation customers needing D&D execution within high-hazard environments.
• Project Delivery Services Integrated project delivery service line encompassing program and portfolio management, project engineering, project controls, requirements management, systems engineering, and turnkey project delivery from inception to operations. Sold to federal nuclear, defense, and commercial nuclear clients needing cradle-to-grave project execution.
• Information Technology & Cyber Security Services Cyber program services (assessments, preparation, reviews), cyber technical services (technical assessments, external risk evaluation, insider threat emulation), and IT services (program management, vendor evaluation, third-party integration) for DOE and NNSA environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully supported resumption of Pu operations at LANL including critically safety, safety basis mods, engineering, and technical baseline reconstitution
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLCmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025SMSI was awarded a contract to provide critical support services to Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC to support their DoD customers. Sparton, an Elbit Systems of America subsidiary, is a world leader in maritime electronic mechanical systems including sonobuoys for Anti-Submarine Warfare.
• Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2025SMSI was awarded a significant multi-year contract by a key EPCM subcontractor to support SRNS at the Savannah River Site. Services include project management, engineering support, supply chain management, quality control, and project controls for fabrication and delivery of Special Facility Equipment.
• Candu Energy (AtkinsRéalis subsidiary)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025SMSI signed an agreement to support Candu Energy for the Darlington New Nuclear Project – SMR in Ontario, Canada. Scope includes engineering, supply chain management/procurement and project controls support for this critical nuclear project.
• Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Part of Bernhard Capital's DOE services platform, BGS was established as the first acquisition in 2022 alongside SE&C to build vertically integrated capabilities for DOE customers.
• Sterling Engineering & Consulting Group, LLC (SE&C)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Part of Bernhard Capital's DOE services platform, SE&C was established as the second acquisition in 2022 alongside BGS to provide vertically integrated capabilities for DOE customers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal IT and engineering services prime with energy/nuclear and NNSA contracts; overlaps SMSI in safeguards & security, project management, and cybersecurity for national security customers.
• Huntington Ingalls Industries / HII Nuclear & Environmental: Federal services and shipbuilding conglomerate; its nuclear/environmental services subsidiary (legacy SN3/AMS) competes for DOE nuclear operations, D&D, and high-hazard facility support similar to SMSI's portfolio.
• Bechtel Corporation: One of the largest EPC and government services contractors; holds major DOE/NNSA primes where SMSI has historically supported as a subcontractor and competes for task orders on pit production and SRPPF.
• Leidos: Federal services prime with significant DOE and DOD work; overlaps with SMSI on engineering, program management, safeguards/security, and IT/cyber support across national security customers.
• Fluor Corporation: Global EPC and federal services incumbent with deep DOE/NNSA and nuclear security mission presence; competes with SMSI for engineering, project management, and procurement scopes at Hanford, SRS, and other sites.
• AtkinsRéalis (Candu Energy): Large engineering and nuclear services firm; Candu Energy division is SMSI's commercial SMR customer and also competes for nuclear project controls and engineering roles across DOE/NNSA programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Major professional services and engineering firm with a sizable critical mission solutions and cyber/intel federal business; competes with SMSI for DOE/NNSA technical and engineering task orders and EVMS roles.

Direct peers

• Boston Government Services (BGS): Sister company under Bernhard Capital's DOE services platform; provides engineering, technical, and management services to DOE/NNSA and National Laboratories with substantial overlap in services, customers, and BD motion as SMSI.
• Sterling Engineering & Consulting Group (SE&C): Also part of Bernhard Capital's DOE services platform; provides environmental, engineering, and construction services for federal clients, closely mirroring SMSI's nuclear/technical consulting focus and federal customer base.

Emerging players

• ClearEdge IT Solutions: Smaller federal services firm focused on DOE/NNSA technical, engineering, and cyber work; comparable size and customer profile to SMSI and frequently competes for similar task orders under DOE/NNSA primes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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