What KnowledgeBank does

KnowledgeBank is a privately held, small-business federal management consulting firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. The company delivers human capital management consulting, organizational effectiveness, and learning solutions exclusively to U.S. federal government clients, structured around four service pillars — Human Capital Management Consulting (assessment, strategic planning, talent management, compensation, benefits, payroll), HR Operations (staff augmentation and personnel-action support), Organizational Effectiveness (strategic planning, business process reengineering, change management, leadership development), and Learning Solutions (full instructional systems design lifecycle including web-based, instructor-led, and blended learning). Revenue is generated entirely through negotiated federal contracts, and the firm does not develop or sell a proprietary software platform or technology product.

KnowledgeBank goes to market as a prime federal contractor via three government-wide acquisition vehicles: the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) IDIQ (GS02Q16DCR0095) co-sponsored by GSA and OPM, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (47QRAA25D009J), and OASIS+ Small Business (47QRCA25DS890). These vehicles grant access to essentially every federal agency, and the firm has placed contracts with a broad agency cohort including the Department of Homeland Security (plus CISA, USCG, ICE, CBP, FEMA), Department of Commerce (plus NOAA, USPTO), Department of Agriculture (plus Forest Service, FAS), Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, SEC, Department of the Treasury (plus IRS), Department of the Interior, and Department of Veterans Affairs.

The company's business model is professional services billable through official government procurement processes, with billing structured as multi-year IDIQ or MAS contracts and individual task orders priced FFP or T&M. KnowledgeBank positions itself as a differentiated blend of former commercial-sector HCM practitioners and former federal executives — anchored by co-founder/CEO Kevin Antler (25 years of HCM experience, former DBM and Gap International) and VP of Federal Operations Michele Borg (25+ years of federal operations). The firm employs 51–100 people, is founder-controlled following a 2011 management buyout, and reports consistently Exceptional CPARS ratings with a stated 100% client recommendation rate. There is no disclosed external equity, no M&A history, and no productized technology revenue stream beyond the consulting services sold under the contract vehicles.

Name

KnowledgeBank

Legal name

KnowledgeBank, Inc.

Website

https://knowledgebank.us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KnowledgeBank is a privately held, small-business federal management consulting firm that delivers human capital management, organizational effectiveness, HR operations, and learning solutions to U.S. federal agencies via HCaTS, GSA MAS, and OASIS+ SB contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leesburg

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Consulting Contracts: KnowledgeBank generates revenue through federal government contract vehicles including HCaTS (Human Capital and Training Solutions), GSA Multiple Award Schedule, and OASIS+ Small Business. The company provides human capital management consulting, organizational effectiveness, and learning solutions to federal agencies on a contractual basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KnowledgeBank is a federal management consulting firm that delivers human capital management consulting, human resources operations, organizational effectiveness, and learning solutions to U.S. federal government agencies. Engagements are staffed by a blended team of commercial industry experts and former federal sector leaders, and accessed through three government-wide IDIQ contract vehicles: HCaTS (GS02Q16DCR0095), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (47QRAA25D009J), and OASIS+ Small Business (47QRCA25DS890).

Product overview

KnowledgeBank is a management consulting company that provides a unified portfolio of human capital and organizational effectiveness services. The company's offerings are organized into four core service areas: Human Capital Management Consulting (encompassing HR operations, assessment, strategic planning, talent management, compensation, benefits, and payroll), Human Resources Operations (day-to-day staff augmentation and support), Organizational Effectiveness (strategic planning, assessment, process reengineering, change management, and leadership development), and Learning Solutions (instructional design, web-based training, blended learning, and performance support). KnowledgeBank operates primarily in the federal sector and delivers these services through multiple government-wide contract vehicles including HCaTS (GS02Q16DCR0095), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (47QRAA25D009J), and OASIS+ Small Business (47QRCA25DS890). Rather than a software platform, the company offers professional services delivered by seasoned practitioners with backgrounds in both commercial industry and public sector government.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Human Capital Management Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 percent of clients recommend working with KnowledgeBank's team based on Exceptional CPARS ratings

Named customers19 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• General Services Administration (GSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSA partnered with KnowledgeBank through the HCaTS (Human Capital and Training Solutions) contract vehicle (GS02Q16DCR0095). GSA is responsible for contract administration of this government-wide IDIQ contract that provides human capital strategy, training and development, and organizational performance improvement services to federal agencies.
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPM partnered with GSA to create the HCaTS (Human Capital and Training Solutions) contract vehicle. OPM collaborates with GSA to provide federal agencies with integrated and customized solutions for training and development, human capital strategy, and organizational performance improvement services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a top-tier federal professional services firm with a substantial human capital practice serving DHS, DOJ, and other cabinet agencies on HCaTS and OASIS+, making it a direct competitor at the program/portfolio level but operating at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Deloitte (Federal): Deloitte's Federal practice is among the largest human capital and organizational transformation providers to the U.S. government; it competes for the same strategic advisory and learning-solutions task orders as KnowledgeBank but with substantially deeper staffing and capture resources.
• Leidos: Leidos is a top-tier federal services prime that holds HCaTS, OASIS+, and GSA Schedule contracts and supports federal HR modernization and training initiatives — a broad incumbent overlap with KnowledgeBank's federal customer set.
• CGI Federal: CGI Federal is a mid-tier federal IT and management consulting prime that competes for GSA, OASIS+, and IT-70 based human capital and digital transformation work in the same agencies served by KnowledgeBank.

Direct peers

• MAXIMUS: MAXIMUS is a long-standing federal human services and human capital consulting prime that delivers training, organizational effectiveness, and HR operations to federal agencies — directly comparable service mix delivered through similar IDIQ vehicles.
• ICF International: ICF is a publicly traded consulting firm with a federal human capital and learning solutions practice that competes for many of the same GSA OASIS+ and HCaTS task orders as KnowledgeBank, serving HHS, DHS, USDA, and DOJ.
• CALIBRE Systems: CALIBRE is a mid-sized federal management consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness, human capital, and learning solutions across DoD, DHS, and federal civilian agencies, directly comparable in size, focus, and contract vehicles.
• NetImpact Strategies: NetImpact Strategies is a woman-owned small business federal consulting firm focused on human capital and digital transformation services through vehicles like OASIS+ SB, closely matching KnowledgeBank's contracting posture and customer profile.
• IntelliBridge: IntelliBridge is a mid-sized federal professional services firm that provides management consulting, human capital, and learning solutions to federal civilian and defense agencies, frequently competing on similar small-business set-aside contract vehicles.
• CGFederal (Insights Public Sector): CGFederal (now part of Insights Public Sector) is a similarly sized federal human capital and HR operations consultant serving DHS, ICE, and other DHS components — a near-twin competitor on HC, training, and HR operations work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knowledgebank
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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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