A3L Federal Works LLC

What A3L Federal Works LLC does

A3L Federal Works, LLC is a West Virginia-headquartered, woman-owned small business founded in February 2014 by CEO Roya Maher that delivers engineering, technology, management, and technical training services to federal and state governments, civilian agencies, and select commercial clients. Its core capability set spans program and project management, knowledge management, data analytics, technical and systems training, information technology, Agile software development, and linguistics/translation in Arabic and Farsi/Dari. Domain specializations include systems engineering for the Department of Defense Automated Biometrics Identification System (ABIS), cybersecurity and information assurance for NOAA, and SharePoint-based knowledge management for the Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency.

The firm operates as a professional services government contractor, generating revenue through fixed-price, time-and-materials, labor-hour, and hybrid task orders under multiple federal contract vehicles. Its primary distribution channels are prime positions on the GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC (Contract 47QTCB21D0255, $50B program ceiling) and GSA MAS IT (Contract 47QTCA18D00K5, NAICS 541519), supplemented by subcontractor roles on NOAA NMITS and on Northrop Grumman-led DoD ABIS tasking. Stacked SBA certifications — 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, and Small Disadvantaged Business — provide preferential access to set-aside procurements and a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open competitions. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, with a stated intent to double the workforce during summer 2021; no revenue or ARR is publicly disclosed.

Name

A3L Federal Works LLC

Legal name

A3L Federal Works, LLC

Website

https://a3lfederalworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A3L Federal Works is a West Virginia-based, woman-owned SBA 8(a) and HUBZone-certified small business delivering engineering, IT, cybersecurity, Agile software development, and training services to U.S. federal and state government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government IT and Professional Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence (C4I) Systems (IMABAOAA)

Keywords

• Federal government contracting
• Program management services
• Software engineering services
• Cybersecurity and information assurance
• Technical training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracting Services: A3L Federal Works generates revenue by providing technology, engineering, management, and technical training services to federal and state government agencies, civilian agencies, and commercial clients through various government contract vehicles including GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC and GSA MAS IT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

A3L Federal Works is a Woman-Owned Small Business that provides engineering, technology, management, and technical training services to federal and state government agencies, civilian agencies, and commercial clients. Service offerings span program and project management, knowledge management, data analytics, information technology and Agile software development, cybersecurity, technical and systems training, and linguistics and translation for the Department of Defense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program and Project Management

Named customers6 records

Segments4 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northrop GrummancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA3L Federal Works provides subcontracted program management leadership, support, and training services for Northrop Grumman programs including DoD ABIS. Testimonials from Northrop Grumman personnel highlight A3L's excellent cost, schedule, and technical performance support.
• LeidosminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as select partner on A3L Federal Works partners page. Nature of partnership appears to involve government contracting collaboration.
• AvantusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as select partner on A3L Federal Works partners page. Nature of partnership appears to involve government contracting collaboration.
• LakotaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as select partner on A3L Federal Works partners page. Nature of partnership appears to involve government contracting collaboration.
• EISminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as select partner on A3L Federal Works partners page. Nature of partnership appears to involve government contracting collaboration.
• General Services Administration (GSA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA3L Federal Works holds prime positions on GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC (Contract Number: 47QTCB21D0255) and GSA MAS IT (Contract Number: 47QTCA18D00K5), enabling direct access to federal government procurement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Federal professional services firm providing program management, IT modernization, and training support to civilian and defense agencies. Comparable service mix but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Leidos: Large federal IT, engineering, and defense services incumbent. Listed as an A3L partner and overlaps on DoD IT, biometrics-adjacent, and civilian agency work, but at portfolio scale rather than niche small-business focus.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal professional services and IT consulting incumbent with deep DoD, civilian, and intelligence agency footprint. Comparable services (program management, training, cybersecurity) but operates at vastly larger scale and as a broad portfolio provider rather than a small-business specialist.
• Maximus: Federal services contractor specializing in CMS, HHS, and civilian-agency program operations and digital services. Comparable in serving CMS and federal health/civilian customers, but operates at enterprise scale across multiple contract vehicles.

Direct peers

• Inserso Corp: Small-business federal IT services contractor delivering software development, systems engineering, and IT operations support to DoD and civilian agencies. Closely comparable to A3L in size, customer profile, and IT-services delivery model for federal clients.
• Sevatec: Small-business federal IT services firm specializing in software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity for DoD and civilian agencies. Comparable capability mix and small-business federal contracting profile.
• Ace Info Solutions: SBA 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone federal IT contractor providing software development, cloud, cybersecurity, and data analytics to DoD, DHS, and civilian agencies. Closely matches A3L's certification stack and federal IT service portfolio.
• Imagine One Technology & Innovations: Small-business defense IT and systems engineering contractor supporting DoD programs including biometrics, C4ISR, and training. Comparable in size, DoD-customer focus, and biometrics/IT services delivery model.
• Cybermedia Technologies (CTEC): Small-business IT and cybersecurity services provider for DoD and federal civilian agencies. Comparable to A3L in federal IT services delivery and government customer mix.
• CALIBRE Systems: Woman-owned small-business management consulting and IT services firm focused on federal civilian and defense agencies. Comparable service mix (program management, training, analytics) and similar socioeconomic small-business profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a3l-federal-works-llc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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