What Mackson Consulting does

Mackson Consulting is a privately held federal government IT services firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of A-TEK, Inc., headquartered at 1430 Spring Hill Road, Suite 450, McLean, Virginia. The firm delivers specialized science, data, and technology solutions to U.S. federal civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies, with explicit mission focus areas including federal healthcare IT modernization (CMS, HHS Operating Divisions), homeland missile defense (Missile Defense Agency), and aviation systems (FAA). Its stated technical scope spans AI-driven analytics, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and broader digital transformation services, although no proprietary technology, patents, or APIs are disclosed in available materials.

Mackson's go-to-market is entirely built around five pre-awarded federal contract vehicles that serve as its primary distribution channels: the CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC (which holds an OMB Best in Class designation), the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) including Cloud, IT Professional Services, and Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services SINs, the FAA eFAST Master Ordering Agreement, the CMS SPARC contract ($25B ceiling), and the MDA SHIELD IDIQ contract ($151B ceiling, 10-year MA-IDIQ). Federal buyers issue task orders against these vehicles rather than Mackson running a traditional commercial sales motion. The firm is led in part by a CIO-SP3 SB Program Manager (Ted Schmitt, PMP), but broader leadership disclosure is limited.

Revenue is earned through task orders priced on a mix of Time & Materials, Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Cost Plus Award Fee structures, with multi-year contract cadence. CIO-SP3 SB orders carry a 0.55% NIH Contract Access Fee. No revenue, headcount, or backlog figures are publicly disclosed, and the company has no venture capital, private equity, or co-investor involvement — ownership is entirely within A-TEK, Inc. The operating geography is the United States, and the firm's value proposition centers on combining the agility and small-business positioning of a focused contractor with the scale and infrastructure of its larger federal systems integrator parent.

Name

Mackson Consulting

Legal name

MACKSON CONSULTING

Website

https://macksonconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mackson Consulting is a privately held, McLean, Virginia–based federal IT services subsidiary of A-TEK, Inc., delivering science, data, and technology solutions to U.S. civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies through five GWAC and IDIQ contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal IT Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

Keywords

• Federal IT services
• Government consulting
• Data analytics services
• Science technology solutions
• Program management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Government IT Services: Mackson Consulting generates revenue by providing specialized science, data, and technology solutions to federal government agencies through various contract vehicles including CIO-SP3 Small Business, GSA MAS, FAA eFast, CMS SPARC, and MDA SHIELD. Revenue is earned through task orders on IDIQ contracts using various pricing structures including Time & Materials, Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Cost Plus Award Fee arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mackson Consulting is a federal government IT services contractor that delivers science, data, and technology solutions to U.S. federal agencies. The firm provides professional services under multiple government contract vehicles, supporting mission-critical programs for civilian, defense, and health agencies.

Product overview

Mackson Consulting is a wholly owned subsidiary of A-TEK, Inc., providing specialized science, data, and technology solutions for federal government missions. The company operates through five primary contract vehicles: CIO-SP3 Small Business (Government Wide Acquisition Contract for IT services spanning 10 task areas including biomedical research IT, CIO support, and software development), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for IT products and cybersecurity services, FAA eFAST for aviation IT requirements, CMS SPARC for healthcare IT modernization, and MDA SHIELD for missile defense capabilities. These IDIQ contract vehicles provide streamlined access to the company's services for federal agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Science, Data, and Technology Solutions
• CIO-SP3 SB Contract Vehicle
• GSA MAS Contract Vehicle
• FAA eFAST Contract Vehicle
• CMS SPARC Contract Vehicle
• MDA SHIELD Contract Vehicle

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

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.

• A-TEK, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA-TEK, Inc. is the parent company of Mackson Consulting. Mackson is a wholly owned subsidiary operating as part of the A-TEK family of companies. This structure enables Mackson to operate with the agility and focus of a specialized firm while leveraging the scale, infrastructure, and contract access of a leading federal systems integrator.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Major federal IT and systems integration prime with strong DoD/health presence (including missile defense work via the ManTech acquisition). Competes with Mackson for task orders on CIO-SP3, MDA, and HHS vehicles and represents the broad-incumbent comparable for mission-IT scale.
• CACI International: Federal IT services and national security solutions prime with broad agency coverage across DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Comparable as a federal integrator competing for task orders on shared contract vehicles.
• SAIC: Large federal IT and engineering services prime serving defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Comparable on mission-IT modernization, cloud, and cybersecurity work that competes directly with Mackson's CIO-SP3 SB and MDA SHIELD offerings.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: One of the largest U.S. federal IT and management consulting firms, with deep practice in federal civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies. Competes with Mackson on CIO-SP3 and other GWAC task orders and is the clearest large-incumbent comparable given overlapping AI/cyber/cloud modernization missions.

Direct peers

• ECS Federal: Mid-size federal IT services and AI/cybersecurity contractor serving DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Highly comparable given similar contract vehicle strategy, AI/cyber/cloud capabilities, and small-to-mid federal integrator scale.
• ICF International: Mid-size federal and commercial consulting firm with strong HHS, CMS, and FAA practice areas, providing digital transformation, IT modernization, and data analytics to federal agencies. Highly comparable to Mackson on CMS SPARC and FAA eFAST task areas.
• Steampunk (now part of Valiant): Federal IT modernization and data/AI services firm focused on civilian and defense agencies. Comparable as a similarly-sized competitor pursuing CIO-SP3 and other GWAC/IDIQ task orders in digital government, cyber, and software development.
• TISTA Science & Technology Corporation: Small-business federal IT services and science/technology contractor that, like Mackson, holds CIO-SP3 SB and other small-business set-aside GWAC vehicles and serves federal civilian and defense agencies. Closely comparable on small-business federal integrator profile.
• A-TEK, Inc. Parent company and fellow A-TEK family federal IT contractor. Operates the same federal systems-integration model — access to GWAC/IDIQ vehicles (CIO-SP3, GSA MAS, FAA eFAST, CMS SPARC, MDA SHIELD) and science/data/technology delivery to federal civilian and defense clients. Most directly comparable peer because it shares infrastructure, ownership, and likely overlap of personnel and contracts.

Others

• Mercom Capital Group: Not a direct competitor but representative ecosystem participant tracking federal IT services contract spending; relevant reference point for federal procurement intelligence rather than a direct services peer. Listed as adjacent for ecosystem context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MacksonCo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mackson-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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