Peers & Partners

What Peers & Partners does

Peers and Partners, Inc. (d/b/a Peers & Partners) is a privately held, SBA 8(a)-certified management consulting and professional services firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company delivers six integrated practice areas — Strategic Communications, Business Process Optimization (Six Sigma-driven), Mission Readiness & Training Support, Research & Health Sciences, Portfolio Management, and Supportive Technology — to federal government and commercial clients operating in the public health sector. Its primary customer base consists of HHS operating divisions, with deep penetration across at least ten CDC centers and divisions (NCIPC, CGH, EOC, DOP, DGHT, WDPB, STAR Project, NCBDDD, OCOO, NCIRD) and ACF offices (OHSEPR, OEA), supplemented by nonprofit engagements with the CDC Foundation and APHA.

The firm's underlying technology stack is service-execution-oriented rather than product-oriented. It maintains and develops Drupal-based web content management systems and Technical Assistance Center platforms, builds SharePoint environments, develops virtual Learning Management Systems, and produces interactive data dashboards used for surveillance, recipient work plan tracking, and triaging of technical assistance requests. Management of epidemiologic surveillance systems and data provisioning are recurring technical themes. There is no proprietary product, no API surface, and no disclosed software product line; technology services are bundled into consulting engagements.

The business model is professional services revenue generated through federal contract vehicles — most notably a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract (47QRAA23D0096) — plus task orders, grants, and staff augmentation across public health programs. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-motion is enterprise field sales into federal agencies, supported by an 8(a) certification that unlocks set-aside work. The firm is CEO-led by Derrick Demmons, an epidemiologist with 25+ years of federal public health experience spanning Karna, SciMetrika, and Emory University.

Name

Peers & Partners

Legal name

Peers and Partners, Inc.

Website

https://peers-partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Peers & Partners is an SBA 8(a)-certified management consulting firm delivering strategic communications, program management, research, training, and technology support services to federal health agencies (primarily CDC and ACF) and select commercial and nonprofit clients in the public health sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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. Professional Services: Management consulting and professional services delivered to federal government and commercial clients through various contract vehicles including GSA Multiple Award Schedule. Revenue generated through task orders, grants, and contract execution across public health programs.
2. Staff Augmentation: Providing specialized personnel including subject matter experts, consultants, and technical specialists to support client missions and projects.
3. Technical Assistance: Technical assistance services including training, capacity building, and advisory support for public health programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peers & Partners is a management consulting and professional services firm that delivers six practice areas to federal health agencies and commercial clients: Strategic Communications, Business Process Optimization (Six Sigma), Mission Readiness & Training Support, Research & Health Sciences, Portfolio Management, and Supportive Technology. The firm executes work under contract vehicles including the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and provides staff augmentation, technical assistance, and applied technology (web content management, dashboards, LMS, surveillance systems) to public health programs.

Product overview

Peers & Partners is a management consulting and professional services firm offering a portfolio of six interconnected service practices rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Strategic Communications (health communications, social media, digital engagement), Business Process Optimization (Six Sigma methodologies, workflow automation), Mission Readiness & Training Support (instructional design, virtual training), Research & Health Sciences (epidemiology, evaluation research), Portfolio Management (program/project management, strategic planning), and Supportive Technology (application development, web content management). These services work together to address public health challenges for federal government and commercial clients, with technology services supporting the delivery and execution of the other practice areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Communications

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Karna, LLC: Federal health-focused consulting firm providing program management, epidemiology, and communications support to CDC, HRSA, and other HHS agencies. Highly comparable in scope and customer base to Peers & Partners, and notably the prior employer of Peers' CEO.
• SciMetrika, LLC: Public health research and evaluation consultancy serving CDC, EPA, and other federal agencies with epidemiology, surveillance, and program evaluation services. Prior employer of Peers' CEO and a near-direct match on mission and customer.
• Chenega Corporation: Alaska Native-owned 8(a) federal contractor with a substantial federal health and public-sector consulting practice serving CDC, HHS, and DoD. Comparable in 8(a) status, contract vehicle strategy, and federal health mission focus.
• Atlas Research: Mid-tier federal health consultancy supporting VA, HHS, and CDC with health systems research, program evaluation, and policy analysis. Closely comparable in customer mix, size, and consulting services portfolio.
• CALIBER Systems: Mid-tier federal health IT and management consulting firm supporting CDC, CMS, and HHS with data analytics, program management, and digital services. Comparable in scale, federal health focus, and technology-enabled consulting model.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Large public-sector consulting firm with a dedicated federal health practice supporting CDC, NIH, and HHS on program evaluation, communications, and health IT. Broader portfolio and larger scale than Peers, but competes on overlapping CDC task orders.
• Abt Associates: Established research and consulting firm with deep federal health portfolio across CDC, HHS, and global health programs. Competes in evaluation, surveillance, and program management services that overlap with Peers' Research & Health Sciences practice.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal consulting prime with a sizable public health practice supporting CDC, FDA, and HHS on data modernization, biosurveillance, and emergency response. Represents the dominant scaled competitor that Peers' CDC engagements must contend with at recompete.
• Mathematica: Nonpartisan research and evaluation firm providing federal health, social program, and policy analytics to HHS, CDC, and ACF. Competes on evaluation research and program assessment contracts that overlap with Peers' portfolio.
• RTI International: Nonprofit research institute delivering federal health research, evaluation, and technical assistance across CDC, NIH, and HHS. Competes in the same evaluation, epidemiology, and surveillance RFPs Peers targets, though at substantially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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