Federal Contract Consultants

What Federal Contract Consultants does

Federal Contract Consultants is a privately held, family-owned management consulting firm that helps small and mid-sized companies secure and administer GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. Founded in 1998 by Lawrence Christensen and currently operated by his daughter Lisa Beels, the firm is based in Chappaqua, NY and markets itself as a boutique practice emphasizing personalized client attention. Its service offering spans three lines: (1) GSA-FSS Proposal Preparation, which includes solicitation identification, business and market information gathering, proposal drafting, and negotiation with GSA Contracting Officers through to award (typically a 6–12 month process); (2) Post-Award Administration, covering contract modifications, IFF sales reporting, GSA Advantage uploads, performance tracking, and audit support; and (3) Post-Award Marketing Help, providing market research, agency leads, and sales enablement to help clients translate the contract into federal revenue.

The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market with no proprietary technology platform, API, or integrations. Pricing is hourly, billed monthly with a project cap that is set after an initial consultation and preliminary research; post-award services are negotiable as part of the initial engagement or as a separate add-on. Marketing is primarily direct outreach, supplemented by a Wix-hosted website, LinkedIn presence (under Lisa Beels), and a Facebook page, with free consultations offered via email. No customer logos, no partnership agreements, no certifications, and no funding history are disclosed. The target customer is a U.S.-based small or mid-sized company (minimum 2 years of operation, commercially available offerings, clean compliance record) seeking access to the GSA's $70+ billion in annual government purchases without building internal federal-contracting headcount.

The operating model is essentially a solo practitioner or very small team. The firm has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed investors, and no institutional ownership. Geographic reach is domestic only, with no international expansion or distributed service delivery. Given the absence of disclosed financials, headcount beyond the 1–10 band, and any growth or scale signals, the firm's trajectory appears to be one of steady-state operation rather than expansion.

Name

Federal Contract Consultants

Legal name

Federal Contract Consultants

Website

https://federalcontractconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Federal Contract Consultants is a Chappaqua, NY-based family-owned consulting firm that helps small and mid-sized U.S. companies secure and administer GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts, offering proposal preparation, post-award administration, and marketing support on hourly billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Contract Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Federal contract consulting
• GSA Schedule services
• Government proposal preparation
• Contract administration support
• Federal market entry

Headquarters

HQ city

East Rochester

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Monthly billing at a flexible per hour rate with a total estimated project cap. Cost proposals are provided after initial consultation based on estimated project complexity and duration. Post-award services can be negotiated as part of the initial contract or as a separate add-on.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Federal Contract Consultants is a management consulting firm that helps small to mid-sized companies secure and manage GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. Its core offerings include GSA-FSS Proposal Preparation (locating schedules, gathering information, preparing proposals, and negotiating with GSA Contracting Officers), Post-Award Administration (modifications, IFF reporting, GSA Advantage uploads, audit support), and Post-Award Marketing Help (initial market research, agency leads, and sales-lead building).

Product overview

Federal Contract Consultants is a consulting firm (not a software platform) that provides a suite of services to help companies secure and manage GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. The core offerings consist of three integrated service lines: (1) GSA-FSS Proposal Preparation, which guides clients through the solicitation and award process; (2) Post-Award Administration, which handles ongoing contract management tasks; and (3) Post-Award Marketing Help, which provides sales and market development support. Services are priced on a flexible monthly per-hour basis with project caps, and post-award services can be bundled with initial contracts or added separately.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GSA-FSS Proposal Preparation Consulting service that helps clients identify the appropriate GSA Federal Supply Schedule for their products or services, gather necessary business information, prepare and submit a comprehensive contract proposal to GSA, and negotiate with the GSA's Contracting Officer or Administrative Contracting Officer toward award. The process typically takes 6 months to a year depending on complexity. Intended for small to mid-sized companies seeking federal market entry.
• Post-Award Administration Ongoing contract administration services for awarded GSA FSS contracts, including contract modifications, IFF sales reporting, GSA Advantage uploads, performance tracking, and audit support. Frees client internal staff from administrative burden so they can focus on core business. Available bundled with initial contract or as a separate add-on.
• Post-Award Marketing Help Marketing support service providing initial market research, preliminary agency leads, marketing strategies, and sales-lead building to help clients' sales teams grow FSS sales after contract award. Positioned as a complement to Post-Award Administration for clients seeking to maximize federal revenue.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: One of the largest U.S. federal government consulting firms, providing strategy, management consulting, and acquisition support across federal agencies. Comparable as a broader incumbent that includes federal procurement and contracting advisory within a much wider portfolio, competing for the same clients on GSA-adjacent work.
• ICF International: Public professional services firm with a significant federal practice delivering management consulting, advisory, and analytics to U.S. government clients. Comparable as an incumbent with overlapping federal contracting and acquisition advisory capabilities, though at a much larger scale and broader scope.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: Professional services firm with a government and regulatory practice that advises clients on federal contracting, procurement strategy, and compliance. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering federal contracting advisory alongside legal and consulting services.
• CGI Federal: U.S. federal subsidiary of CGI Inc., delivering IT and management consulting to federal agencies including procurement and acquisition support. Comparable as an incumbent offering federal contracting advisory as part of an end-to-end federal services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Censeo Consulting Group: Management consulting firm focused on the federal government, helping agencies and contractors with strategy, operations, and acquisition support. Comparable as a direct peer in federal-sector management consulting, particularly for clients navigating procurement and contracting processes.
• Mountain Technology Solutions: Small consulting firm providing GSA Schedule, government contracting, and proposal support services to clients entering the federal market. Comparable as a direct peer offering GSA Schedule acquisition and post-award administration to similar SMB clients.
• eFedSolutions (Winvale successor / GSA Schedule consulting firms): Small consulting firm specializing in GSA Schedule contract acquisition, proposal preparation, and contract administration. Comparable as a direct peer in the same niche of helping small-to-mid-sized companies secure and manage GSA Schedule contracts.
• GSAlimited / GSA-focused boutique consultancies: Boutique federal contracting consultancies offering GSA Schedule acquisition, proposal, and contract administration support to small and mid-sized businesses seeking to enter the federal market. Comparable as a direct peer competing for the same niche clientele with a similar service mix.
• FMP Consulting (Federal Management Partners): Federal HR and management consulting firm assisting government agencies and contractors with workforce, classification, and operational consulting. Comparable as a direct peer in niche federal management consulting services supporting government contractors and agencies.
• The Greentree Group: Woman-owned small business providing GSA Schedule, contract management, and federal proposal services to clients pursuing government contracts. Comparable as a direct peer offering very similar GSA Schedule acquisition and post-award administration services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/federalcontractconsultants
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federal-contract-consultants

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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