What PotomacWave does

PotomacWave Consulting is a privately held, woman-owned federal government IT and professional services firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The company operates a dual portfolio: a core SaaS product line centered on FedDataCheck — a proprietary platform for Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) data quality verification, V&V compliance, and procurement analytics (including PALT Reporting and Procurement Benchmarks modules, plus InFACT for incentive-fee transparency) — and four professional services practice areas: Enterprise Business Solutions, State and Local Operations, Defense Health, and Intelligence and Data Solutions. Its customer base spans the U.S. Department of Defense (DHA, U.S. Coast Guard), Intelligence Community, and multiple CFO Act civilian agencies including Treasury, Education, HUD, HHS, DHS, DOS, and FEMA. FedDataCheck is the third-party vendor software referenced in GAO Report 25-107469 for FPDS V&V compliance and is in use at 14 federal departments and agencies.

The company monetizes primarily through professional services delivery — time-and-materials, cost-reimbursement, and fixed-price task orders — executed under multiple pre-competed IDIQ vehicles where it holds prime contractor positions: GSA OASIS+ (Unrestricted and Small Business), GSA ASTRO Maritime Pool, DHA Omnibus IV (Market Segment 2, R&D Support Services, $10B ceiling), GSA MAS Schedule, Treasury OneARC, and DOE NNSA TEPS BPA. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales directed at federal agency contracting officers and program managers via contract vehicles listed on GSA eLibrary and SAM.gov. Differentiators emphasized in customer-facing material include the cleared workforce (over 90% with clearances, over 75% Secret or higher), CMMI Level 3 (Services and Development) appraisal, ISO 9001/20000/14001 certifications, and the FedDataCheck product's measurable outcomes — including 145,644 PALT-days reclaimed in FY2025 and a roughly 16x higher correction rate for subscriber departments versus non-subscribers. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and no venture capital or private equity backing is mentioned in the source material.

Name

PotomacWave

Legal name

PotomacWave Consulting

Website

https://potomacwave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PotomacWave is a woman-owned federal IT and professional services firm delivering proprietary FedDataCheck procurement data quality SaaS and consulting across DoD, intelligence, and CFO Act civilian agencies via prime GSA and DHA IDIQ vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government IT and Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Spend Analytics & Reporting Support (BPAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Federal IT consulting
• Government professional services
• Procurement data analytics
• Defense health support
• Intelligence data solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Consulting Services: Professional services delivery across federal government agencies through multiple contract vehicles. Services include enterprise business solutions, state and local operations support, defense health, intelligence and data solutions. Revenue generated through time-and-materials, cost-reimbursement, and fixed-price task orders on IDIQ contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PotomacWave is a woman-owned federal contractor that sells professional consulting services and proprietary software to U.S. government agencies. Its core services span Enterprise Business Solutions, State and Local Operations, Defense Health, and Intelligence and Data Solutions, delivered through multi-year IDIQ contracts. The firm also sells FedDataCheck, a SaaS product that validates Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) records, supports Verification & Validation compliance, and provides Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT) analytics for federal procurement offices.

Product overview

PotomacWave is a woman-owned federal consulting firm founded in 2007 that operates a dual portfolio: a core SaaS product suite (FedDataCheck and its specialized modules like PALT Reporting and Procurement Benchmarks, plus InFACT for contracting transparency) combined with professional services across four practice areas (Enterprise Business Solutions, State and Local Operations, Defense Health, and Intelligence and Data Solutions). The company also holds multiple prime contract vehicles including GSA ASTRO Maritime, GSA OASIS+, and DHA Omnibus IV to enable direct engagement with federal agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FedDataCheck: A software solution for Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) data quality verification and validation, used by 14 federal departments and agencies to ensure procurement data compliance.
• FedDataCheck PALT

Products and services

• FedDataCheck SaaS platform for Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) data quality management and Verification & Validation (V&V) compliance; runs 100+ automated data quality checks on every FPDS transaction in near real time, generates OFPP-compliant random samples, sends automated CO notifications, and provides on-demand analytics and reporting for federal procurement offices.
• FedDataCheck PALT Reporting Specialized reporting module within FedDataCheck focused on Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT) data quality; identifies inflated PALT caused by incorrect solicitation dates, provides year-over-year trends, Original vs Current PALT comparisons, and drill-down to flagged transactions so contracting officers can correct records and produce defensible procurement metrics.
• Procurement Benchmarks Report Reporting module within FedDataCheck that tracks GSA acquisition benchmarking metrics including New and Recent Entrants, PALT, One-Bid Rates, and Cost-to-Spend Ratio, enabling agencies to monitor procurement performance year-round.
• InFACT (Incentive Fee Analytics for Contracting Transparency) Analytics solution providing contracting transparency for incentive fee analysis in federal contracts; designed to help federal agencies analyze and validate incentive fee structures.
• Enterprise Business Solutions Management consulting practice delivering Operational Efficiency, Predictive Analytics, Data-driven Process Automation, IT Compliance, Quality Assurance, Workforce Optimization, and Policy Impact Assessment services for federal agency decision-makers; delivered through time-and-materials, cost-reimbursement, and fixed-price task orders on IDIQ contracts.
• State and Local Operations FSLTT enterprise alignment and emergency response practice delivering Federal Resource Implementation, Emergency Readiness and Response, Deployment Operations, Risk-informed Capability Planning, Exercise Design and Facilitation, and Disaster-ready Workforce Optimization for state, local, tribal, and territorial partners.
• Defense Health Military medical R&D and health systems technology practice providing Health Systems Technology Management, Medical Record Integration, Medical Simulation Technology and Training, Combat Casualty Care Medical Research and Innovation, and Scientific and Technical Support Services to enhance Force Readiness and Warfighter Survivability.
• Intelligence and Data Solutions AI-powered analytics and data services practice delivering Business Intelligence, Applied AI and Machine Learning Development, Cloud Architecture and AWS DevOps, Data Warehousing and ETL Pipeline Development, and Web and Application Development for federal intelligence and civilian clients.
• GSA ASTRO Maritime Pool contract vehicle 10-year Multiple Award IDIQ contract vehicle for maritime operations and engineering, including New Ship Construction, Maintenance and Modernization, HM&E and C4ISR Expertise, Ship Repair and Overhaul, Lifecycle Management, and Program Management; available to DoD and federal customers through PotomacWave as a GSA ASTRO Maritime Pool Awardee.
• DHA Omnibus IV contract vehicle 10-year Military Medical R&D IDIQ with a $10 billion ceiling where PotomacWave is the prime contractor for Market Segment 2: R&D Support Services; covers administrative, IT, scientific and technical, facilities, medical, and logistical support for DoD defense health programs.
• GSA OASIS+ contract vehicle Government-wide Multiple Award MAC IDIQ providing professional services across eight domains: Management and Advisory, Technical and Engineering, Research and Development, Intelligence Services, Environmental, Facilities, Logistics, and Enterprise Solutions; PotomacWave holds both Unrestricted and Small Business primes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 145,644 PALT-Days Reclaimed in FY2025 through solicitation-date correction
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Immersion ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024PotomacWave partners with Immersion Consulting to provide continued support for the U.S. Coast Guard's Financial Management and Procurement Services (FMPS) Common Core initiative. This is a strategic teaming relationship for delivering government contracting services under USCG programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal scientific, engineering, and IT services prime with deep DHA and defense health portfolio overlap with PotomacWave's Defense Health practice. SAIC is a direct head-to-head on DHA Omnibus IV task orders and a likely subcontractor or competitor on intelligence and data solutions work.
• CGI Federal: Subsidiary of CGI Inc. providing federal IT and business consulting services across civilian and defense agencies. CGI Federal competes for the same GSA OASIS+ and civilian agency financial management task orders that PotomacWave pursues, particularly in financial management and procurement operations support.
• Leidos: One of the largest federal IT and services primes with significant defense health, intelligence, and civilian agency work. Leidos is a natural incumbent competitor on DHA Omnibus IV task orders, GSA OASIS+ unrestricted work, and intelligence community analytics where PotomacWave competes.
• ManTech International (now part of ManTech/SAIC): Large federal IT and intelligence services provider with deep DoD and IC presence, cleared workforce, and similar contract-vehicle posture to PotomacWave. ManTech is the type of large prime that PotomacWave frequently partners with or competes against on DHA, DoD, and intelligence task orders.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: One of the largest federal management and technology consulting firms, holding prime positions on virtually every major GWAC/IDIQ that PotomacWave competes on, including OASIS+ and DHA vehicles. Booz Allen is the canonical incumbent PotomacWave most often teams with or against on federal management consulting task orders.

Direct peers

• Softrams: Small, minority/woman-owned federal IT services firm with strong HHS and civilian agency presence, similar GSA contract vehicle footprint, and comparable digital/AI engineering capabilities. Softrams is among the closest direct comparables to PotomacWave in size, WOSB-style positioning, and federal mission focus.
• ICF International: Mid-size public federal consulting firm with overlapping practice areas in federal civilian analytics, environment, energy, and health, plus a strong digital/AI practice. ICF is a head-to-head competitor on data-driven federal mission work and holds many of the same GSA and civilian agency vehicles.
• Alpha Omega Integration: Small-to-mid woman-owned federal IT and management consulting firm with similar cleared workforce, WOSB/SB set-aside positioning, and GSA contract vehicle footprint. Alpha Omega is one of the closest comparables in size, structure, and federal go-to-market approach.
• Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER): Independent, employee-owned federal analytic services company providing studies, analysis, and program support to defense, homeland security, and intelligence agencies. ANSER is comparable in mission focus, organizational structure, and federal customer set, particularly in defense health and homeland security markets.

Emerging players

• Frontier Technology Inc. Mid-size federal analytics and data science firm focused on DoD and intelligence community missions, with capabilities in cost analysis, data analytics, and AI/ML. FTI is comparable to PotomacWave's Intelligence and Data Solutions practice and competes for similar task orders on OASIS+ and other vehicles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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