Creative Development Group

What Creative Development Group does

Creative Development Group (CDG) is a privately held, SBA 8(a)-certified small business that provides information technology modernization, digital services, human-centered design, and transformation services exclusively to U.S. federal government agencies. The company is headquartered in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (Potomac) and was founded in 2019, with operational engagement on DHS USCIS systems dating back to 2018. Its service portfolio is organized into four interconnected offerings: Modernization Services (Cloud, DevSecOps, Microservices, CI/CD, Development Platform and Software Factories, AI/ML, and Generative AI-enabled modernization); Digital Services (data engineering and analytics, cloud adoption, and platform implementations across ServiceNow, Salesforce, Pega, and Appian); Human-Centered Design (user research, UI/UX, usability testing, data visualization); and Transformation Services (process, business, and cultural transformation aligned to SAFe practices).

CDG reaches federal buyers primarily through direct enterprise sales engagement and participation in technical challenge procurements. The company holds one prime contract vehicle, GSA MAS SB (Contract #47QTCA24D001B), and operates as a subcontractor on three additional vehicles: USDA STRATUS Cloud BOA, the State Department's Evolve IDIQ, and DHS TSA FAST IDIQ. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through negotiated task-order rates on these vehicles for professional services engagements. Named customers include DHS USCIS, USDA FPAC, Treasury TTB, HHS, ICE, USDA Forest Service, and the Department of State, with documented customer-scale outcomes exceeding 50 million visa applications processed, $5.4 billion in farm loans obligated in 2024, 104 million acres of farmland in conservation programs, and $16.8 billion in annual federal excise taxes collected.

The company reports 1-10 employees, indicating heavy reliance on subcontracted delivery capacity to support work across its agency portfolio. Technical leadership is held by CTO Farrukh Saleem. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, or executive hires beyond the CTO have been disclosed, and no revenue figures are publicly available. The company markets through a digital-first presence featuring case studies, a downloadable capabilities sheet, and direct contact engagement.

Name

Creative Development Group

Legal name

Creative Development Group

Website

http://www.creativedevgrp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Creative Development Group is an SBA 8(a)-certified federal IT services contractor providing technology modernization, digital, human-centered design, and transformation services exclusively to U.S. federal agencies including DHS USCIS, USDA FPAC, and Treasury TTB via government contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

DevOps, SRE & Platform Engineering Consulting (BPAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Government IT services
• Technology modernization
• Digital transformation consulting
• Federal cloud services
• DevSecOps implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Potomac

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government IT Services Contracting: Revenue generated through federal government contract vehicles including GSA MAS SB (Contract #47QTCA24D001B), USDA STRATUS Cloud BOA, Department of State's Evolve IDIQ, and DHS TSA FAST IDIQ. The company provides technology modernization, digital services, and transformation consulting to federal agencies.
2. Technical Challenge Competition Winnings: The company wins development work through agency-issued technical challenges during contract competitions, generating project-based revenue for specific modernization and transformation engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Creative Development Group provides professional technology services to U.S. federal government agencies covering infrastructure modernization, digital product development, human-centered design, and organizational transformation. The firm staffs modernization initiatives using Cloud, DevSecOps, Microservices, CI/CD, AI/ML and Generative AI, implements enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, Pega, and Appian, and supports mission-critical systems at DHS USCIS, USDA FPAC, Treasury TTB, HHS, ICE, and USDA Forest Service. CDG secures this work through SBA 8(a) status and established federal contract vehicles, often winning engagements via agency-issued technical challenges.

Product overview

Creative Development Group is a government IT services company that provides professional services rather than a single unified software product. Their portfolio consists of four interconnected service offerings: Modernization Services (helping customers modernize infrastructure with AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities), Digital Services (delivering digital solutions on platforms like ServiceNow, Salesforce, Pega, and Appian), Human-Centered Design Services (user research, UI/UX design, usability testing), and Transformation Services (process, business, and cultural transformation aligned to SAFe practices). These services work together to support customers through digital transformation initiatives, from initial design through modernization and ongoing transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modernization Services Professional service helping federal agencies modernize infrastructure and systems using modern tech stacks including Cloud, DevSecOps, Microservices, Continuous Integration and Deployment, Development Platform and Software Factories, AI/ML and Generative AI, Systems and Business Process Re-Engineering, and product roadmap creation.
• Digital Services Delivery of digital and automated solutions for federal agencies, including data engineering and analytics, customer-driven digital product design/development/operations, Cloud Adoption (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), and platform solutions on ServiceNow, Salesforce, Pega, and Appian.
• Human-Centered Design Services User-research-driven design services aligning stakeholder goals with end-user needs, covering user-centered Customer Experience and Customer Success outcomes, user research, UI/UX design practices, usability and accessibility testing, and data visualization for federal programs.
• Transformation Services Consulting and delivery services that simplify IT and foster digital transformation, including process and business transformation, cultural and workplace transformation, Program Increment and Value Stream Management, and alignment to SAFe practices for federal agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50M+ visa applications processed since 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal IT and management consulting prime with deep DHS, USDA, and Treasury relationships. Overlaps with CDG on federal digital transformation, cloud, and data/analytics services, but at much greater scale and as a portfolio player.
• Leidos: Major federal systems integrator serving DHS, USDA, HHS, and Treasury. Competes with CDG on modernization, digital services, and mission-application development, but typically as a large prime on multi-billion-dollar programs.
• SAIC: Federal IT services prime with strong civilian agency presence. Provides cloud, DevSecOps, and digital transformation services comparable to CDG's offerings, but at significantly larger scale.
• ICF International: Federal digital transformation and modernization contractor with strong HHS and federal civilian agency presence. Overlaps with CDG on cloud adoption, data engineering, and human-centered design engagements.
• CGI Federal: Federal IT services arm of CGI, focused on civilian agency modernization, cloud, and digital services. Competes with CDG on contract vehicles serving Treasury, HHS, and DHS-adjacent programs.
• Deloitte (Government & Public Services): Federal consulting practice with significant modernization, cloud, and human-centered design work across civilian agencies. Comparable to CDG on transformation services but at large-program scale.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal arm of Accenture delivering large-scale digital transformation, platform implementations, and cloud modernization. Closely comparable to CDG's ServiceNow/Salesforce/Pega/Appian platform solutions work.

Direct peers

• Maximus: Federal services contractor with strong HHS, DHS, and civilian agency footprint providing digital services and citizen-facing platform modernization. Directly comparable to CDG on mission-application development and program support for federal agencies.
• Slalom (Public Sector): Consultancy with a dedicated public-sector practice delivering cloud, data/analytics, and platform implementations for civilian agencies. Closely matches CDG's ServiceNow/Salesforce/Pega implementation model and human-centered design capabilities.
• Guidehouse: Federal and civilian consulting firm focused on digital transformation, modernization, and managed services for agencies including HHS and Treasury. Comparable to CDG on transformation, cloud adoption, and program management engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-development-group

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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