What Software Engineering Services does

Software Engineering Services (SES) is a privately held Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Minority-Owned Small Business founded in 1991 by Jim Bridges in Bellevue, Nebraska. The company provides IT consulting and professional services to federal and state government agencies and defense prime contractors, organizing its work around four core service lines: Federal Government Solutions (missile warning and defense, C2, NC3, space domain awareness, DevSecOps, software sustainment), State Government Solutions (IV&V, Quality Assurance, MITA, MMIS, and Enterprise PMO services), Cybersecurity (security assessment, application security, and remediation against CMMC, NIST, ISO, HIPAA, HITECH, SOX, GLBA, and PCI DSS), and CMMI Consulting (appraisals, training, and workshops as a CMMI Institute Partner with three Certified Lead Appraisers). The company operates a secondary content platform, CMMI Marketplace (cmmimarketplace.com), which serves as a free resource hub and a lead generation tool for the Commercial CMMI Consulting business unit.

SES generates revenue exclusively through federal, state, and prime contractor channels via government contract vehicles including GSA OASIS+ (all three pools: SB, SDVOSB, Unrestricted), USAMS-III, VECTOR ($25B, 10-year VA vehicle), and Texas DIR DBITS. Contract types include Cost-Reimbursement, Fixed-Price, Time-and-Materials, and Labor-Hour task orders. The firm operates as both prime contractor (CAPES, GSM, NC3 NEC, DCRIOS) and subcontractor/JV partner (C2SES III with Northrop Grumman, WarHawk JV with Blackhawk for Boeing). Customer engagements span long-tenured state agency IV&V (10+ years at Kansas Department of Health and Environment), 25+ years on missile warning/defense missions supporting USSTRATCOM and USSPACECOM, and supplier relationships with Northrop Grumman and Boeing. SES has 120+ employees across the United States and is CMMI DEV Maturity Level 3 (held for over 15 years) and ISO 9001:2015 certified. No institutional investors, private equity, or venture capital ownership has been identified.

Name

Software Engineering Services

Legal name

Software Engineering Services

Website

https://sessolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Software Engineering Services is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing IT consulting, IV&V, cybersecurity, and CMMI consulting services to federal agencies, state governments, and defense prime contractors through government contract vehicles and joint ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Government IT consulting
• Defense software engineering
• CMMI consulting
• Cybersecurity services
• IV&V services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

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 Professional Services: SES generates revenue primarily through federal government contracts won viaIDIQ vehicles (OASIS+, USAMS-III, USAMS, VECTOR, DCRIOS). Revenue is earned through task orders that can use Cost-Reimbursement, Fixed-Price, Time-and-Materials, or Labor-Hour contract types. The company serves as both prime contractor and subcontractor/JV partner on defense, intelligence, and civilian agency engagements.
2. State Government Consulting and IV&V Services: SES provides IV&V, project management, and consulting services to state government agencies (healthcare, law enforcement, driver services) under state contract vehicles such as Texas DIR DBITS and direct agency awards.
3. CMMI Consulting and Training Services: CMMI Institute Partner providing appraisals, consulting, training, and workshops for CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC. Revenue generated through professional service engagements with commercial and government clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Software Engineering Services (SES) provides IT consulting, cybersecurity, CMMI process improvement, and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) services to U.S. federal and state government agencies and defense prime contractors. The company specializes in mission-critical software engineering, missile warning and defense, space domain awareness, missile certification, MMIS modernization, and DevSecOps. SES also operates CMMI Marketplace, a free online resource hub for Capability Maturity Model Integration education and consultation.

Product overview

Software Engineering Services (SES) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business offering a portfolio of government consulting and IT services. The company operates four core service lines: Cybersecurity (security assessment and protection), CMMI Consulting (process improvement and appraisals), State Government Solutions (IV&V, PMO, and MMIS services), and Federal Government Solutions (defense and military support). Additionally, SES operates CMMI Marketplace as a web-based platform providing CMMI educational resources, training materials, and consulting services. Services are delivered through various government contract vehicles including OASIS+, VECTOR, and USAMS-III.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CMMI Marketplace: A free resource hub for the latest news, white papers and training for organizations looking to use the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for process improvement. Offers resources for education, appraisals and consultation in CMMI for Services or CMMI for Development.
• WarHawk

Products and services

• State Government Solutions Consulting services for state government agencies covering Project Management, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, MITA Services, and MMIS Services across healthcare, law enforcement, and driver services sectors.
• Federal Government Solutions Mission-critical support to federal agencies including Missile Warning, Missile Certification, Cybersecurity, Software Development, and Weather Analysis services for military branches and defense organizations.
• Cybersecurity Comprehensive cybersecurity services aligned with business objectives, including Strategy and Solutions, Evaluation and Assessment, Application Security, and Security Remediation based on CMMC, NIST, ISO, HIPAA, HITECH, SOX, GLBA, and PCI DSS standards.
• CMMI Consulting Full range of CMMI services including Appraisal Services (SCAMPI A/B/C, Benchmark, Sustainment, Evaluation), Consulting Services (process architecture, mentoring), Training Services, and Workshops for CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC models.
• CMMI Marketplace Free online resource hub providing latest news, white papers, and training for organizations implementing Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for development and services, also serving as a lead generation channel for CMMI consulting engagements.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northrop Grumman CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES serves as subcontractor to Northrop Grumman on the C2SES III contract providing situational awareness to USSTRATCOM and its Combatant Commands. Also supports Northrop Grumman as part of the DCRIOS team providing cyber services to the Air Force 67th Cyber Wing. Northrop Grumman recognized SES with a Supplier Excellence Award (Performance Excellence) in 2022 as one of its top suppliers globally.
• Blackhawk Management Corporation (WarHawk JV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES partnered with Blackhawk Management Corporation (a certified Women-Owned Small Business) to form the WarHawk Joint Venture. WarHawk was awarded the Boeing Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) contract supporting NASA's Space Flight Mission Operations for the ISS program. WarHawk also received Boeing's Silver Supply Chain Performance Achievement Award.
• USAMS-III Teammates (Abacus, Adjuvant, All Native Group, AT&T, Aviture, Cyber Innovation, HP ES, Innove', Ironbow, Kratos, LATA, LATG, Mega Tech, Mosaic, Odyssey, Pemdas, Quantum, SGT, Soft Concept, Ticom, Toeroek, Vencore, Dai, SIM&S)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES is one of nine awardees on the USAMS III IDIQ contract supporting USSTRATCOM across nine mission areas. The team includes over 20+ subcontractor partners providing A&AS support to USSTRATCOM mission areas.
• Ticom, Tyto Athene, and MEIS (Global Sensor Management Contract)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES was awarded the Global Sensor Management (GSM) Support contract as Prime Contractor, partnered with Ticom, Tyto Athene, and Missions Essentials Intelligence Solutions (MEIS). The team provides A&AS to USSPACECOM/J31 and supported Combatant Commands including USEUCOM, USCENTCOM, and USINDOPACOM.
• DCRIOS Contract Partners (Northrop Grumman, COLSA, Applied Network Solutions, SIM&S, X Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES serves as Prime Contractor for DCRIOS (Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration, and Operational Support) supporting Air Force 67th Cyber Wing. Partners include Northrop Grumman, COLSA, Applied Network Solutions, SIM&S, and X Tech. Services include management, engineering, technical services, and Cyber Vulnerability Assessments.
• CMMI InstitutecoreTechnology or IntegrationSES is a CMMI Institute Partner, licensed to perform all classes of CMMI Appraisals for CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC. SES has three CMMI Institute Certified Lead Appraisers on staff and manages the CMMI Marketplace platform.
• Montana State University - MiltechminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMontana State University Miltech (a DoD Technology Transition Partnership Intermediary via PIA between MSU and Air Force Research Lab) awarded SES a Cybersecurity Compliance Assistance Services contract. SES was selected from 20 bidders to provide NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, and CMMC security training and assessments.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• ASRC Federal: SDVOSB federal services holding company delivering IT, engineering, and mission support across DoD and civilian agencies — comparable small-business set-aside competitor at slightly larger scale.
• Kforce Government Solutions: Federal IT staffing and solutions provider supporting DoD, civilian, and intelligence customers — comparable cleared-workforce federal services firm of similar size.
• Global InfoTek: SDVOSB defense IT and cybersecurity services contractor supporting Army, Air Force, and intelligence community — directly competes for the same set-aside cyber and mission-support task orders as SES.
• By Light Professional IT Services: SDVOSB IT services firm focused on DoD, cyber, and training/operational support with cleared workforce — closely comparable to SES's federal cyber and engineering services.
• CSS (Contractor Support Services / RWD Technologies dba CSS): Federal IT and engineering services firm supporting DoD and intelligence community with cleared workforce and IV&V capabilities — directly comparable federal services peer.
• CALIBRE Systems: SDVOSB federal IT and management consulting firm supporting DoD and civilian agencies with systems engineering, IV&V, and program management — directly comparable to SES in size, set-aside positioning, and customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal IT and engineering services integrator serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies — broad incumbent whose primes frequently sub to smaller set-aside firms like SES.
• Leidos: Major federal systems integrator with deep DoD, intelligence, and civilian IT presence — broad incumbent that competes for the same upstream task orders and primes SES supports as a subcontractor.
• ManTech International: Large public defense and federal IT services contractor covering the same DoD cyber, intelligence, and mission-support space as SES, but at substantially greater scale and with broader portfolio.
• ICF International: Federal management, IT, and cybersecurity consulting firm serving DoD, federal civilian, and state governments — broad incumbent comparable on the state-government IV&V and federal cyber axes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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