Thunderyard and Liberty JV

What Thunderyard and Liberty JV does

ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton JV is a federal IT services joint venture between ThunderYard, an SDVOSB-classified small business, and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), a top-tier federal systems integrator. The JV was formed after Booz Allen acquired Liberty IT Solutions, ThunderYard's previous JV partner, and operates under the SBA's Mentor-Protégé Program, which positions ThunderYard as the protégé with access to small business set-aside contracts while leveraging Booz Allen's enterprise capabilities as mentor.

The JV delivers five integrated capability areas to U.S. federal agencies: Cloud (secure, scalable, compliant cloud infrastructure), Digital Solutions (digital transformation), Cyber (advanced cybersecurity), Data (data analytics and decision support), and Artificial Intelligence (secure and intelligent AI solutions). The website and capability descriptions contain no reference to proprietary platforms, named models, or productized IP, indicating that the underlying technology is delivered primarily through services and professional labor rather than packaged software.

Revenue is generated through federal IT professional services task orders, distributed via two IDIQ contract vehicles: the VA Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG, 36C10B21D136) and the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS, 47QTCA20D009A, 54151S). Pricing is negotiated at the task order level and is not publicly disclosed. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales targeting federal agencies, leveraging Booz Allen's scale and ThunderYard's small-business agility positioning. The JV's customer segment is exclusively vertical-federal, with no disclosed commercial or state/local government presence, no disclosed headcount, and no disclosed revenue or backlog figures.

Name

Thunderyard and Liberty JV

Legal name

ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton

Website

https://thunderyard-liberty.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton JV is a federal IT services joint venture operating under the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, delivering Cloud, Digital, Cyber, Data, and AI capabilities to U.S. federal agencies via VA T4NG and GSA MAS contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal IT Professional Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network, Infrastructure & Data Center Integration (BPAEAAAK)

Keywords

• Federal IT services
• Government cybersecurity solutions
• Cloud migration services
• AI for government
• Digital modernization

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal IT Professional Services: The joint venture generates revenue through government IT services contracts, including VA Transformation Twenty-One Total (T4NG) and GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), providing information technology professional services to federal agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The joint venture delivers federal IT professional services across five capability areas — Cloud, Digital Solutions, Cyber, Data, and Artificial Intelligence — to U.S. federal government agencies. Services are accessed through established contract vehicles including VA Transformation Twenty-One Total (T4NG) and GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), operating under the SBA's Mentor-Protégé Program with Booz Allen Hamilton as the mentor partner.

Product overview

ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton is a joint venture offering a unified portfolio of technology services to federal agencies. The portfolio consists of five integrated capability areas: Cloud Solutions (secure, scalable cloud infrastructure), Digital Solutions (digital transformation services), Cyber (advanced cybersecurity), Data Solutions (data analytics and decision support), and Artificial Intelligence (secure AI capabilities). These services are delivered together through the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, combining ThunderYard's outcome-focused innovation with Booz Allen's enterprise-scale expertise to provide solutions with the speed of a small company and the power of large-scale operations.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Solutions Delivers secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions for critical government missions, enabling federal agencies to migrate and modernize cloud infrastructure.
• Digital Solutions Transforms government operations with secure and innovative digital solutions, supporting digital modernization initiatives for federal agencies.
• Cyber (Cybersecurity) Defends federal systems with advanced cybersecurity solutions, providing protections for federal agencies against cyber threats.
• Data Solutions Unlocks the power of data for smarter decision making across federal agencies, providing data analytics and decision-support capabilities for government missions.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Empowers government with secure and intelligent AI solutions, enabling AI adoption for federal mission use cases.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Booz Allen HamiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton joint venture was formed following Booz Allen's acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions, ThunderYard's former JV partner. This strategic alignment combines ThunderYard's outcome-focused innovation with Booz Allen's enterprise-scale expertise in cybersecurity, AI, and digital modernization. The partnership is backed by the SBA's Mentor-Protégé Program.
• SBA Mentor-Protégé ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe joint venture is partnered through the SBA's Mentor-Protégé Program, which provides ThunderYard with enterprise backing from Booz Allen Hamilton while maintaining small business status for certain contract opportunities. This strategic alignment enables the delivery of secure solutions with the speed of small companies and the power of scale.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Major federal IT services prime with broad cybersecurity, cloud, and digital modernization offerings. Competes for the same federal task orders the JV targets and operates its own small-business platforms and mentor-protégé arrangements.
• Leidos: Top-tier federal IT and engineering services prime with deep presence in VA, DHS, and DoD. Competes with the JV on T4NG successor initiatives and other federal IT vehicles, and runs small-business partner programs.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large publicly traded federal IT and consulting prime (NYSE: BAH) and the mentor in the JV. Overlaps with the JV across all five capability pillars and customer agencies, but operates at vastly larger scale and competes on full-and-open as well as set-aside work.
• CGI Federal: Subsidiary of CGI Inc. providing federal IT modernization, cyber, and cloud services. Competes with the JV on GSA MAS and other civilian IT vehicles and operates small-business partner programs.
• Peraton: Federal IT and mission services prime competing on civilian and defense IT task orders. Overlaps with the JV in cloud, cyber, and digital modernization, and runs small-business teaming arrangements.
• ManTech International: Federal IT and cybersecurity services prime (now part of Carlyle portfolio) competing on T4NG, GSA MAS, and similar vehicles. Comparable in capability mix (cyber, cloud, data, AI) and federal customer base.

Emerging players

• Applied Information Sciences (AIS): Federal IT services firm delivering cloud, data, and AI solutions to civilian and defense agencies. Comparable capability portfolio and federal customer focus, useful as a mid-size comp for mentor-protégé-scale federal IT services.
• ECS Group (ASGN Federal): Federal IT services provider (part of ASGN) focused on cloud, cyber, data, and AI for federal civilian and defense agencies. Comparable in capability mix and customer base, though larger than a typical SDVOSB JV.

Direct peers

• ThunderYard: SDVOSB federal IT services small business and the small-business partner in the JV. Comparable in size, certifications, and federal services focus; ThunderYard's independent federal practice serves as a natural yardstick for the JV's standalone capabilities.
• Liberty IT Solutions: SDVOSB federal IT services firm and ThunderYard's former JV partner, now part of Booz Allen Hamilton. Directly comparable in vertical, customer base, contract vehicles, and Mentor-Protégé positioning, making it the closest comparable to the current JV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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