Aptive is a prime contractor on several federal government contract vehicles. Our customers leverage these vehicles to partner with us to evolve their business and bridge the path between requirements and solutions.
Contract Vehicles
Prime Contract Vehicles
Governmentwide Multiple Agency Contracts (MACs), IDIQs and GSA Schedules
GSA MAS Schedule is the largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in the federal government. GSA MAS is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) multiple award schedule, offering innovative solutions to federal, state and local governments information technology needs.
As a prime contractor, Aptive is uniquely positioned to provide services that serve your agency and its mission.
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One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) provides federal agencies with professional services that allow for both commercial and noncommercial requirements as well as contract types at the task order level, including fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials and labor-hours. OASIS can yield better outcomes for the federal government around reducing costs and expenses, improving operating efficiency and increasing focus on socioeconomic contracting goals. OASIS contracts are used by agencies in meeting professional service objectives.
Contract: 47QRAD20D1107
OASIS Small Business Pool 1- Management and Business Consulting
- Feasibility Studies
- Engineering and Testing
- Human Resources
- Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
- Logistics
- Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Human Resource Solutions (HRS) assists federal agencies in achieving their missions by partnering with them to attract and build a high-quality public-sector workforce, optimize performance and transform the agencies into high performing organizations. They support government entities by providing the tools, strategies, and proven methodologies needed to attract and retain top performers for their organizations.
We meet recruitment challenges by offering tailored solutions that include: Campaign strategy, digital advertising, web, mobile and video development, social media management, event planning and advanced data analytics.
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AGENCY SPECIFIC IDIQS AND BPAS
The JAIC DRAID is a five-year BOA that enables DOD to utilize its data resources for use with Artificial Intelligence (AI). This helps provide an easily accessible path to cutting-edge services needed to meet the complex technical challenges involved in preparing data for AI.
Tasks may include but are not limited to:
- Project Management and Documentation
- Software Configuration
- Cloud Integration
- Department of Defense AI Ethical Principles
- Data Ingestion, Integration, Architecture, and ETL
- Data Accessibility and APIs
- Enterprise Information and Metadata Management
- Data Quality, Feature Engineering, and NLP
- Synthetic Data
- Data Anonymization
- Data Labelling
- AI Security
- Data Science and AI Outreach and Innovative Development Mechanisms
Contract period: 2021-2026
Client: Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity
Period of Performance: 2023-2028
About: The Office of Electricity (OE) provides national leadership to ensure that the Nation’s energy delivery system is secure, resilient and reliable. OE works to develop innovative technologies to improve the infrastructure that brings electricity into our homes, offices and factories, and the federal and state electricity policies and programs that shape electricity system planning and market operations. Through this contract we provide strategic communications and outreach services in support of OE Office and Departmental goals, creating innovative approaches and transformative processes that optimize the effectiveness of OE.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded Aptive a five-year blanket purchase agreement to recruit skilled engineers for the Office of Pipeline Safety.
The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) runs a national program to ensure the safe, reliable and environmentally-sound operation of the nation’s natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline transportation system. OPS also directs education and outreach efforts to encourage state and local governments, pipeline operators and the general public to adopt and use safety programs and activities.
To fulfill its mission, OPS must continue to attract highly qualified engineers who are committed to public service and can adapt to changing and complex technical environments. Aptive helps design and implement successful recruitment programs by:
- Developing recruitment strategies that include specific efforts to attract military Veterans.
- Drafting and publishing recruitment information on social media outlets such as LinkedIn, as well as in educational and professional journals and publications.
- Attending and providing recruitment support at engineering job fairs.
- Maintaining an online applicant tracking system.
- Managing correspondence and relationships with college placement officers, engineering professors and professional employment services.
- Providing biweekly recruitment status reports.
The mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicle transportation through education, innovation, regulation, enforcement, financial assistance, partnerships and full accountability.
Through this 5-year (2020-2025) BPA, Aptive provides outreach support services to enhance education and technical assistance in the areas of the commercial driver and vehicle inspection, drug interdiction, intelligent transportation systems, compliance and enforcement, highway safety, consumer protection (e.g., moving fraud) and program management and support.
Aptive is one of six teams selected for this IDIQ to provide technical writing, communications and marketing support for the entire Department of Transportation.
The Electronic Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST) is the FAA’s preferred contracting vehicle for small business contracts. eFAST streamlines the procurement process for all stakeholders using a web-based acquisition tool and automated workflows compliant with applicable FAA standards.
Aptive is eligible to provide services in the following functional areas:
- Business Administration and Management
- Research and Development
- Computer/Information Systems Development
- Computer Systems Support
- Documentation and Training
FDA entities can procure Aptive’s support through this five-year BPA for technical and management consulting services to comprehensively support the planning for and improvements in business operations across the FDA enterprise.
Services
- Strategic planning
- New business model development
- Organizational change management
- Policy effectiveness studies
- Resource and risk modeling
- Program and project management support
- Performance management services
- Knowledge management and training to support organizational development
- Coaching and mentoring
- Project transition services
Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living IDIQ
Functional Areas:
- 2 – Data Analysis and Statistics (subcontractor)
- 5 – Logistical Support (prime contractor)
- 6 – General Services (prime contractor)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is an operating division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Through partnerships, policies and programs, SAMHSA builds resilience, improves access to quality treatment options and facilitates recovery for people with, or at risk for, mental and/or substance use disorders.
Aptive was awarded multiple domains for the SAMHSA five-year, $1.2B Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Through the contract, Aptive is available to provide program and analytical support services, analyses, technical assistance and support for information and programs, helping SAMHSA achieve its mission of reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
VHA’s Integrated Healthcare Transformation is a multiple-award IDIQ contract with a five-year base term and five option years and covers support services across three functional categories: health system transformation and innovation, implementation and operations support and health care business enabling services.
The first functional category covers project and program management, business process re-engineering, management and improvement, change management and strategic planning and communications, while the second functional category includes studies and analyses, training development and delivery and policy research and development. The third functional category deals with supply chain management, human resources, acquisitions and financial services management.
Aptive, through its joint venture Arrow ARC (with Artemis ARC), received this contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide health care staffing services and programmatic support to VA facilities and program offices nationwide. The five-year multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has an additional five-year option period and a ceiling value of $23B.
Expected task orders will focus on addressing critical staffing shortages and new provider types, with the overall goal of improving care delivery for Veterans. Work will include temporary staffing services, which covers clinical and non-clinical positions, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, technicians, social workers, administrative staff and other care adjacent professionals. It will provide on-demand staffing solutions to VA medical facilities that are experiencing critical staffing shortages due to factors such as high turnover rates, recruitment challenges, seasonal fluctuations, surge demands and/or emergencies.
This is a blanket purchase agreement for conference and event support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
Period of performance: 2023-2028
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation (T4NG) is an enterprise contractual solution covering a wide range of Information Technology (IT) and Health IT services, including program management and strategic planning, systems and software engineering, enterprise networks, cyber security, operations and maintenance.
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Enterprise Contracting for Transformation and Operational Readiness (VECTOR)
Service Groups:
- 2 – Analysis
- 3 – Training
- 4 – Communications and Outreach
- 6 – Human Resources
Subcontract Vehicles
AGENCY SPECIFIC IDIQS AND BPAS
Aptive, through Arrow ARC (a joint venture with Artemis ARC), provides program operations management, help desk operations, strategic planning and execution, organization design, organizational change management, service design, service execution, stakeholder engagement and stakeholder outreach across multiple NASA locations.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) receives a range of professional IT program and technical services through this BPA, in support of the Strategic Mission Alignment of IT Services initiative.
- Program management services
- IT services
- Communications
- Cybersecurity
- IT assessments, evaluations and solutions
Contract period: 2019-2023
Aptive supports the BUMED OP&R mission to promote safe and quality health care and operational readiness and support through coordination, integration and innovation of cutting-edge health care service and medical research. Specifically, this contract supports the OP&R Directorate in the following functional areas:
- Clinical, business and operational support
- Business process improvement/realignment
- Policy support and management
- Program and project management
- Program/project analysis
- Training and education
- Data analytics
- Correspondence management
- Communication support
- Coordination support
- Knowledge management
Contract period: 2021-2025
Team
Client Development Experts
Jennifer Kirkhoff, MBA
Jennifer is a proven leader in the federal professional services industry with over 25 years of experience driving business development, capture operations and corporate development for large international companies, including ICF, Philips Healthcare and Deloitte. She leads business growth activities in partnership with Aptive business leaders, ensures the company continues to create and deliver differentiated solutions and capabilities with an eye toward gaining and retaining competitive advantage and market leadership.
Jennifer is solutions-driven with strong experience adding appropriate growth infrastructure and resources to federal practices as organizations expand. She takes a customer focused approach and is skilled in identifying, establishing and growing strategic partnerships across the industry. Jennifer successfully leads cross-functional teams to support the implementation of strategic initiatives that ultimately increase revenue and market share, achieving key growth targets.
Known for her ability to create and execute impactful account strategies, Jennifer utilizes her background in organizational behavior to tailor responses and solutions to customer needs. Jennifer’s research experience, client delivery skills and extensive understanding of the federal marketplace allow her to accurately and effectively analyze the competitive landscape to shape winning strategies. She has guided small businesses into the mid-size market, coached and led teams on a $1B+ pipeline of sales opportunities, managed portfolios worth hundreds of millions of dollars and assembled multi-functional teams to solve agency-specific challenges.
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MBA, Organizational Behavior, The George Washington University
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BBA, Marketing, Economics, Temple University
Ben Barker, PMP
Ben Barker is an experienced industry leader with over 16 years of success across the federal government contracting landscape. As Chief Strategy Officer, Ben helps guide Aptive’s corporate strategy and leads Aptive’s Growth Team, providing oversight, guidance and technical direction for Client Development Leads, Capture and Proposal Managers, Solution Architects and Writers. Ben assists Aptive in expanding its footprint in the federal government while focusing on innovative customer solutions.
Ben is an accomplished executive with expertise in technical program management, solutions engineering, leadership and corporate strategy. Within these focus areas, he has led and managed initiatives for companies like GovCIO, Leidos and ManTech. Most recently, Ben was Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President (SVP) of Growth & Solutions for GovCIO, resulting in private equity sale to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
- Certified Scrum Master
- Associate Certificate in Contract Management, The George Washington University
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- 2024 FORUM IT100 Award Winner
- 2025 ENGAGE Federal Health 150 Honoree
Emily Howell, MPH, PMP
Emily Howell is a research-driven communications strategist and business development specialist with a decade of experience leading multimillion dollar campaigns for federal clients. Emily uses her background in service delivery for agencies such as the Departments of Transportation and Veterans Affairs, National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to identify client pain points and develop high-quality, innovative solutions. She has overseen the capture, bid and execution of hundreds of millions of dollars of communications and marketing projects throughout the federal government. She excels at building relationships with partners and clients and developing teams that drive results.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- George Washington University’s Milken Institute of Public Health 950 Award Winner
- MPH, George Washington University
- B.A., University of Michigan
Imogen Thomas
Imogen Thomas is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in federal acquisition and strategic growth. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to connecting government leaders with the solutions needed to accomplish their missions effectively. Imogen serves as Aptive’s client development director, where she focuses on developing winning strategies and solutions for strategic growth opportunities within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) market.
Imogen has held key roles at ICF, Geocent, REI Systems and The War Room Group, where she has led every aspect of the growth lifecycle. Her expertise extends to leading cross-functional teams in developing complex solutions to challenging problems, drawing on her training in workplace mediation and Agile product ownership. Her track record includes designing and implementing organization-wide growth infrastructure and strategy, building qualified pipelines worth over $1 billion, and securing contract awards exceeding $250 million.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Imogen has a passion for using government acquisition as a means to support underserved communities. She has cultivated longstanding relationships across civilian and defense agencies and is well-respected within the acquisition community and the broader government vendor ecosystem. Imogen is known for her down-to-earth approach and pragmatic leadership style. She is committed to making a tangible impact in the field of federal acquisition, ensuring that innovative solutions reach those who need them most.
- B.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
- Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance
- Facilitator, US Digital Service Digital IT Acquisition Professional Training Program (DITAP)
- Development and Outreach Volunteer, Forged in Fire – LGBTQ+ Leadership Development
Brian Hoover, MPA
As a growth director for the human experience account, Brian oversees business development activities, building innovation solutions that generate measurable results. Brian and his team create integrated strategies that support Aptive’s business pursuits, including client relations, pipeline management and proposal development. Utilizing best practices such as Lean Six Sigma, SAFe and ITIL, Brian devises customer-centric solutions in business analytics, cybersecurity, customer experience, health and program management that optimize operations and ensure employee success.
In previous roles, Brian led customer, employee and partner experiences for a diverse portfolio, including the Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits and Memorials Program Management Office and Technical Support team. He is well versed in facilitating executive portfolio strategic planning and providing leadership for health care initiatives with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Defense.
Brian has over 28 years of federal program and project management experience. An award-winning leader, he holds multiple certifications and clearances in the federal sector.
- MPA, American University
Caitlin Noffsinger
Caitlin Noffsinger is a government contracting professional who uses her expertise to drive business growth and foster long-lasting client relationships. She supports her team by performing research, working with various stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, outlining process definitions and providing key recommendations. Caitlin analyzes solicitation documents to help determine pursuit, and reviews pipeline and customer engagement data to drive process improvement.
She is a high-performing and skilled team player with experience managing a portfolio of government clients, and serving as the point of contact for subcontract needs and escalations. Caitlin’s past roles also included managing project budgets, scope and forecasts; working with clients to negotiate deliverables for new engagements or revamp requirements for existing ones; and completing, tracking and overseeing that they are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- B.S., Health Sciences with public health concentration and minor in health communications, James Madison University