AI-Driven Digital Transformation for Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies
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Sthenos builds AI-enabled platforms, application development, cloud engineering and quality assurance for federal, state and local government requirements.
Federal and State certified.
Sthenos holds federal small-business set-aside designations and is certified by the State of Maryland to fulfill MBE participation goals on state contracts.
Government work is different. The systems matter because the missions matter.
Public-sector technology is not a backdrop. It is the channel through which agencies protect communities, deliver benefits, defend the nation, and serve constituents. The cost of a slow system, a brittle integration, or an unaccredited environment is measured in mission impact, not just operating expense.
Sthenos brings enterprise-grade engineering discipline into the agencies entrusted with that work, from custom software development through long-term sustainment. We design for accreditation, build for sustainment, and operate with the cadence and compliance posture mission environments require. Every engagement is structured around measurable outcomes, defensible delivery, and the institutional accountability the public sector demands.
Capabilities built for mission environments.
Six interconnected practice areas that collectively support every phase of digital transformation in government.
Artificial Intelligence & Data Platforms
- Machine learning, predictive analytics & NLP solutions
- AI-enabled decision support & automation systems
- Data engineering, pipeline architecture & visualization
- Practical AI integration into existing federal workflows
Application Development
- Secure, scalable web, mobile & enterprise applications
- Custom API development, systems integration & modernization
- Section 508-compliant, accessible front-end development
- Long-term platform maintainability across modern tech stacks
Cloud Consulting & Engineering
- Cloud migration, optimization & ATO support (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Secure, compliant federal cloud environments
- GovCloud, Azure Government & Google for Government
Digital Transformation
- Human-Centered Design (HCD) & UX modernization
- Agile product strategy, roadmapping & SAFe delivery
- Legacy system modernization & enterprise platform migration
- Constituent-facing service redesign
Quality Engineering
- End-to-end QA: functional, performance & security testing
- Test automation & continuous quality assurance practices
- Application reliability & audit-readiness
- Accreditation-aligned evidence generation
Team Augmentation & IT Staffing
- Product Managers, Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches
- Data Scientists, ML Engineers & Full-Stack Developers
- DevOps, Cloud Architects & Security Engineers
- US-based talent for sensitive engagements
Federal, state, and local. Each with its own cadence.
We meet each level of government on its terms, from federal acquisition cycles to state IT consolidation programs to municipal procurement realities.
Federal Agencies
Built for civilian, defense and federal health agency requirements. We can be contracted as a prime or as a subcontractor to a systems integrator.
- Federal civilian agencies
- Department of Defense & defense industrial base
- Federal health agencies and their mission partners
- Independent agencies & commissions
- Federally Funded R&D Centers
State Government
Statewide IT modernization, agency-specific transformations, and cross-agency platforms supporting state CIOs and program offices.
- Health & human services modernization
- Revenue, taxation & treasury systems
- Transportation & DOT platforms
- Workforce & unemployment insurance
- Statewide cybersecurity & cloud programs
Cities, Counties & Districts
Constituent-facing digital services, public safety platforms, and operational systems for cities, counties, school districts, and authorities. Built to scale within local IT footprints and procurement realities.
- 311 / 911 & constituent service platforms
- Public safety & CJIS-aligned systems
- Smart city & connected infrastructure
- Procurement, finance & ERP modernization
- K–12 and higher-education systems
Five reasons to choose Sthenos.
AI Delivered
We design, build, and maintain AI-enabled systems that integrate into existing federal workflows, focused on reliability, performance, and real-world mission usage.
Product Mindset
Every engagement is approached as a long-term product: clean code, scalable architecture, proper documentation, and systems that are easy to enhance, support, and operate over time.
Proven Execution
Structured delivery models with clear timelines, defined ownership, and continuous visibility. Projects move from requirements to deployment smoothly.
Secure by Design
Security embedded across development and managed services, from architecture and access controls to monitoring. Systems remain audit-ready throughout their lifecycle.
Industry Insight
Deep understanding of enterprise and regulated environments. Solutions align with federal and state compliance needs and the operational realities of mission teams.
The frameworks we build to, who each one binds, and what we do not hold.
Sthenos builds to these frameworks and produces the evidence an assessor asks for. We hold no attestation of our own against any of them, and we are not SOC 2 attested. Each entry says whether the framework is mandatory or voluntary and who it actually binds, so a legal obligation is not read as a design target.
The platforms agencies already trust.
The information your contracting office needs.
For market research, sources sought, capabilities review, and contract action. Federal and state credentials below. Formal Capability Statements available for download.
Sthenos is certified by SBA as an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and as a Women-Owned Small Business, so an agency reaches us through a set-aside, a sole-source award, a direct purchase or a prime's vehicle. This section sets out the services agencies buy, the registration record a contracting officer can check, and the answers to the questions that decide whether a path exists today.
Certified on 5 March 2026, with 5 March 2029 the exit date SBA records against both certifications.
UEI ULUZGKWYCJB7 and CAGE code 9RX92, with SAM.gov active for all awards.
Certification number 26-134, issued by Maryland DoSEM, Office of Minority Business Enterprise.
Sthenos holds no GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract and appears on no GSA vehicle.
On this page
- Services agencies buy from us
- The registration record a contracting officer can check
- How an agency can reach us
- A small business or a larger integrator
- What you receive
- What moves the cost of public sector IT services
- What to ask any vendor, including us
- Frequently asked questions
Services agencies buy from us
Every capability above is sold as a service in its own right, with its own page and its own detail. These are ten of them, and each link goes to the page that describes it.
The registration record a contracting officer can check
Four dates decide whether a set-aside path exists today and how long it stays open.
Figure 1. The four dates on the federal record
The two certification dates are the ones SBA records against the WOSB and EDWOSB certifications. The 2007 and 2021 dates are the company's own: operating under a former name from 2007, registered as Sthenos Technologies in 2021. Nothing in this figure is counted or estimated.
The same record, as the fields a contracting officer copies into a market research file.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Sthenos LLC, DBA Sthenos Technologies |
| Federal UEI | ULUZGKWYCJB7 |
| CAGE code | 9RX92 |
| SBA certifications | EDWOSB and WOSB. WOSB set-aside under FAR 19.1505, sole-source to $5.5 million under FAR 19.1506 |
| Maryland certification | Certification No. 26-134, issued by Maryland DoSEM, Office of Minority Business Enterprise |
| Primary NAICS code | 541511 |
| Maryland certified scope | 541611 and 541613 |
| SAM.gov registration | Active for all awards. No expiry date is published, because none has been confirmed from SAM.gov itself |
| Headquarters | 1775 Tysons Blvd, 5th Floor, Suite 04187, McLean, VA 22102 |
How an agency can reach us
Sthenos holds no GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract and appears on no GSA vehicle: GSA eLibrary searches for Sthenos, Sthenos LLC, our UEI and our CAGE code all return no matches. These four routes are the ones that do exist.
- A WOSB set-aside under FAR 19.1505
- A sole-source award to a WOSB concern, to $5.5 million under FAR 19.1506
- A direct purchase
- A subcontract under a prime's vehicle
A small business or a larger integrator: which suits the requirement
The instinct is that a larger integrator is safer, and on a large multi-year programme it can be. On a defined technical scope the reasons on the left apply, and the honest version also names where we are the wrong answer.
A small business like Sthenos
Suits a defined technical scope- The people who pitch are the people who deliver. At our size there is no bench to swap in after award.
- A set-aside path can shorten the acquisition timeline, depending on the NAICS code the contracting officer assigns.
- Overhead shows up in rates: you pay for engineering rather than for a programme management layer.
- Escalation is one call, not a ticket queue.
A larger integrator
Suits a programme at scale- A large multi-year programme.
- A programme needing hundreds of cleared staff.
- A security infrastructure we do not operate.
- A prime's bonding capacity.
For the last three we are the wrong answer, and we will say so early rather than at proposal.
What you receive from a public sector software development engagement
From the first inquiry to delivery, these are the things that land on a program office's desk. None of them is an attestation.
For any public sector request.
The federal and the state, local and education capability statements, each carrying our UEI, CAGE code, NAICS codes and socioeconomic status.
The NAICS code on your solicitation checked against our registration, and whether a set-aside path is open, before we write anything.
After a short, bounded discovery scoped to the engagement, and before committing to a build.
Two week sprints, built to the framework the contract names.
Produced against the framework the contract names, for your assessor and your authorising official.
What moves the cost of public sector IT services
Our rates are $150 to $250 per hour, depending on the seniority and mix of the team, and a typical project runs $50,000 to $200,000. Both are published on our about page, and the drivers below decide where a requirement lands.
| What moves it | What it changes |
|---|---|
| The seniority and mix of the team | Where the hourly rate sits within the published band. |
| The framework the contract names | How much evidence has to be produced alongside the software. On federal IT work that can be FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP or NIST SP 800-171; at state and local level, StateRAMP, now GovRAMP, or the CJIS Security Policy. |
| Whether the requirement ends in an authority to operate | The evidence package behind the ATO, not the build, becomes the work that decides the schedule. |
| The authorisation boundary | In cloud and migration work it decides how long an ATO takes. |
| Whether the scope is clear | Where it is, we quote a fixed price for a defined outcome. Where it is not, a short, bounded discovery and a costed roadmap come first. |
What to ask any vendor, including us
Put these to any of the public sector software companies on your shortlist. The first four are the questions our government IT services page tells a contracting officer to ask us.
- What is your CAGE code and what NAICS codes do you carry? It decides whether a set-aside path exists at all.
- Show past performance on a comparable technical scope. Not a logo wall.
- Who is the named technical lead, and what else are they on?
- What would make you decline this requirement?
- Are the agencies you name targets or past performance? We tell you which is which in the first conversation.
Frequently asked questions
What set-aside designations does Sthenos hold?
SBA certifies us as an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and as a Women-Owned Small Business, so we can compete in a WOSB set-aside under FAR 19.1505 and take a sole-source award to $5.5 million under FAR 19.1506. The State of Maryland certifies us as an MBE and an SBE under certificate number 26-134.
What are your UEI, CAGE code and NAICS codes?
Our Federal UEI is ULUZGKWYCJB7 and our CAGE code is 9RX92. Our primary NAICS code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, and the Maryland MBE and SBE certified scope covers 541611 and 541613. Our SAM.gov registration is active for all awards.
Can Sthenos be contracted as a prime or as a subcontractor?
We can be contracted as a prime or as a subcontractor to a systems integrator. The agencies and mission areas named on this page are the ones our capability is aimed at. They are targets, not past performance, and we will tell you which is which in the first conversation rather than at proposal.
Which frameworks do you build to, and do you hold certifications of your own?
Sthenos builds to these frameworks and produces the evidence an assessor asks for. We hold no attestation of our own against any of them, and we are not SOC 2 attested. Each entry in the framework list says whether it is mandatory or voluntary and who it actually binds, so a legal obligation is not read as a design target.
Do you hold a GSA schedule?
No. Sthenos holds no GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract and appears on no GSA vehicle: GSA eLibrary searches for Sthenos, Sthenos LLC, our UEI and our CAGE code all return no matches. Agencies reach us through a set-aside, a sole-source award, a direct purchase or a prime's vehicle.
Ready to discuss a mission we can support?
(301) 793-3980 · (703) 945-5300
1775 Tysons Blvd, 5th Floor, Suite 04187, McLean, VA 22102
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