Engineering Predictable Federal Revenue >
The structure behind durable, scalable federal growth.
WHO WE ARE >
Graviton engineers the underlying systems federal contractors need to create predictable revenue, durable scale, and enterprise value.
We are engaged by private equity, venture capital investors, and founders to install the architecture of scale: structural truth, platform design, operating systems, and exit preparation.
We do not optimize bids. We build the structure that allows a federal contractor like you to grow predictably and profitably.
Every High-Performing Federal Contractor Shares the Same Architecture >
The architecture behind every high-performing federal contractor.
Across agencies and industries, every contractor that reaches real scale follows the same architecture: diversified agencies, scalable award lanes, repeatable buyer relationships, governed task-order flow, institutional BD rhythm, and operations that run without the founder.
This architecture is what converts performance into durability — and durability into enterprise value. It is the pattern behind every $50M federal contractor.
The architecture exists. The question is whether your company uses it — or competes like everyone else who never scales>
THE CORE PROBLEM WE SOLVE>
Winning contracts is common. Building a scalable federal platform is not.
If you haven’t broken $50M, the problem isn’t capability — it’s architecture. Set-asides and reactive bids sustain revenue but don’t expand it.
Your work stays concentrated, new offices are hard to enter, demand is unclear, and repeatability never forms. Revenue appears without consistency.
Contracts come from capability; enterprise value comes from architecture.
VENDOR VS. PLATFORM >
The structural distinction that determines whether growth can compound.
Most small and mid-market contractors do not operate as platforms. They behave as vendors — capable, credible, and often successful, but structurally narrow. Revenue flows through a few familiar buyers, set-asides drive early traction, expansion into new offices is slow, and demand remains inconsistent. The business moves, but momentum never forms — because the architecture required for scale was never built.
Platforms are different. They operate on diversified demand, durable and scalable award pathways, governed task-order flow, and institutional systems that function independently of the founder. This is why platforms scale predictably, and why vendors stall.
Graviton’s work is to engineer the platform.
STRUCTURAL COMPARISION
VENDOR
PLATFORM
Typical SMB GovCon
The Architecture We Build
• One or two agencies
• Heavy set-aside dependency
• Few or no scalable vehicles
• Founder-led BD; inconsistent cadence
• Episodic wins; unpredictable pipeline
• Limited buyer visibility
• Trades at 1.5–2× EBITDA
• Diversified agency footprint
• Durable, scalable award pathways
• Deep, repeatable buyer relationships
• Institutionalized BD and renewal systems
• 20+ task orders annually across multiple offices
• Predictable, compoundable revenue cadence
• Commands 7–9× EBITDA
A platform is the structure that turns capability into momentum — and momentum into enterprise value.
Discuss Your Platform Architecture
How We Build Federal Platforms >
Building a federal platform is not a matter of effort; it is a matter of architecture. Once the structural reality is understood and the growth constraints are visible, the question becomes whether the company possesses the underlying design required for scale — and if not, how that design must be engineered.
This is where Graviton enters >
We identify the real mechanics behind your revenue, lay out the step-by-step path to stronger and more predictable growth, and put in place the operating systems that convert strategy into momentum. The sequence is intentional, disciplined, and proven across industries and agency ecosystems.
What follows is the structure that makes that transformation possible.
HOW IT WORKS>
Our system is built on three structural components
Delta-4 ➝ Ascent-5 ➝ Accelerate90
Each engineered to transform a federal contractor from reactive vendor to scalable platform. Together, they reveal the structure you have, define the structure you need, and install the structure that scales.
Delta-4 >
Reveal the Structure You Have
Delta-4 exposes what revenue hides. It identifies true award drivers, scalable lanes, and where the business still relies on founder energy instead of institutional structure.
Ascent-5 >
Defines Your 5-Year Strategic Plan
Ascent-5 engineers the platform design. It maps the exact progression to scale: deeper buyer depth, strategic vehicle positioning, and governed task-order flow.
Accelerate90 >
Install the Structure That Scales
Accelerate90 turns architecture into execution — immediately. It embeds governance, pursuit rhythm, pricing discipline, and renewal systems that create real operating momentum in 90 days.
Delta-4
Understanding the Structure Beneath the Revenue
01. SURFACE REALITY
Awards, agencies, and capabilities describe activity — not structure. Delta-4 isolates the real drivers of revenue: the contracting offices that matter, the lanes awards truly flow through, and the repeatability of demand.
02. EXPOSE RISK
It reveals the degree of concentration, the fragility of existing channels, and how much growth still relies on founder push versus institutional systems. The distinction between scalable pathways and accidental success becomes clear.
03. DEFINE TRUTH
Delta-4 replaces perception with evidence. It establishes the factual baseline required to architect a federal platform and shows where structural redesign is necessary for scale.
ASCENT-5
Your 5-Year Growth Plan: Converting Truth Into a Platform Pathway
01. DEFINE THE TRAJECTORY
Ascent-5 converts structural truth into a five-year platform architecture. It clarifies what the company must become to reach scale: which agencies represent viable adjacency, which award lanes can meaningfully expand, and which buyer relationships require elevation.
02. SEQUENCE THE PLATFORM MOVES
It outlines the precise progression every scalable contractor follows — from SAP traction, to buyer depth, to vehicle leverage, to governed task-order flow. Each step builds the structural conditions for predictable, repeatable federal revenue.
03. ENGINEER THE BLUEPRINT
Ascent-5 transforms analysis into an operating design. It aligns strategy, resources, and execution around a defined architecture for scale — ensuring the organization advances toward institutional maturity and premium valuation.
ACCELERATE90
Executing on the 5-Year Plan
01. INSTALL THE OPERATING ENGINE
Accelerate90 establishes the execution backbone required to translate architecture into action. This includes governed account plans, structured pursuit rhythm, pricing and evidence systems, and renewals discipline across every buyer channel.
02. CREATE EARLY, CONTROLLED MOMENTUM
It produces the initial wins that validate the system — shifting teams from instinctive activity to governed, repeatable execution. Momentum becomes measurable rather than anecdotal.
03. OPERATIONALIZE THE PLATFORM PLAN
Accelerate90 converts directional clarity into real movement. By Day 90, the company operates on a platform engine rather than founder-driven effort — setting the trajectory for scale, expansion, and institutional performance.
The Closed-Loop System Behind Every Federal Platform
Truth, architecture, and operating momentum working in sequence — the structural logic behind every $50M federal platform and every contractor that earns premium valuation.
WHO WE SERVE >
Founders who can win federal work—but want to build a scalable platform, not chase contracts.
Graviton works with capable federal contractors that have early traction but lack the structural architecture required for scale. Most are founder-led firms with 1–100 employees and $500K–$10M in annual prime awards, including 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, and WOSB companies.
We also partner with private equity and venture investors, though the center of gravity for our work remains ambitious founder-led firms.
Government contracting isn’t just another strategy—it’s a direct path to long-term success.
Schedule a 30-minute platform architecture conversation >
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