SBA-certified SDVOSB Service-disabled veteran-owned small business
Mission-Ready Software & AI for the Federal Government.
Clear Century designs, builds and runs custom software, AI, integration and cloud systems for federal agencies. Security and accessibility are engineered in from the first sprint, and delivery scales from a single application to an enterprise program.
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planBacklog refined, acceptance criteria agreed -
buildUnit and integration tests pass -
secureStatic analysis, dependency scan, SBOM -
verifySection 508 automated and manual checks -
stageDeployed to staging for your review -
releaseShips after government approval
- NAICS
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- 541511
- 541512
- 541519
- 518210
- 513210
- Set-asides
- SDVOSB, small business, VA Vets First
- Delivery
- Remote, hybrid and on-site, nationwide
Built to
01 · Full stack
The full stack. One accountable team.
Federal IT problems cross boundaries. An application depends on data, data depends on integration, and all of it depends on secure infrastructure. Clear Century covers every layer, so you manage one team instead of five.
- One delivery lead and one point of contact for the whole requirement
- Security and Section 508 built into every layer, not bolted on at the end
- Each layer mapped to its NAICS code, so you can match our work to your solicitation
- NIST SP 800-53
- Zero Trust
- Section 508
- ATO support
02 · Capabilities
Six capabilities. One standard of delivery.
From a single help desk task order to an enterprise modernization program, every engagement runs on the same disciplined delivery model.
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Custom Software
Mission applications, portals and APIs built to your requirements, accessible and secure from the first release.
NAICS 541511
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AI & Automation
Responsible AI that reads, routes and summarizes, with people in control and governance built in.
NAICS 541511 541512
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Systems Integration
Architecture, integration and IT planning that connect the systems you have to the systems you need.
NAICS 541512
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Cloud & Data
Secure hosting, cloud migration and data engineering on FedRAMP-authorized platforms.
NAICS 518210
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IT Support
Help desk, device and software support, and the smaller technical jobs that keep offices running.
NAICS 541519
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Software Products
Licensed software and subscriptions when a product fits the requirement better than a custom build.
NAICS 513210
03 · Governed AI
Watch governed AI do the paperwork.
AI reads a sample form, extracts every field with a confidence score, checks the math and sends anything uncertain to a person. Each step is logged for your auditors.
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST
- Employee
- Jordan A. Rivera
- Employee ID
- E-48213
- Travel dates
- Mar 4 – Mar 7, 2027
- Destination
- Denver, CO
- Lodging
- $612.40
- Meals and incidentals
- $236.00
- Total requested
- $848.40
- Cost center
- 44 7 (smudged)1-A
| Field | Value | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| employee_name | "Jordan A. Rivera" | 99% |
| employee_id | "E-48213" | 98% |
| travel_dates | "2027-03-04/2027-03-07" | 97% |
| destination | "Denver, CO" | 99% |
| lodging | 612.40 | 98% |
| meals_incidentals | 236.00 | 96% |
| total_requested | 848.40 | 99% |
| cost_center | "4471-A" | 62% |
Line items reconcile to the total requested
Cost center is unclear on the scan: routed to a person
Human review
The scan reads 44?1-A. A reviewer confirms the value before the record is released.
- 00:00.00 Document received: TR-1, 1 page
- 00:00.41 Classified as travel reimbursement (99%)
- 00:01.62 8 fields extracted
- 00:01.70 Totals reconcile: 612.40 + 236.00 = 848.40
- 00:01.74 cost_center at 62%, below the 90% threshold: sent to review queue
- reviewer cost_center confirmed as 4471-A by a reviewer
- release Record released to the finance queue with its audit trail
Illustration only. The form, names and amounts are invented, and the scores show how a governed pipeline behaves, not results from a deployed system.
04 · Standards
Built to federal standards from the first sprint.
Security, accessibility and governance are part of how we write software, not paperwork at the end. These are the standards our delivery is built around.
- Section 508 Accessible by default Interfaces built to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA, tested every release, with conformance reports on request.
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Security controls from sprint one Controls planned with your security team, with documentation that supports your authorization to operate.
- NIST SP 800-218 Secure software development Secure development practices in the pipeline and a software bill of materials with every release.
- FedRAMP Authorized cloud services We deploy to FedRAMP-authorized cloud services, with a DoD provisional authorization where required, or to your agency’s own authorized environment.
- OMB M-22-09 Zero Trust by design Identity-centric access, encryption everywhere and least privilege as defaults.
- NIST AI RMF 1.0 Governed AI AI use cases mapped, measured and managed, with people accountable for outcomes.
- 21st Century IDEA Modern digital services Public-facing services that are accessible, consistent, secure and mobile-friendly.
- See how we deliver
05 · Scale
Teams that scale with the mission.
Every engagement runs under a Clear Century core team that owns architecture, security, quality and delivery. Work ships through pods: small, complete teams that deliver independently.
When scope grows, we add pods from our team and specialist partners we vet for each requirement, without adding layers between you and the people doing the work. You keep one delivery lead whether the requirement is a single application or an enterprise program.
Core team
Owns architecture, security, quality and delivery
- Delivery lead
- Solutions architect
- Security lead
- Quality and accessibility lead
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Pod 1
- Technical lead
- Software engineers
- QA and Section 508 tester
- DevSecOps engineer
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Pod 2
- Technical lead
- Software engineers
- QA and Section 508 tester
- DevSecOps engineer
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Pod 3
- Technical lead
- Software engineers
- QA and Section 508 tester
- DevSecOps engineer
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Next pod
Added as scope grows, from our team and specialist partners we vet for each requirement.
Illustrative: the number of pods and their roles are set in the staffing plan for each requirement. Pods add a UX designer, or a data or AI engineer, when the work calls for it.
06 · Your first 90 days
From kickoff to a release-ready system.
How every Clear Century engagement starts, owned end to end by one delivery lead. Timelines adapt to your contract and your authorization process.
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Day 1
Kickoff
Meet your delivery lead and core team. Confirm scope, access, security contacts and how you want updates.
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Week 1
Discovery
Map users, systems, data and constraints. Agree the security baseline and what success looks like.
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Week 2
First demo
Working software from the first sprint, shown to your team, with the backlog reprioritized together.
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Day 30
Plan of record
Architecture, release plan and security documentation in place, with risks and dependencies in the open.
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Day 60
Delivery at pace
A steady sprint cadence, testing and scanning automated in the pipeline, and pods added if scope calls for it.
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Day 90
Release-ready
An increment through your release gate with the evidence your authorization needs, deployed on your approval.
07 · Playbooks
Playbooks for the hardest requirements.
How we approach three common federal modernization requirements, phase by phase.
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Legacy modernization
Replace an aging system one capability at a time, without a risky big-bang cutover.
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AI document intelligence
Classify, extract and route paperwork with people reviewing what matters.
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Cloud migration
Move applications to FedRAMP-authorized platforms in planned, reversible waves.
08 · Start here
Four fixed-scope ways to start.
Short engagements, scoped in weeks rather than months, that end in deliverables your team keeps. Each one stands on its own or continues into delivery where your contract allows, and we flag any organizational conflict of interest (FAR subpart 9.5) before work starts.
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Discovery sprint
Best for A requirement that isn’t fully defined yet, or a system you need to understand before you commit to a build.
You receive
- Current-state map of users, systems, data and integrations
- Prioritized backlog with acceptance criteria
- Target architecture and security approach
- Phased roadmap with a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate
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ATO readiness assessment
Best for A system heading toward an authorization decision, or one due for reauthorization.
You receive
- Control gap analysis against your NIST SP 800-53 baseline
- Review of the system security plan and boundary
- Draft plan of action and milestones (POA&M)
- Remediation plan ranked by risk
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Section 508 audit and conformance report
Best for An application, website or document set that must conform to Section 508.
You receive
- Automated and manual testing, including screen readers
- Accessibility Conformance Report on the current ITI VPAT®
- Defects ranked by user impact, with recommended fixes
- Retest of the issues your team fixes
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AI use-case assessment
Best for A program deciding where AI can help, and where it shouldn’t.
You receive
- Use cases ranked by value, feasibility and risk
- Risk review against the NIST AI RMF and current OMB guidance
- Data readiness and privacy review
- Pilot plan with accuracy targets and human review points
Each engagement is sized to your system and priced in our proposal. Contract types we support
Primes and specialist firms: team with us.
We team with prime contractors looking for an SBA-certified SDVOSB software partner, and with specialist firms that want to build for government.
Explore teamingHave a requirement? Let’s talk.
Contracting officers, program managers and prime contractors: send us your SOW, RFQ or sources sought notice, or book a capability briefing.