The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) named May 7 the winners of its 7th Annual Government Contractor Awards, which honors small and emerging government contractors and the players in the industry that rely on small businesses.
“It is a privilege to name SECAF’s 2015 award winners. These companies represent the commitment, leadership and drive that is the hallmark of the government contracting community,” event co-chair and SECAF’s Chairman of the Board Scott Brezler said, who works for Dixon Hughes Goodman.
“We thank our SECAF winners, along with all of our finalists and nominees, for their extraordinary contributions,” Cameron Hamilton of The McLean Group and Mark Moore of John Marshall Bank said. “We are proud to be affiliated with this tremendous group of companies and know that they will continue to raise the bar for our entire GovCon community.”
Award winners were selected from a pool of finalists in eight categories by a group of judges, including: Bob Dougherty, Netcentrics; Ron Jones, Vistronix; Peter Schulte, CM Equity Partners; and Peggy Styer, Raytheon Blackbird Technologies, Inc.
This year’s winners are:
- Government Contractor of the Year awards recognize companies that have shown a compelling and profound commitment to excellence in growth and financial performance. In the less than $6 million in revenue: Apogee Research
- Government Contractor of the Year ($6 million to $12 million in revenue): Cybermedia Technologies Inc.
- Government Contractor of the Year ($12 million to $25 million in revenue): Atlas Research
- Award of Excellence highlights an organization that represents excellence within their community, the government contracting industry and towards employees: IntelliWare Systems Inc.
- Government Project of the Year is given to a company that has delivered an exemplary program with significant tangible and intangible value to the federal government: VariQ Corporation
- Small Business Partner of the Year is awarded to a large business that has demonstrated its ability to establish and support mentorships, teaming, partnerships, and other beneficial programs for small businesses: IBM
- Small Business Advocate of the Year is awarded to someone who has provided leadership, commitment and direction and had a profound and positive impact on the small and emerging contracting community: Maria L. Kersey, Director of the Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Intelligence Agency
- Special Recognition Award is presented to a small business that – in the judges’ view – exemplifies many of the core qualities of the other SECAF awards and has a strong focus on providing services and solutions that are useful and relevant to customers: Business Information Technology Solutions Inc.
Related: SECAF Announces Finalists for 7th Annual Government Contractor Awards
