Custom software, AI, and automation for civilian agencies, state government, and municipal IT teams. FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, StateRAMP-aligned. Registered US federal contractor with SDVOSB pending status.
AI and compliance engineering for US government is the deployment of custom AI, automation, and software inside FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 boundaries. For federal civilian agencies, state IT, and municipal IT, it accelerates mission delivery without forcing teams into vendor-lock SaaS that doesn't fit the procurement model.
Autom8ion Lab builds custom software, AI, and automation for US federal civilian agencies, state government IT, and municipal IT teams operating under FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, StateRAMP, NARA records management, and Section 508 accessibility. The work covers case management modernization, citizen-facing portals, AI for backlog processing and document review, FedRAMP-aligned cloud services, and the legacy-system bridges that keep mainframe and database-driven workflows alive while new services are built around them. We are software builders with an in-house cybersecurity compliance arm and active SAM.gov registration — engineering and the federal documentation burden under one roof.
Buyer profile: US federal civilian agencies, state government IT, county and municipal IT, special districts, public utilities, large school districts, state universities, state DOTs.
Most public sector technology procurements force a choice. Commercial AI vendors move fast and ship modern interfaces, but they don't understand FedRAMP, can't produce the SSP an authorizing official will sign, and don't deliver the Section 508 VPAT a public-facing application requires. Traditional federal integrators understand the documentation burden but ship slowly, treat AI as procurement theater rather than capability, and price small-to-mid scope work like a flagship enterprise build.
The gap is engineering-led firms with cybersecurity compliance expertise, federal contractor credentials in good standing, and the discipline to scope to the actual procurement vehicle in front of you — task order, IDIQ subtask, BPA call, GSA buy, or commercial fixed-price. Veteran-owned, SDVOSB pending — once approved, eligible for SDVOSB set-aside competitions and sole-source preferences under the federal procurement preferences. Active SAM.gov registration with full UEI, CAGE, and DUNS.
Most engagements blend two patterns: a custom software build that sits inside a FedRAMP-authorized boundary, and AI-assisted automation that processes backlogs (licensing applications, FOIA requests, benefits adjudication, records review) where the volume justifies the build but the agency can't paste public records into a commercial AI tool.
Web applications, internal portals, intake systems, and reporting platforms built for the agency's workflow rather than templated against a generic case management product. Integrated with your IdP for SSO, accessible to WCAG 2.1 AA, deployed inside FedRAMP-authorized environments where required, with audit logging that maps cleanly to NIST 800-53 AU controls. Replaces or augments legacy systems without forcing a big-bang migration.
AI capabilities scoped narrowly to processes where they can be defended in audit — document classification, data extraction from unstructured submissions, automated triage of large incoming queues, and AI-assisted drafting where a human reviewer signs every output. Deployed inside FedRAMP-authorized cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government), inside StateRAMP environments for state government, or on-premises where the use case requires. Local LLMs (Llama, Mistral) for sensitive workloads; private-cloud-hosted commercial models (Anthropic via Bedrock GovCloud, OpenAI via Azure OpenAI) where capability matters more than locality.
We are not ourselves a FedRAMP-authorized SaaS provider — we build custom systems that operate inside our clients' FedRAMP-authorized environments. The work covers landing zone design, NIST 800-53 control selection, System Security Plan drafts, 3PAO-prep packages, and the continuous monitoring runbooks the authorization requires. FedRAMP-aligned builds run 6+ months because the documentation burden is real.
Section 508 compliance engineered into the build, not retrofitted. Color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen-reader compatibility, focus management, and the ARIA semantics needed for assistive technology. VPAT/ACR documentation produced as part of the deliverable package. We follow WCAG 2.1 AA as the technical baseline and conduct accessibility audits during development with both automated tooling (axe, Pa11y) and assistive-tech testing.
Records management that respects the relevant retention schedule — NARA general records schedules and agency-specific schedules for federal, or state archives schedules for state and local government. We build the metadata model, the disposition workflow, and the audit trail that proves records were handled per schedule. Integration with electronic records management systems (RMS) where one already exists; greenfield builds where one doesn't.
Mainframe interface bridges (DB2, VSAM, IMS), legacy database integration, file-based exchange (NDM/Connect:Direct, SFTP, batch FTP), and the API gateway pattern that lets a new front-end talk to a system you can't replace yet. We don't advocate rip-and-replace projects that public-sector procurement timelines won't support — we build the controlled interfaces that let modernization happen incrementally.
Public-facing portals (benefits applications, licensing, permitting, FOIA, citizen service requests) built for the realities of public-sector traffic — accessibility compliance, multilingual support where required, identity proofing integrated with Login.gov or state-equivalent identity providers, and the audit logging that satisfies records management and security review.
Specific to how us government buyers actually evaluate. We don't hide the trade-offs — we tell you when one of the alternatives is the right call.
| Dimension | Autom8ion Lab (custom) | FedRAMP-certified SaaS vendors | In-house agency dev team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance posture | FedRAMP-aligned + FISMA + NIST 800-53 controls engineered from day one; SSP, POA&M, SAR-ready documentation produced as we build | Vendor inherits the FedRAMP authorization — your ATO leverages theirs (when scope matches) | Custom-built to your control catalog; engineering capacity to keep up depends on your hiring model |
| Customization ceiling | No ceiling. We build around your mission workflow, not the vendor's roadmap. | Hits the ceiling at vendor-config + light customization. Custom code is a separate (large) contract. | Whatever your team can build between Tier 1 support tickets |
| Procurement model | Scoped to your contract structure — task orders, IDIQ, BPA, fixed-price commercial, T&M. SDVOSB pending. Veteran-owned. | GSA Schedule, FedRAMP marketplace, or vendor-direct. Sole-source or category management. | Internal capacity. No procurement vehicle needed; capacity constraints replace cost constraints. |
| Time to first deployment | 30 days for prototype; 4–9 months for ATO-ready deployment | Days to install (when in scope); months to integrate to your environment and reach ATO | 12–24 months when the build hits the FAR/DFARS approval gauntlet |
| Long-term cost shape | Project + maintenance retainer. You own the codebase + the IP. | Per-seat or per-transaction SaaS through the contract period; renewal pricing follows the vendor | FTE costs plus the platform tools your team uses. Stable but inelastic. |
| Best fit | Civilian agencies, state IT, county/municipal IT with mission workflows that don't fit a marketplace SKU | Standard agency workflows the vendor has already certified | Mission-critical systems where the agency wants full IP control and has the dev capacity |
FedRAMP-aligned + FISMA + NIST 800-53 controls engineered from day one; SSP, POA&M, SAR-ready documentation produced as we build
Vendor inherits the FedRAMP authorization — your ATO leverages theirs (when scope matches)
Custom-built to your control catalog; engineering capacity to keep up depends on your hiring model
No ceiling. We build around your mission workflow, not the vendor's roadmap.
Hits the ceiling at vendor-config + light customization. Custom code is a separate (large) contract.
Whatever your team can build between Tier 1 support tickets
Scoped to your contract structure — task orders, IDIQ, BPA, fixed-price commercial, T&M. SDVOSB pending. Veteran-owned.
GSA Schedule, FedRAMP marketplace, or vendor-direct. Sole-source or category management.
Internal capacity. No procurement vehicle needed; capacity constraints replace cost constraints.
30 days for prototype; 4–9 months for ATO-ready deployment
Days to install (when in scope); months to integrate to your environment and reach ATO
12–24 months when the build hits the FAR/DFARS approval gauntlet
Project + maintenance retainer. You own the codebase + the IP.
Per-seat or per-transaction SaaS through the contract period; renewal pricing follows the vendor
FTE costs plus the platform tools your team uses. Stable but inelastic.
Civilian agencies, state IT, county/municipal IT with mission workflows that don't fit a marketplace SKU
Standard agency workflows the vendor has already certified
Mission-critical systems where the agency wants full IP control and has the dev capacity
Yes. UEI: YY2DR3KSENH7. CAGE: 9YCS7. DUNS: 05-289-2750. Active SAM.gov registration.
Pending. Once approved, we will be eligible for SDVOSB set-aside competitions and SDVOSB sole-source awards under federal procurement preferences. We can currently compete openly and serve as an SDVOSB-track subcontractor under primes' subcontracting plans.
We can discuss applicable past performance after a qualifying call. Many engagements are NDA-protected; we provide details and references on a need-to-know basis after vendor onboarding begins.
Yes. We build for AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and other FedRAMP Moderate/High authorized environments. We are not ourselves a FedRAMP-authorized SaaS provider — we build custom systems that operate inside our clients' FedRAMP-authorized environments.
Quote-driven engagement under MSA + SOW today. We are evaluating GSA Schedule paths as part of our federal procurement strategy.
Yes. Send the SOW or RFI documentation to [email protected] or use the contact form. We respond within one business day with a fit assessment and proposed approach.
Section 508 compliance is engineered into the build, not retrofitted. We follow WCAG 2.1 AA as the technical baseline, conduct accessibility audits during development, and produce VPAT/ACR documentation as part of the deliverable package.
We provide additional past performance details and references on a need-to-know basis after a qualifying conversation. See our capability statement for full federal registrations.
Most us government engagements involve two or three of these working together.
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