Government Contracting Consulting

Support for government contractors across industries

Navigate the complexities of government-funded contracts

The U.S. government is the largest buyer of goods and services in our economy. It encompasses every industry, from advanced aerospace and defense systems to life sciences and healthcare services, energy solutions, and more. For government contractors, it offers abundant opportunities to support mission-critical programs and earn healthy revenues. But those opportunities exist in a dense web of regulations, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations that are specific to the government contracting space and create unique business considerations. What's more, whether you’re new to government work or deeply immersed in it, ongoing regulatory changes, evolving administrative priorities, special projects, and business changes create continual challenges. The learning curve and resource demands can be steep — and an experienced guide can be an invaluable resource. 

BDO government contractor consulting services offer a wealth of knowledge and hands-on support to businesses taking on work for federal, state, or local governments. Our professional consultants include former government officials and auditors (e.g., DCAA, DOL, and OIG) as well as former industry executives and long-time consultants, all well-versed in the intricacies of government work. We bring a thorough understanding of the issues that affect contractors throughout the funding lifecycle to provide solutions, solve problems, and ensure successful outcomes. 

We’ve been where you are; we know where you’re heading. Across strategy, organizational awareness, risk and compliance, financial enablement, organizational change, and disputes and investigations — BDO is with you every step of the way.

How BDO Can Help

Explore new possibilities and address challenges with strategies designed for government contracting organizations.

Government Contracting Consulting Facts and Figures

1,100+ 

government contractor clients

200+ 

dedicated professionals

Largest 

practice of its kind

Who We Serve

Government Contracting is more than an industry — it’s an economy. Our consulting team works with government contractors in virtually every market, including but not limited to the following segments.

Government Contracting Consulting Capabilities

Government contracting can be intimidating for the uninitiated. Whether you’re an enterprising startup or an established commercial business, taking on government work means learning new rules, new ways of doing business, and effectively a different language. Our experienced consultants can tell you what you need to know before entering or expanding into the government space. 

Our market development services include: 
  • Strategic planning and organizational structuring
  • Market analysis 
  • Opportunity identification
  • Federal market access and strategy development 
  • Grant/contract advisory and compliance 

Winning government work takes more than a compelling proposal or a strategic bid. You must be able to deliver the work, understand the compliance issues, and pay extraordinary attention to detail. Our government contracting consultants can support you throughout the capture lifecycle, helping you strengthen RFP responses, leverage small business programs, utilize GSA schedules and GWACs, and more — so you can present a credible, compliant, competitive bid. 

Our bid and capture services include: 
  • Pursuit management
  • White paper development
  • Cost and budget support
  • Small business subcontracting plans 
  • Contractor business system validation
  • Compliance evaluation
  • Indirect cost forecasting

Landing a government contract — whether it’s your first or just the latest in a long line — often means having to acquire new or improved resources and infrastructure to meet the requirements. We help you establish and maintain compliant operations across systems, people, processes, and more. Our team designs and implements compliance programs, supports audits, implements and improves critical systems, and enhances project performance so you can meet expectations and operate efficiently.

Our performance and compliance services include: 
  • Compliance program design and development 
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) compliance 
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance 
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and other cognizant agency audit support
  • Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) business system compliance
  • Prevailing wage compliance such as the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis-Bacon Act (DBA and DBRA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and state law  
  • Export controls and international trade 
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) 
  • Cybersecurity, such as CMMC and FedRAMP readiness
  • Project controls and earned value (EVM)
  • Claims and investigation support
  • Grant advisory and compliance (2 CFR 200)
  • Construction advisory services 
  • Program management and administration
  • Staff augmentation

As your government business matures and evolves, BDO can help you scale strategically and manage growth and change effectively. Whether you’re expanding into new service lines, restructuring your organization, or concluding a transaction, we’re here to help you grow successfully without compromising your ongoing commitments or compliance. And our technology consultants can help you leverage ERP systems like Deltek or Unanet that are purpose-built for government contracting.

Our growth and transformation services include: 
  • Restructuring 
  • Digital and enterprise transformation
  • AI evaluation and implementation 
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) optimization
  • Business process improvements
  • Change management
  • Transaction preparation, diligence, and integration support
  • Integration management office services and in-depth support 
  • Internal audit support
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) administration support
  • Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) external restructuring proposals 

Government contracts and grants are often fraught with complications, even contradictions, and they don’t always operate or end cleanly. Our experienced professionals can support you through award closeouts, audits, disputes, and investigations when they arise, and in conjunction with counsel. We help bring engagements to a successful conclusion while protecting your reputation and position for future awards. 

Our contract closeout and dispute resolution services include: 
  • Contract closeout and recovery support
  • Incurred cost submission preparation
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) audit support
  • Claim preparation and expert testimony services
  • False Claims Act investigation support
  • Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA) and Termination Settlement Proposals (TSP)
  • Bid protest expert support 
  • Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit support and remediation
  • Prime-subcontractor disputes
  • Suspension and debarment assistance and monitorships

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