Golden Key Group, LLC

Golden Key Group, LLC, a woman-owned small business headquartered in Reston, Virginia, delivers human capital management, workforce development, administrative support, and investigative services to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor across a portfolio of 286 awards worth $6.95 billion in combined potential value. The vendor competes predominantly under full-and-open procurement rather than set-asides, though woman-owned small business designations appear on select GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) delivery orders.

Golden Key Group's customer base spans 85 agencies, but concentration is sharp: the top five customers by potential value account for 72% of combined potential value, anchored by the GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($4.66 billion), the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ($135.2 million), the Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary ($133.7 million), the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center ($46.9 million), and the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ($27.7 million). By award count, the National Gallery of Art and the International Trade Commission rank higher in frequency (14 awards each) but represent only $232 thousand and $923 thousand respectively — a pattern indicating volume through small task orders against standing vehicles. The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations places 13 awards worth $22.8 million combined potential value, the highest concentration by both volume and dollars among civilian agencies outside GSA.

The vendor's primary vehicle is the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which carries 176 task orders and $1.8 billion in combined potential value. Golden Key Group recently added a multi-billion-dollar ceiling to its portfolio on September 23, 2025, when the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service awarded it a seat on OASIS+ Unrestricted, a multiple-award IDIQ for integrated professional services. The vendor also holds a $25 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Vehicle with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for human capital management and development support, awarded September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2027. Other standing vehicles include the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) IDIQ, the Human Resources & Equal Employment Opportunity Services contract (20 task orders, $5.6 million), the Temporary Administrative and Professional Staffing vehicle (12 task orders, $923 thousand), and single-award Blanket Purchase Agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ($481 thousand ceiling for retirement and benefits training) and the National Gallery of Art ($100 thousand ceiling for administrative investigation services).

Capability work centers on position classification, workforce planning, recruitment support, HR generalist services, benefits administration, retirement and benefits training, talent acquisition transition support, administrative investigations, and HR systems documentation. Representative recent prime awards include a $16.4 million delivery order from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary (April 6, 2026) for HR discovery, systems documentation, and pay/personnel/benefits transaction processing through September 24, 2027; a $9.27 million NOAA operational-cost delivery order (April 6, 2026) through September 24, 2027; a $3.6 million U.S. Census Bureau operational-cost delivery order (April 6, 2026) through September 24, 2027; a $7.11 million Drug Enforcement Administration delivery order for personnel processing and agent recruitment support under GSA MAS (September 27, 2022) running through September 28, 2027; and a $2.14 million Department of Commerce delivery order for talent acquisition transition support (August 2, 2022) completed July 1, 2023.

Golden Key Group's GSA Schedule labor portfolio spans 122 active categories ranging from $29.31/hr (Research Data Assistant I with high school education) through $491.92/hr (C-Level advisors with master's degrees and 20 years' experience). The portfolio includes administrative assistants and support specialists ($80–$85/hr), HR specialists and employee relations roles ($116–$135/hr), program managers ($140–$150/hr), instructional designers and learning specialists ($200/hr+), and senior strategic advisors. No security-cleared roles are offered on the schedule.

Service Contract Inventory reporting captures a partial view of the vendor's federal services activity above the $150,000 threshold across FY2022–FY2024. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue totaled $70.1 million ($20.9 million in FY2022, $25.4 million in FY2023, $23.8 million in FY2024). Across SCI prime records, the vendor deployed approximately 105 to 109 FTEs annually at a median government-paid hourly rate around $106/hr, with the 90th percentile reaching $279.62/hr for specialized roles. The vendor self-performs the majority of work: across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors account for an average of 15% of contractor hours, with 237 named subcontractors reported across the portfolio. Recent subcontractor activity is minimal; as of late 2024, the vendor self-performed work on most standing task orders including the NIAID $9.9 million delivery order (subcontractors Spoken With Authority LLC and Profound Performance LLC noted in FY2025 close-out documentation).

Activity has remained stable year over year — 11 to 12 awards annually in 2022–2023, declining slightly to 7 awards in 2025 but recovering to 11 in early 2026 — though the 24 awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months carry $146.6 million in combined potential value and represent significant recompete exposure. The vendor competes across 153 awards under NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and 68 under NAICS 541612 (Human Resources Consulting Services), with 34 awards under temporary help services and smaller counts in program management and business support.

GKG is a VA CVE verified SDVOSB. GKG is a full service provider of Human Capital Management, Operational HR Services,Policy Development, Workforce & Succession Planning,Recruiting & Staffing,Staff Augmentation,Program Management, and Employee Development.