JDG Associates LTD

JDG Associates LTD, a for-profit executive search and recruitment firm based in Rockville, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) delivering specialized executive recruitment services to federal civilian agencies under no set-aside designation, with sustained ordering across GSA schedules and agency-specific blanket purchase agreements.

JDG Associates competes in the executive recruitment market at the federal level with a portfolio centered on Senior Executive Service searches, C-suite placements, and director-level recruitment. The company holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract (awarded August 9, 2021, ceiling $500,000, running through August 8, 2031) that anchors most of its work, along with a $3.68 million single-award total small business set-aside BPA with the Internal Revenue Service (April 11, 2022 through March 24, 2025, now closed), a $881,500 single-award NOAA BPA (March 15, 2022 through April 30, 2025, terminated for convenience), and a $860,000 single-award BPA with an unnamed federal agency's Human Capital Office (November 18, 2024 through November 17, 2029). Representative recent work includes a $177,500.01 delivery order from the Defense Health Agency (August 28, 2025) for Senior Executive Service search and recruitment; a $67,500 delivery order from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (February 26, 2026) for Chief Financial Officer executive recruitment; and a $232,550 delivery order from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (January 25, 2024) for C-suite executive recruitment, screening, and selection services. The company's pricing on the GSA Schedule applies a flat 28.25% fee based on position salary range, with discounts available for multiple hires; it reports having recruited more than 250 senior leaders across federal agencies.

Customer concentration is moderate but heavily NOAA-weighted. The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration accounts for 44 awards (24.7% of the portfolio) and $10.4 million (25% of combined potential value). By dollar value, the top five funding sources account for 67% of combined potential: NOAA ($10.4 million), the Internal Revenue Service ($10 million), the GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($4.5 million, which includes the GSA Schedule IDV itself), the Government Accountability Office's Human Capital Office ($2 million), and the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters ($1.1 million). The Government Accountability Office (combining Acquisition Management and Human Capital Office) represents 15 awards across both segments. A secondary concentration exists among small-dollar repeat buyers: the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (7 awards, $455 thousand) and Office of the Chief Financial Officer (6 awards, $68 thousand) drive volume despite low individual order values.

Activity has declined over the past five years. Awards per year fell from 12 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, then to 8 in 2024, with minimal activity in 2025 and 2026 (one award each). Combined potential value across all 178 awards in the portfolio totals $41.6 million, with $12.1 million obligated (29% utilization). Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing $245 thousand in combined potential value — a modest recompete cliff. The portfolio spans 45 distinct customer agencies, but NOAA and the IRS account for disproportionate dollars despite the vendor's apparent shift away from major BPA vehicles; the IRS BPA closed in March 2025, and the NOAA BPA was terminated for convenience in April 2025. Work is performed in Rockville or Potomac, Maryland across all awards. The vendor holds no subcontract positions and operates exclusively as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition and select total small business set-aside delivery orders, with primary categorization under Human Resources Consulting Services (120 awards) and Executive Search Services (34 awards) NAICS codes.

JDG Associates, Ltd., founded in 1973, has served its clients as a trusted source of highly skilled executives since its inception. JDG has an excellent track record in the identification and recruitment of highly qualified, diverse individuals for clients in government (federal, state, and local), private sector, associations, and professional societies. With our headquarters in the Washington, D.C. area, JDG has a high level of name recognition.

During our 46 year history, JDG has supported a broad range of clients, helping them identify individuals to fill the full spectrum of functions and disciplines. Having been on the GSA schedule since 2002, JDG has built an outstanding reputation in serving federal government clients. We have successfully completed over 125 Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), Senior Technical (ST), and GS-15 level searches for 40 federal agencies.