Performance Excellence Partners, LLC

Performance Excellence Partners, LLC (doing business as Pep), a women-owned small business and SBA 8(a) certified firm based in Huntington Beach, California, provides management consulting, human capital strategy, program management, and administrative support services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards). Pep competes predominantly under small-business and women-owned small-business set-asides, with a recent footprint split between full-and-open and set-aside delivery orders across civilian agencies.

Pep's capability portfolio centers on workforce development, leadership training, technical assistance, and program management. Representative work includes a $11.05 million delivery order from the Department of Homeland Security for the Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship program under Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS), a $2.64 million delivery order from the Air Education and Training Command for administrative support services on a leadership development course under the Multiple Award Schedule, a $739,950 Hire Vets Medallion Program BPA call from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service, and prior Coast Guard task orders totaling roughly $625,000 for international affairs program management and global support services under HCaTS. Pep's GSA Schedule labor portfolio spans 39 unique categories with hourly rates from $35.70 (Administrative Clerical I) to $215.26 (Subject Matter Expert II), covering administrative, project management, and subject-matter expertise roles with no security-cleared positions; median government-paid rates on prime SCI contracts run around $78.16 per hour, with the 90th percentile at $104.44 per hour.

Customer concentration sits heavily with the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (33 awards, $36.6 million combined potential value) and the GSA Federal Acquisition Service (6 awards, $229.1 million combined potential value). The two rankings diverge sharply: DoL ETA dominates by award count but GSA anchors the dollar base through Pep's recent seats on two major government-wide vehicles awarded in late 2024. The top five customers by potential value account for 89% of combined potential value and include the DoL Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy ($60.1 million from a single multi-award BPA for education, outreach, and analysis work), the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy ($21.1 million), and the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($11.4 million).

Pep holds positions on the Multiple Award Schedule (18 task orders, $90.8 million combined potential value), GSA's OASIS+ Total Small Business set-aside IDIQ (awarded December 19, 2024, no specified ceiling), GSA's OASIS+ Women-Owned Small Business IDIQ (awarded September 30, 2024, no specified ceiling), and the Human Capital and Training Solutions IDIQ (7 task orders, $18.2 million combined potential value). The OASIS+ awards, both with performance periods through 2029, represent significant recent vehicle wins that position Pep for task-order competition across federal agencies under two set-aside categories simultaneously. Pep also holds a single-award Federal Supply Schedule contract running through July 2028 with a $2 million ceiling.

Activity has been episodic rather than steady — five awards in 2020, then four awards each in 2022 and 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2026 — suggesting the footprint reflects contract maturities and recompete cycles rather than consistent annual volume. SCI-reported invoicing on prime contracts totaled $4.4 million across FY2022–FY2024, with $2.1 million in FY2022 declining to $1.3 million in FY2024 across a contracted FTE base of roughly 6–10 FTEs per fiscal year. Only one award (combined potential value $2.6 million) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure and a stable contract portfolio extending well into 2028–2029. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, Pep averages a 12% subcontractor hours share and reports five named subcontractors, indicating a build-to-suit delivery model where Pep typically scopes work internally and brings specialized subs for defined components. In its rare subcontractor role, Pep provides technical assistance and training services to Jobs For The Future Inc. and workforce development support to Booz Allen Hamilton. The vendor's concentration in administrative and management consulting services (51 of 70 awards under NAICS 541611) reflects a civilian agency, non-defense posture anchored in human capital and program management rather than engineering or IT.

Performance Excellence Partners (PEP), an award-winning professional services and management consulting firm, has successfully supported and executed complex, multi-task projects for Federal, State and Local government agencies, establishing PEP as a trusted partner to our customers. PEP is committed to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of people and processes, reducing costs and risks, while exceeding client expectations with our flexibility, responsiveness, expertise, and inspired solutions. Core service areas are Program and Project Management, Business Operations Support, Human Capital, Workforce Development, Technical Assistance, Training (design, development, delivery and administration), and Grantee Support services.