Pueo - ST. Michael's Joint Venture, LLC

Pueo - ST. Michael's Joint Venture, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, operates as a prime contractor delivering professional services and personnel augmentation to special operations, defense, and civilian federal agencies. The joint venture is minority-owned and self-certified as a small disadvantaged business; it competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides and total small business set-asides, though it also wins unrestricted delivery orders through its governmentwide vehicle positions.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on program management, personnel augmentation, financial management support (including financial improvement and audit readiness), contracting acquisition support, and operational consulting for special operations and defense commands. Representative work includes a $15.8 million Air Force delivery order (September 2025) for Special Operations Forces Enterprise Professional Services J3 program support in Tampa, Florida; a $21.7 million Air Force Space Command delivery order (July 2025) providing 25 full-time equivalent specialized personnel to Space Operations Command North at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, Colorado; a $11.97 million Air Mobility Command delivery order (December 2025) for Command Operations Review Board oversight and inspection support through June 2031; and a $9.16 million Air Force delivery order (September 2025) for Combat Mission Rehearsal Complex program management and coordination support. A $4.63 million U.S. Coast Guard delivery order (June 2025) provides Open Obligations Management, Analysis & Testing support, demonstrating reach beyond defense into civilian agencies. Recent work also encompasses administrative security support, contracting specialist augmentation at air bases, and health services delivery.

GSA Schedule labor portfolio consists of 42 active categories with hourly rates spanning $50.34 to $290.07, covering administrative assistants, systems analysts, financial management specialists, data warehousing roles, and senior subject matter experts. Education requirements range from high school to bachelor's degree; no security-cleared labor is offered on the schedule.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward special operations and Air Force commands. The top five funding entities account for 84% of awards by count and 94% of combined potential value: United States Special Operations Command leads with 4 awards and $154 million combined potential value; the Department of the Air Force holds 16 awards worth $78.1 million; Air Mobility Command holds 10 awards worth $27.2 million; Air Force Space Command holds 1 award worth $21.7 million; and Army Special Operations Command holds 4 awards worth $8.4 million. Across the portfolio, 12 distinct customer agencies are represented.

Pueo - ST. Michael's Joint Venture holds position on three major OASIS+ vehicles and a $150 million single-award IDIQ with USSOCOM, anchoring its access to federal agencies. The $150 million USSOCOM contract, set aside for SDVOSB, runs through May 2027 and supports professional services and program management with up to Top Secret SCI clearance requirements; it has generated 37 delivery orders worth $146.3 million combined potential value (representing most of the vendor's activity). The vendor also holds a seat on the OASIS+ 8(a) Small Business Multiple Agency Contract (ceiling $999,999,999,999, through April 2030), the OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside Multiple Agency Contract (ceiling $999,999,999,999, through December 2029), and the OASIS+ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Multiple Agency Contract (ceiling $999,999,999,999, through September 2029). A GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract (ceiling $1.5 million, through July 2027) carries two task orders worth $7.3 million combined potential value.

Activity trajectory shows volatility: 15 awards in 2022, declining to 4 in 2023, recovering to 15 in 2024, moderating to 10 in 2025, with 1 award recorded in 2026 (as of June). Combined potential value across 45 awards is $307.9 million, with $82.5 million (27%) obligated. Eighteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $50.4 million, representing a recompete cliff for the USSOCOM IDIQ and multiple Air Force delivery orders.

The vendor's parent company is Pueo Business Solutions LLC, also headquartered in McLean/Fredericksburg, Virginia, designated as Native American owned, veteran-owned, minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and self-certified small disadvantaged business. Work is performed across multiple locations: Tampa, Florida (primary), Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, San Diego, Alexandria, Fort Liberty, Germany, Virginia Beach, and other defense installations. NAICS coding concentrates on Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (42 awards), with Human Resources Consulting Services (3 awards) and IT and Telecom business application support (1 award) as secondary categories. PSC coding is dominated by Support-Professional Other (40 awards) and Support-Management Other (2 awards), reflecting the broad advisory and operational support mission.

The Pueo - St. Michael's Joint Venture (JV) was formed in 2020. Pueo and St. Michael's were accepted into the Mentor-Protege Program (MPP) by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in May 2020 and then formed the JV. The JV received a Top Secret Facility Clearance in November 2020. Pueo and St. Michael's bring together distinct capabilities found in each partner company to the JV. Pueo has Program Management and Data/Financial analytics capabilities which are rarely found in small businesses, as evidenced by their corporate industry certifications and patented solutions. Pueo's core services span the spectrum of Business (Program Management, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Training, and Facilitation), and IT (Software Development, AI/ML, IT Infrastructure, and Cyber) services. St. Michael's has a long history of experience providing financial management, budgeting, accounting, audit support, program management and acquisition support to the DoD, IC and DHS.