Defend the country—and your software program

QSM helps defense and intelligence agencies force-multiply their software efforts.

Defense and Intelligence software programs are under pressure.

DoD Instruction 5000.02, “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System,” directs program managers to use technical performance measures and metrics to assess program progress, just as the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) of 2009 addressed problems with unreasonable cost and schedule estimates by increasing emphasis on data measurement and metrics analysis.

QSM has a proud history in the Defense and Intelligence communities, using the science of estimation to deliver high-value support to our customers throughout their unique software acquisition and operations life cycles. In fact, QSM’s pioneering approach to measurement and estimation was born from company founder Larry Putnam Sr.’s work in the U.S. Army in the 1970s.

Today, the use of QSM SLIM® tools is recognized as a proven resource to support software cost estimation best practices by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), and as a government software acquisition best practice by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Harnessing quantitative tools, metrics, and guidance is proven to help Defense and Intelligence decision-makers find success with cost, schedule, and performance goals.

Let us help you meet DoD requirements and build a path to success for your program.

QSM for Defense Benefits

Gain quantitative oversight of an organization’s project or portfolio.

Harness the power of your organization’s software data to gain insights to best manage software development and support cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

Quickly assess practical alternatives.

Provides decision makers timely, practical alternatives to consider as realistic tradeoffs.

Eliminate surprises and confidently predict the end game.

Our estimating and forecasting solutions serve as a GPS to navigate your way past uncertainty throughout a project’s life-cycle.

Establish a measurement program and metrics database for future procurements.

Realize the goal of more data-driven decisions by leveraging the power of your own performance metrics for realistic and accurate software estimation and development.

Return on Investment

A government client hires QSM to perform a software productivity benchmark and learns they are overstaffing their projects. After cutting their team size in half, they deliver a more reliable product with nearly twice as much functionality at a savings of $4.3 million dollars.
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U.S. Federal Government Agency did not have the confidence to challenge contractor cost and schedule estimates for software development projects. They hire QSM and get the quantitative evidence they need to terminate a bad contract, saving $30M. The client has now institutionalized the use of quantitative methods for acquisition and management of software, achieving over $25M in additional savings thus far.
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US Federal Government agency leverages QSM Consulting and SLIM tool to evaluate vendor bid for mission critical project. QSM analysis reveals that the vendor proposal is unreasonable and proposes alternative plan to client that reduced costs by $600K.
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Government Contract Vehicles

GSA IT-70 Contract # GS-35F-319GA
Period: March 27, 2022 – March 26, 2027
GSA Price List

GSA Professional Services Schedule (PSS) (MOBIS)
Contract No. GSA GS-00F-140GA
Period: March 9, 2017 – March 8, 2022

NAICS codes: 513210, 541511, 541618, 541690, 611420, 611430

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We offer a variety of industrial-strength solutions to meet all needs and budget requirements, including complete solutions, "lite" versions, and incremental build-outs.

We typically recommend a staged implementation, as it enables a client to realize significant value while getting to know our process. We also suggest working with us on a single project, to start. You’ll get a good feel for QSM consulting, its benefits, and its suitability for your organization.

Please contact our solution design consultants at 800 424-6755 to discuss your individual needs and constraints. We’ll draft a statement of work, and then work with your procurement team to get a master service agreement in place. Once a purchase order has been issued, we’ll start to execute the project.