General Services Administration Awards Arc Aspicio HCaTS Contract
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General Services Administration Awards Arc Aspicio HCaTS Contract

General Services Administration Awards Arc Aspicio HCaTS Contract

Arlington, VA December 12, 2016 — The General Services Administration (GSA) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) awarded Arc Aspicio the Human Capital and Training Solution (HCaTS) Small Business contract on December 7, 2016. This Multiple Award, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) is a government-wide contract that was awarded to vendors in two different pools. Arc Aspicio’s contract is in Pool 2, which supports customized human capital strategy services and organizational performance improvement.

HCaTS is a best-in-class contract for the Human Resources category aligned with the Federal Government’s category management initiative. It has a contract ceiling of $11 billion over the full period of performance of more than 10 years.

“Winning the HCaTS IDIQ is a huge opportunity for our company to expand our strategy and design services to more intentionally focus on the complex workforce challenges facing the Federal Government,” said Lynn Ann Casey, Chief Executive Officer. “Data-driven decision making, culture management, and employee engagement are areas where we’ll be able to drive innovation.”

Arc Aspicio grew more than 197% from 2012 to 2015. Arc Aspicio recently ranked 15th on Consulting Magazine’s 2016 Fastest Growing Firm List and was also named to Inc. Magazine’s 2016 Fastest Growing Companies List for the eighth year in a row.

The company attributes this growth to their internal focus on culture and professional development and innovation-oriented consulting services in strategy, human capital, and design thinking. The company’s work clearly aligns to achieving mission success for their clients.

“We are looking forward to proposing and delivering innovative human capital strategies and workforce engagement plans. Our design thinking and human capital strategy capabilities are ideal to help the Federal Government create the workforce of the future,” said Tim Faulkner, Arc Aspicio’s HCaTS Program Manager.

HCaTS Small Business is open for business from Federal agencies. For more information about the HCaTS contract, please visit www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100378.

For more information on Arc Aspicio’s contract vehicles, please visit www.arcaspicio.com/contracts.

About Arc Aspicio
Arc Aspicio is a management, strategy, and technology consulting firm that takes a mission-oriented approach to complex client challenges. As a rapidly growing company, Arc Aspicio has a bold strategy for 2016-2018 that drives growth through new capabilities in strategy, design, human capital, data analytics, information sharing, cybersecurity, and strategic communications. The company is known for a strong, collaborative culture that values gratitude – for its clients and its great team. And, #welovedogs! Follow us on Twitter @arcaspicio or learn more at www.arcaspicio.com.

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Arc Aspicio enhances the future of our nation by creating bold ideas and bringing them to life. A consulting and solutions company, Arc Aspicio solves problems by applying our integrated capabilities in strategy, design, data, human capital, behavioral science, and technology. The company passionately pursues our vision to be the hub of creativity where people take action to change the world. To do this, employees collaborate with clients and partners to create solutions using a human-centered approach. Innovation is not possible without action. The company focuses on strategy first, then takes a hands-on approach implementing ideas to achieve results. Join Arc Aspicio and our Strategy Innovation Lab (SILab) by creating and sharing ideas to inspire people to change the world. Follow us on Twitter @ArcAspicio @SILabDC and, #welovedogs!

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