You do the work.We do the compliance.
Government contracts come wrapped in compliance: CMMC, NIST 800-171, SAM.gov, set-asides. Northbend gets architecture, engineering, and construction firms eligible, and keeps them that way, so you can win new work, hold the contracts you have, and stay out of a costly audit.
The compliance gate
Federal work isn't won on merit alone. It's gated on compliance.
Most principal-led AEC firms have the talent to deliver federal projects and still never get the chance. The barrier isn't capability, it's eligibility. Here's the path through it.
Get registered
Most firms never make it onto the field. SAM.gov, UEI and CAGE, reps and certs, and the set-aside certifications that decide which contracts you're even allowed to chase.
Get cleared to perform
DoD work carries federal contract information and CUI. Without CMMC and a defensible NIST 800-171 posture, you're de-scoped, or you win and then can't keep the contract.
Win and keep the work
Compliance isn't a one-time form. We stand up the systems, the documentation, and the annual rhythm so your eligibility holds through audit and renewal.
What we do
Two ways in. Both run by the same director.
How Scott works
One director who owns the outcome.
You don't get handed off to a portal and a checklist. Scott owns the roadmap and the agency relationships, does the work that doesn't need an accreditation, and pulls in the right specialists, like a C3PAO, only where the rules demand it.
Meet ScottAssess
We map where your firm stands today: registrations, certifications, the data you handle, and the specific federal work you want to pursue.
Roadmap
A prioritized plan with the real sequence, the real timelines, and the gaps that actually block award, not a generic checklist.
Execute
Scott runs the registrations and certifications and writes the documentation, and brings in accredited specialists (including a C3PAO) only where the rules require them.
Maintain
Annual affirmations, renewals, and re-registration handled on a cadence, so eligibility never lapses between pursuits.
Who we serve
Built for AEC firms pursuing federal and DoD work.
Civil, structural, architecture, surveying, construction management. If your firm wants on the federal field, or is at risk of losing the work it already has, we get the compliance handled.