Company: Hive Group, McLean, VA
Company Description: Hive Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing business solutions across the federal landscape including DoD, Intel, and Civilian agencies. Hive Group's services include Acquisition, Program Management, Financial Management, and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA).
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Company of the Year - Business & Professional Services - Medium
 Nomination Title: Hive Group
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since January 1 2022, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Hive Group is a HUBzone-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in acquisition, program, and financial management. Hive Group was founded in 2018, and our key customers are GSA, DOJ, DHS, and DoD. Hive Group specializes in professional services including data analytics, acquisition and program management, financial solutions, human capital solutions, training solutions, and commercial staffing solutions.
Hive Group is well equipped to provide high-quality solutions to the complex problems and challenges facing commercial and government client organizations. We take great pride in our recruiting capabilities and consider our people to be our greatest resource, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to developing new talent and new avenues through which to display this resource.
With 10 years of national military service experience at the heart of its leadership, Hive Group recognizes the importance of service in achieving mission success. Hive Group’s annual revenue increased from $1.5M in 2019 to $10.5M in 2021, $19.2M in 2022, and $33.4M in 2023 with over 90% of the work being Prime contracts covering 12 federal and commercial customers resulting in Hive Group being named to the Inc. 5000 for 2023 (#513) as one of the fastest growing companies in America.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2022 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Since 2022 Hive Group has won approximately $295 million dollars in Total Contract Value. This revenue growth came from a focus on growing existing client support and breaking into supporting new Government agencies.
EXISTING CLIENT GROWTH. Midyear 2022, Hive Group expanded its contract footprint within GSA’s Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) division with a 5-year $45M contract. This allowed Hive Group to expand the operational and business support to AAS, effectively standing up an enterprise management office responsible for enabling, monitoring, and controlling a government-wide portfolio valued at over $17B while also facilitating a major organizational realignment impacting 1,100 federal employees. In early 2023 Hive Group secured a 5-year, $53M contract to leverage the expertise of Hive Group, and our teaming partners to continue service delivery to AAS, which offers value-added, customized acquisitions, project management, financial management, and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services.
BREAKING INTO NEW AGENCIES. Summer of 2023 Hive Group was awarded a $66M Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with DOJ to assist the Finance and Facilities Division (FFD), Procurement Support Services (PSS), with acquisition and realty support services to assist with the procurement process for supplies, services, and construction. In the back half of 2023 Hive Group won a new subcontract with Noblis on their highly successful Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance III, or SETA III, contract. SETA III provides the Science & Technology (S&T) directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with professional, scientific, and technical services.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Hive Group’s success since 2022 lies within our ability to grow the level of work with our current clients while stepping into and delivering premium services to new Government agencies. The process that makes Hive Group an outlier within industry is our focus on both our employee base and the organic cultivation of the talent therein. This methodology repeatedly stood up to stress tests of explosive growth and allowed Hive Group to deliver a 98% retention rate in 2023, despite the tragic passing of our beloved CEO and co-founder, Kathleen Sober. This unprecedented achievement was made possible by Hive Group’s focus on internal career development from HUBZone interns to full-time employees and a dedication to the employee experience, facilitating the ability for every employee to focus on the client and grow lasting client relationships. In 2023, under Hive Group’s intern program, four employees transitioned from part-time interns to full support for our clients, providing familiar faces to tackle their growing needs and tangible work experience for our interns. Additionally, Hive Group has always held the belief that by staying employee driven, employees will in turn be focused on the client experience. For this reason Hive Group maintains employee focus via 90-day check-ins, extensive mentor-based onboarding, leadership development programs, deep investment in middle management and commitment to promoting from within, virtual continuous learning programs, and both virtual and in-person culture events. These efforts were met in-kind in 2023 by our employees, delivering a 93% response rate to our Employee Engagement Survey.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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