CAPABILITIES
Architecture through delivery.
ICES-AP JV covers the full arc of a modernization program: the architecture that defines what gets built, the engineering that proves it will work, and the delivery practice that puts it into production.
HOW THE WORK DIVIDES
Two firms, two ends of the same program.
Federal modernization usually splits architecture and delivery across separate awards. The architecture contractor hands off a design, the delivery contractor inherits it, and the gap between them absorbs schedule and budget. ICES-AP puts both under one contract, with one party accountable for the result.
ICES LEADS
The front of the program.
Architecture, requirements, and the modeling discipline that determine whether what gets built is the right thing, and whether it holds up under real mission constraints.
ARIEL PARTNERS LEADS
The delivery end.
Agile software delivery, DevSecOps, cloud modernization, and the program governance that keeps a complex, multi-year effort on schedule and under control.
The seam between design and delivery is where modernization programs lose time. Under one contract, that seam is an internal handoff rather than a contractual one.
CAPABILITY AREAS
Six capability areas, one delivery organization.
Each area names the partner that leads it. On a task order they operate as one team, under a single management structure and a single point of accountability.
LED BY ICES
Enterprise Architecture
Current-state and target-state architecture an acquisition can actually be built on, with a migration path from legacy toward open architecture.
- Current-state and target-state architecture products
- Migration roadmaps and transition planning
- Architecture governance and compliance review
- Alignment to DoDAF, TOGAF, FEAF, and JARM
LED BY ICES
Digital Engineering and MBSE
Model-based systems engineering with an objective way to measure whether the models are doing their job.
- System and mission models in MBSE tooling
- Digital thread definition across the lifecycle
- Model maturity and utilization assessment
- Requirements traceability from need to test
LED BY ICES
Systems Engineering and Integration
Full lifecycle coverage from concept definition through transition, sustainment, and disposal.
- Concept definition and requirements analysis
- Interface control and integration planning
- Test, verification, and validation support
- Transition, sustainment, and disposal planning
JOINT CAPABILITY
Data Analytics
Analytics tied to the architecture that produces the data, rather than bolted on after the fact.
- Data architecture and governance frameworks
- Pipeline design, ingestion, and quality controls
- Analytic tooling and visualization
- Metrics a decision maker can act on
LED BY ARIEL PARTNERS
Agile Delivery and DevSecOps
Working software on a predictable cadence, with compliance evidence produced as a byproduct of delivery.
- Agile delivery teams and release cadence
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation
- Security controls built into the pipeline
- Program governance and performance reporting
LED BY ARIEL PARTNERS
Cloud Modernization
Replacing what sits underneath a system while the system stays in service. Continuity as a design constraint.
- Migration assessment and disposition analysis
- Landing zone and reference architecture
- Application refactoring and containerization
- Post-migration optimization and sustainment
WHAT WE BRING
Three things that exist before the first task order.
ICES Architecture Framework
An enterprise-level framework drawing on OMB FEAF, the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture, DoDAF, the Intelligence Community’s JARM extensions, TOGAF, and Zachman.
ICES Architecture Maturity Model ©
A standards-based way to assess architecture maturity across three capability areas: Completeness, Utilization, and Results, with an objective read on improvement over time.
Seatbelt for Jira
A governance tool that enforces data integrity across a Jira instance and makes program reporting something you can trust when it reaches a decision maker.
UEI
D4BFD8Q8C6E3
CAGE
9G9K3
EIN
88-3732585
BUSINESS SIZE
Small Business
SOCIOECONOMIC
SBA-certified WOSB
NEXT STEP
Bring us in before the requirement is final.
The earlier we see a requirement, the more useful we are in shaping how it gets scoped, structured, and competed.
