AC5 Labs · Quality & Compliance Consulting
We don't just write SOPs. We build the tools that operationalize them.
Quality management and compliance consulting for federal subcontractors, state and local government, commercial enterprises, and small businesses, without Big-4 rates or six-month engagements.
Four buyer tracks · One bench
Pick the lane that matches how you buy.
Same compliance and quality muscle across all four. The vocabulary changes; the rigor doesn't.
Federal
SDVOSB consulting for primes, subs, and agencies
CMMC L2 readiness, QMS, internal audit, and process improvement for the federal supply chain. NAICS, UEI, CAGE, and contract vehicles called out for fast KO and prime due diligence.
Federal capabilities →
State & Local
Quality and audit work for state, local, and education
Cooperative-purchasing-friendly engagements for state agencies, K-12 / higher-ed, and municipal authorities. Veteran-owned and small-business status calls out in scoring matrices.
SLED capabilities →
Commercial Enterprise
ISO 9001 / AS9100 done at SMB rates
QMS implementation, surveillance audit prep, internal audit programs, and process improvement for $20M-$500M aerospace, manufacturing, life-sciences, and regulated services firms.
Commercial capabilities →
Small Business
Fixed-fee SOPs, QMS gaps, and compliance starters
Productized engagements with published prices. SOP Pack, QMS Gap Assessment, Compliance Starter. Pick one, book a call, get a deliverable. No 12-field intake form.
SMB engagements →
Anchor capabilities
Nine practice areas. One quality discipline underneath.
Each capability sells across multiple buyer tracks. CMMC is the federal entry point; ISO 9001 / AS9100 the commercial; internal audit the SLED. Process improvement, compliance tooling, data, and custom software apply everywhere.
01
CMMC Level 2 Readiness
Gap assessments against NIST SP 800-171; control remediation; evidence binders; pre-audit prep for C3PAO assessment.
Sold to DoD subcontractors and primes.
02
Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 / AS9100)
QMS design and implementation aligned to ISO 9001 and AS9100 principles. Process documentation, training, internal audits.
Sold to commercial manufacturers, aerospace suppliers, and federal contractors.
03
Internal Audit & Audit Readiness
Internal control reviews, financial audit prep, evidence collection systems, continuous monitoring frameworks.
Sold to commercial enterprises, SLED agencies, and federal contractors needing FAR/DFARS or single-audit readiness.
04
Process Improvement & Lean Six Sigma
Workflow optimization, cycle time reduction, performance metric design, defect root-cause analysis frameworks.
Applies equally to commercial operations, government program offices, and small-business back-office workflows.
05
Supply Chain Risk Management
Vendor risk assessments, third-party tiering, FAR/DFARS compliance documentation, ongoing monitoring program design.
Sold to federal subs and to commercial / SLED buyers tightening their vendor programs.
06
Compliance Tooling & Automation
Lightweight custom software: evidence trackers, control-mapping dashboards, automated audit binders.
We don't just write SOPs; we build the tools that operationalize them.
07
Data Engineering & Analytics
Operational and compliance data pipelines, KPI / SLA dashboards, evidence-grade datasets, and self-service BI on tools your team already uses.
Sold to operations leaders, quality directors, and program offices needing data they can defend in an audit.
08
Custom Software Development
Lean, audit-aware web applications and integrations (workflow tools, evidence systems, internal portals) built on a production stack (Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe) with full ownership transfer at handoff.
Sold to organizations replacing spreadsheet hell with versioned, auditable software.
09
Software Services & Managed Tooling
Ongoing operation of internal tools we (or you) built. Releases, monitoring, evidence-integrity reviews, and small-feature delivery on a retainer sized to the buyer.
Sold as a retainer to clients who'd rather we keep the systems running than hire in-house.
Founder-delivered
The principal does the work.
Senior credentials inside a single-principal firm: MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and service-disabled USAF veteran. Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma track record at federal program scale. Build capability proven on a multi-tenant production SaaS that AC5 Labs ships and operates today.
No offshore handoffs, no junior-staff bait-and-switch. The principal consultant writes the SOPs, runs the audit, and ships the code.
Two ways to start
Pick the path that matches what you need.
Capability statement for procurement and teaming binders. 30-minute discovery call for everyone else. No deck, no slides. Just a real conversation about your problem and how we'd approach it.