For commercial enterprise · $20M-$500M revenue
Most consulting shops working in the mid-market charge Big-4 rates and quote six-month engagements. AC5 Labs publishes prices on the engagements mid-market enterprises actually need across quality, audit, finance, data, and custom software. Senior-led, scoped to what a $50M to $500M company can fund.
Engagement model
Senior-led from the first call to the post-implementation 90-day review. No junior staff bait-and-switch. No offshore handoffs.
01
Two-week immersion. Walk the operating spine. Read the existing manual (if there is one). Map current state vs ISO 9001 / AS9100 / industry-specific reference frameworks. Interview the people who actually do the work.
02
Recommend a target QMS architecture sized to the actual organization, not the framework gold standard. Document control, internal audit, corrective action, and management review SOPs drafted to your operating reality.
03
Pilot the SOPs on one or two business processes. Train the operators. Calibrate. Roll out to the rest of the operating spine. Pre-audit dry run before any external assessor.
04
Hand the QMS over to your internal owner. Train your internal audit lead. Document lessons learned. We stay available on retainer for surveillance audit prep, but the daily operation is yours.
Engagement catalog
Every engagement gets a written quote within 48 hours of the discovery call, fixed-fee or capped T&M depending on what makes the risk-sharing fair. Software-agnostic where it makes sense; published bands reflect the platforms you choose. Larger or fully bespoke scopes quote separately.
Showing 20 of 20 engagements
Quality & Compliance
$35,000 – $95,000
12–16 weeks
Full QMS design and rollout to ISO 9001:2015. Quality manual, process documentation, internal audit program, management review cadence, and registrar-readiness with a pre-audit dry run.
Quality & Compliance
$18,000 – $45,000
4–8 weeks
Aerospace QMS readiness for AS9100 surveillance or recertification audits. Gap closure, evidence binder, mock audit, and findings-response coaching.
Quality & Compliance
$55,000 – $130,000
12–20 weeks
Medical-device QMS implementation aligned to ISO 13485 and 21 CFR Part 820. Design controls, document control, CAPA, post-market surveillance, and audit prep.
Quality & Compliance
$45,000 – $120,000
12–20 weeks
End-to-end CMMC Level 2 readiness for DoD subcontractors. NIST SP 800-171 control implementation, evidence binder, SPRS score guidance, and C3PAO assessment prep.
Quality & Compliance
$60,000 – $160,000
16–24 weeks
QMS alignment across two to five sites. Common SOPs, harmonized internal audit program, training plan, and rollout calendar that respects site-level operational reality.
Process Improvement
$55,000 – $140,000
16–24 weeks
Six Sigma program rollout: belt training, project selection framework, two to three anchor DMAIC projects, governance cadence, and a 90-day sustainability checkpoint.
Process Improvement
$30,000 – $75,000
8–12 weeks
Single value stream mapped current-state and future-state with a prioritized improvement backlog and quick-wins plan. Workshop-driven, leadership-facilitated.
Process Improvement
$25,000 – $55,000
4–6 weeks
Broad operational diagnostic across quality, throughput, and customer-impacting metrics. Findings, prioritized action plan, and a 90-day execution roadmap.
Auditing
$25,000 – $65,000
6–10 weeks
Audit charter, calendar, checklists, findings classification, CAR / PAR workflow, and lead-auditor training. Designed for ISO, FAR / DFARS, or single-audit triggers.
Auditing
$30,000 – $75,000
8–12 weeks
Supplier risk tiering, audit protocol, supplier scorecard, and auditor training. Plays well with FAR / DFARS supply-chain compliance and AS9100 supplier requirements.
Auditing
$25,000 – $60,000
6–10 weeks
Internal controls inventory, walkthrough interviews, design and operating effectiveness review, and gap report. Right-sized for pre-IPO and mid-market firms.
Financial & Ops
$25,000 – $60,000
4–6 weeks
Detailed 3 to 5-year P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow model with scenario sensitivities, departmental rollups, and KPI dashboards. Lender, board, and investor-ready.
Financial & Ops
$30,000 – $70,000
6–10 weeks
AR / AP / inventory analysis with DSO, DPO, and cash-conversion-cycle targets. Treasury workflow redesign and vendor-payment policy review.
Financial & Ops
$40,000 – $95,000
8–12 weeks
Annual budget process, monthly forecasting cadence, variance analysis framework, and management reporting templates. Ownership and review cadence documented.
Data & Databases
$60,000 – $140,000
10–16 weeks
Dimensional schema design, ETL / ELT architecture, data governance framework, and migration plan. Software-agnostic. Cost reflects the warehouse and tooling you choose.
Data & Databases
$55,000 – $120,000
10–14 weeks
Semantic layer, KPI dashboards across functions, refresh cadence, governance, and end-user training. Cost reflects the BI platform and data volume.
Data & Databases
$65,000 – $150,000
12–18 weeks
MDM strategy, golden-record definitions, data-quality rules, governance roles, and steward workflows. Right-sized for mid-market scale.
Software & SaaS
$40,000 – $110,000
8–14 weeks
Custom evidence tracker, control-mapping dashboard, or audit-binder generator built end-to-end. Ownership transferred at handoff. Software-agnostic; cost reflects the platform.
Software & SaaS
$40,000 – $95,000
8–12 weeks
Integration layer between ERP, CRM, and finance systems. Data model alignment, sync logic, error handling, and audit logging. Software-agnostic.
Software & SaaS
$80,000 – $200,000
12–20 weeks
Multi-workflow internal web application replacing spreadsheets, shared drives, or legacy tools. Auth, role-based access, audit log, and reporting built in.
Commercial track
One-page commercial capability statement covers anchor capabilities, engagement phases, indicative pricing, insurance summary, and reference availability. No NAICS jargon.