Alluvionic is honored to be named a finalist for the 2026 SECAF Government Project of the Year Award. Presented by the Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum, the award recognizes companies that have delivered exemplary projects with significant value to the federal government. Winners will be announced at the 18th Annual SECAF Awards Gala on May 7, 2026.
This recognition is meaningful not simply because it acknowledges a successful project, but because it reflects something deeper: what is possible when strong teams are trusted to solve hard problems that matter.
The Work Behind the Recognition
This recognition stems from Alluvionic’s 2025 enterprise modernization effort for the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). The engagement transformed governance across a national data portfolio of more than 60 projects and resolved a stalled internal effort in a fraction of the expected time.
What made the project stand out was not only speed. It was the ability to convert a long-standing operational constraint into enterprise capacity. A technical bottleneck became an opportunity to improve decision-making, increase visibility, reduce risk, and create lasting value for the client.
A Modernization Effort with Enterprise Reach
When Alluvionic joined the effort, NCSES was managing nationally significant statistical programs using fragmented tools and a decades-old signature process. An internal modernization effort had stretched 18 months without delivering a functional replacement. Approval bottlenecks, manual reporting, and siloed schedules were slowing executive decisions and putting pressure on leadership and staff.
Throughout 2025, Alluvionic led strategy, architecture, governance alignment, automation engineering, and deployment of a centralized Smartsheet portfolio environment. Within just four weeks, the team delivered a fully operational signature workflow system. The solution included standardized lifecycle templates, intelligent automations, and forward-looking resource planning tools that improved both execution and visibility.
This is what effective modernization should do. It should not introduce complexity. It should remove friction, restore confidence, and help mission-focused organizations operate with greater clarity and control.
The Impact at a Glance
By the end of 2025, NCSES had fully transitioned into the modernized environment, with measurable gains across the enterprise.
- Faster approvals: Approval timelines improved by an estimated 50 to 70 percent, driven by a shift from a once-weekly review meeting handling two to three requests at a time to continuous automated routing across more than 60 programs.
- Time returned to staff: More than 3,000 staff hours are estimated to be saved annually, based on workflow automation and reduced manual reporting demands across multiple roles.
- Productivity value: Reporting efficiencies alone are estimated to create $90,000 to $160,000 in annual productivity value, using conservative fully burdened labor rates.
- Leadership visibility: Leaders now have real-time visibility into risk, capacity, and performance, while staff work with fewer backlogs and clearer direction.
Those metrics matter, but they are really indicators of something bigger: a federal organization better equipped to focus its energy on mission delivery instead of administrative drag.
A Leadership Perspective
“Recognition is always appreciated, and we’re honored to be named a finalist for SECAF’s Government Project of the Year Award,” said Jason Souza, CGO, Alluvionic. “But what really matters is the impact our employees make on these critical missions. Our goal is always to take care of our people so they can take care of our clients. This is a perfect example of that model in action.”
That belief sits at the center of how Alluvionic operates. Strong client outcomes do not happen by accident. They are created by investing in people, building trust, and giving teams the support they need to do exceptional work in complex environments.
A Standard for Mission-Focused Modernization
The most important modernization efforts today are not defined by technology alone. They are defined by whether they help agencies move faster, make better decisions, and build more resilient operating environments.
This recognition matters to us as it affirms a view we have held from the beginning: the best work in government contracting happens when execution excellence, human-centered leadership, and mission understanding come together.
About Alluvionic
Founded in 2013, Alluvionic is an SBA 8(a) certified, woman-owned small business delivering project, process, technology, and training solutions for government and industry clients. We’re guided by the belief that how we work with people matters just as much as what we deliver.
