Northern Virginia Chamber, PSC Announce 2018 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ Finalists Winners to be Announced Live at 16th Annual Awards Gala Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m.

Tysons, Va. –The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Northern Virginia Chamber) and the Professional Services Council (PSC) have announced finalists for the 16th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™, the premier awards event for the Washington area government contracting community.  The winners of the most prestigious awards in the industry will be named at a Nov. 5 gala at The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. 

George J.  Pedersen, Executive  Chairman  and  Chairman  of  the  Board  ManTech  International, will be inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ Hall of Fame for his extraordinary contributions to the industry, and Emily W. Murphy, Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), will be recognized as the 2018 Public Sector Partner of the Year.  Both will be honored at the Nov. 5 dinner. 

In keeping with the program’s history of identifying a charitable partner, the 2018 Charity Partner is Luke’s Wings, an organization dedicated to the support of service members who have been wounded in battle.  Recognizing the immediate need for families to be with their loved ones at such a difficult time, Luke’s Wings provides families with the means to visit during the service member’s hospitalization and rehabilitation. By purchasing travel agency services and travel tickets for loved ones, Luke’s Wings provides an immediate and invaluable service to the families of our men and women at arms while also helping to encourage and motivate the service member’s recovery.

The Program of the Year, introduced in 2014, will represent the most successful contracted program chosen from among the finalists of all four Contractor of the Year categories, which are grouped by annual revenue of up to $25 million, between $25 and $75 million, $75 to $300 million and greater than $300 million. The winner was recommended by the judges for the program’s combination of mission achievement and customer recognition and will be presented on Nov. 5 at the awards. 

Presented annually, the 2018 Gov Con awards honor the leadership, innovation and commitment to the excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. 

Four Contractor of the Year and three Executive of the Year awards will be presented. This year’s finalists for Contractor of the Year and Executive of the Year are:

Contractor of the Year (up to $25 million)
Presented by: JP Morgan Chase
• Axiologic Solutions
• Berico Technologies
• Evans Incorporated
• InCadence Strategic Solutions
• Invictus International
• Ridgeline International

Contractor of the Year ($25-75 million)
Presented by: Baird
• AbleVets, LLC
• ACT I (Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, LLC)
• Ad Hoc
• Atlas Research
• Dev Technology Group
• Kihomac

Contractor of the Year ($75-300 million)
Presented by: CohnReznick
• Attain
• E3 Federal Solutions
• Knight Point Systems
• OGSystems
• TeraThink
• T-Rex Solutions, LLC

Contractor of the Year (greater than $300 million)
Presented by: PwC
• CGI
• ICF
• LGS Innovations
• ManTech
• SAIC

Executive of the Year (up to $75 million)
Presented by: BDO
• Cosmo DiMaggio, CEO, The Tauri Group, Inc.
• Sarbari Gupta, CEO & President, Electrosoft
• Michael McDermott, President, InquisIT LLC
• Marybeth Wootton, CEO, Berico Technologies, LLC
• Amy Wright, President & CEO, Macro Solutions

Executive of the Year ($75-300 million)
Presented by: PNC
• Greg Baroni, Chairman & CEO, Attain, LLC
• Sonny Kakar, CEO, Sevatec Inc.
• William Vantine, President & CEO, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.
• John Wood, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Telos Corporation

Executive of the Year (greater than $300 million)
Presented by: United Bank
• John Goodman, Chief Executive, Accenture
• Tim Hurlebaus, President, CGI Federal
• Tony Moraco, CEO, SAIC
• Susanna Mudge, President & CEO, Chemonics International
• Kevin Phillips, President & CEO, ManTech International

More information about the Awards can be found at www.novachamber.org follow the conversation on social media using #GovConAwards #GovCon2018 @NovaChamber @PSCSpeaks.

CONTACT:
Elaine Gilligan                                 Ashlei N. Stevens
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Professional Services Council
egilligan@NOVAChamber.org         stevens@pscouncil.org 
703-752-7526                 703-875-8974

About the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce: The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Northern Virginia Chamber), The Voice of Business in Northern Virginia™, is the preeminent Northern Virginia membership organization for businesses to grow through relationship building and partnership engagement throughout the Greater Washington region. 700 organizations and 500,000 employees strong, the Northern Virginia Chamber is the largest chamber of commerce in Northern Virginia and has been working hand-in-hand with regional businesses, government, and academia to build a robust and innovative business community for more than 90 years. To learn more about the Northern Virginia Chamber, please visit www.novachamber.org and follow the Northern Virginia Chamber on Twitter: @NOVAChamber and @NOVAChamber_CEO.  


About PSC: PSC is the voice of the government technology and professional services industry. PSC’s  nearly 400 member companies represent small, medium and large businesses that provide federal agencies with services of all kinds, including information technology, engineering, logistics, facilities management, operations and maintenance, consulting, international development, scientific, social, environmental services, and more. Together, the trade association’s members employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in all 50 states. Follow PSC on Twitter at @PSCSpeaks. To learn more, visit www.pscouncil.org.