Federal Vehicles

A federal buyer does not need to wait for a long vehicle list to engage the firm. This is how the government can acquire the capability now — directly, through simplified acquisition, or as a teaming partner — and what is being added.

Federal Vehicles sets out how a federal buyer can contract with the firm — the acquisition paths available today and those in progress. As a registered small business, the firm is reachable through the federal acquisition system now: through direct and simplified-acquisition purchases, and as a specialized subcontractor or teaming partner to a prime. Its SBA 8(a) certification is in progress, which would add set-aside and sole-source paths if granted. The firm states only what is real, and tells a contracting officer plainly how to proceed.

How to proceed ↓Capability Statement →

WHAT IT IS

The contract paths to the firm.

A contract vehicle is simply a mechanism through which an agency can buy. There are more of them than most requirements need — and a specialized capability does not require a long list of them to be acquired. What a contracting officer needs is a clear answer to one question: how do I contract with this firm. The paths below are that answer, stated plainly, with what is available now kept separate from what is in progress.

Federal Vehicles explains how a federal buyer can contract with Ariana Nexus — through direct and simplified acquisition, and as a specialized subcontractor or teaming partner — with SBA 8(a) certification in progress to add set-aside and sole-source paths if granted. The firm states only what is real. Reachable today, not someday.

Reachable today, not someday.

The firm does not pad its profile with vehicles it does not hold. It tells a buyer how to engage it now — and the answer is more straightforward than the procurement maze suggests.

AVAILABLE NOW

How to contract with the firm today.

Direct and simplified acquisition.

As a registered small business — SAM.gov active, with a UEI and CAGE Code — the firm can be contracted directly, including through micro-purchase and simplified acquisition procedures. These let an agency engage a specialized small business for a defined requirement without a standing vehicle.

Subcontracting and teaming.

The firm's specialization makes it a teaming asset: a prime that already holds a vehicle can bring the firm in as the Afghan-language and cultural capability on a larger contract. For many agencies, this is the fastest route to the firm's capability — and the firm is structured to support it.

IN PROGRESS

What is being added.

The firm's SBA 8(a) certification is in progress. If granted, it would add 8(a) set-aside and sole-source paths, within the applicable statutory thresholds — a route agencies use to engage a qualified small business directly. The firm states this as what it is: in progress, not awarded. Beyond 8(a), the firm pursues the vehicles appropriate to its stage and growth rather than collecting them for show.

TO PROCEED

The next step for a buyer.

For codes, registrations, and the firm's core competencies in one place, the Capability Statement is the document to start with. For a specific requirement — a direct engagement, a simplified-acquisition action, or a teaming arrangement on an existing vehicle — the procurement pathway below reaches the firm directly, and a senior point of contact will respond.

Capability Statement→

UEI, CAGE, NAICS, competencies, and the downloadable one-pager.

Prime Contractor Teaming→

To bring the firm onto an existing vehicle as a subcontractor.

Complexity doesn't wait.

Neither does a requirement that needs the right capability. The firm is reachable now — and will tell you exactly how.

REGULATORY ALIGNMENT

HIPAA · Section 1557 · GDPR / UK GDPR · CCPA / CPRA · FERPA

OPERATING FRAMEWORKS

Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 800-207) · NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · NIST AI Risk Management Framework · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · EU AI Act

ASSURANCE ROADMAP

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · ISO/IEC 27701:2019 · SOC 2 Type II · NIST SP 800-171 · NIST SP 800-53 · HITRUST CSF