Corporate Overview
GSA Schedule IT-70: GS-35F-0484N
GSA MOBIS: GS-10F-0172U
National Best of NIEM Award
Winner 2009
Woman-owned Business
8(a) and SDB Certified
SmartCEO Future 50 Company
2006, 2007, 2009
Washington Technology Fast 50
Company 2008
a CMMI™ Level 2 Certified Company
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8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 800, Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 703.734.1102, Fax: 703.734.1106
PARAGON OVERVIEW
Selected Clients
General Information:
Department of Justice
 Established 1997; Offices in VA (HQ), MD, and IL
 Woman-owned Small business , SBA 8(a) and SDB Certifications
 Established core competencies and practice areas in IT
Professional Services supported by experienced /certified staff
 CMMI™ Level 2 Certified Company (Level 3 planned 4Q 2011)
• ATF
• CIO
Health and Human Services
• CMS
• FDA
• NIH NCRR & NHLBI
Department of the Treasury
• BEP
• E-Gov
• IRS
• MINT
• OCC
• OCIO
Department of Homeland Security
• CBP
Contract Vehicles:
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GSA IT-70: # GS-35F-0484N
GSA MOBIS: # GS10F0172U
FDA ELMS (Prime)
NIH BPA (Prime)
CMS BPA (Prime)
Milennium
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Seaport-E (Prime)
IRS TIPPS III
DHS Eagle 3 & 5
DHS PPMS
DISA ENCORE II
GSA Alliant
NAICS Codes
541330
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• US Visit
• Science & Tech.
Department of Labor: PBCG
Department of Transportation: MARAD
Others
• EPA
• GSA
• NARA
• NASA
US Transportation Command
US Air Force
US Marines
US Army
Defense Finance & Accounting (DFAS)
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
BNA
Sprint-Nextel
State of Virginia
DuPont-Merck Pharmaceuticals
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WHO IS PARAGON?
Dun & Bradstreet
Open Ratings Assessment
TOP 1 Percentile of all Contractors
Dun and Bradstreet performed an
Open Ratings assessment of Paragon
across15 different projects/customers.
Paragon scored an average of 94
across nine performance areas on a
scale of 100 and was rated 97 in the
areas of Reliability, Business Relations,
and Personnel.
Paragon is a CMMI™ Level 2
Certified Company
(Level 3 Certification expected: 4Q 2011)
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PARAGON SERVICES YOUR SOLUTION
 Systems Design & Development
 Systems Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
 System Interoperability and Information Sharing (NIEM)
 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E)
 Database System modeling,
design and development
IT Systems
 COTS Integration
Engineering
 Application Development
IT Governance
&
PMO Support
 Risk Assessments
 Financial Mgmt Assessment &
Systems Development
 Internal Control Reviews
Financial
 A-123 / Appendix A /
Management
Sarbanes Oxley Reviews
Services
 Readiness Audits
 Policies and Procedures
 Accounting Operations
Data
Management
Services &
BI
 Data Governance
 Data Architecture
 Data Standards (NIEM, IEPD)
 Data Quality, Data Management
 Data Modeling (CDM. LDM PDM)
 ETL design and development
 BI Application Development
 Information Sharing
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 Strategic Planning
 IT Investment Management
 Portfolio Management, CPIC
 Business Case Development (E300)
 Program and Project Management;
 Enterprise PMO Establishment and Operation
 Enterprise Risk Management
 Enterprise Performance Management (BSC)
 Enterprise Architecture (EA) Planning,
Development, & Management
 Governance Processes, Policies & Procedures
 FISMA Compliance
Enterprise
Modernization
 Mission Analysis
 Business Process Reengineering
 Business Requirements Elicitation &
Management
 COTS Integration and Application
Development
 Performance Management & monitoring
Quality
Management
and IV&V
 Program & Project Evaluations
 Quality Assurance
 Testing & Evaluations
 Process Improvement
 Software Verification and Validation – IEEE 1012 Std.
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PARAGON – SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Project
Client
CPIC, EA, and EGOV
Program Support
Treasury OCIO
IT Enterprise Program
Management Support
US Transportation
Command
Strategic Planning, CPIC, EA, and EGOV Program Support
PMO Support; Enterprise Systems; E300; FSAM; Portfolio Analysis
Program and Project Management, Financial and Cost Management, Requirements
Elicitation and Management, Systems Engineering, Security (C&A), Testing,
Configuration Management (CM), Process Improvement.
IT PMO Support
Center for Medicare
and Medicaid
IT Project Management Lifecycle Support
IT Strategic Planning and CTO Support
EA Program Support: Data Strategy and Roadmap (NIEM)
Application Development
and O&M Support;
IT Pfm, EA, and PMO
Support
NIH National Heart
Lung & Blood
Institute (NHLBI)
Portfolio Mgmt / CPIC PMO Support
EA PMO Support (Support development of Segment Arch.)
IT PMO Support
Software Development and O&M Support; C&A
OCC
CPIC Program Support (Select, Control, Evaluate)
SDLC Support; IV&V; PMO Support
Business Process Reengineering, Requirements Management
Defense Finance and
Accounting Service
(DFAS)
Develop DFAS of the Future Report
Implement Balanced Scorecard Rhythm for Strategic Planning
Develop and Maintain Strategic Plan
CPIC and PMO Support
Strategic Planning and
Portfolio Mgmt
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Tasks / Accomplishments
US Visit Program
DHS
Enterprise Architecture; Data Architecture, NIEM, IEPD
IT Security and C&A
Database and Software Development (IDENT, ADIS);
Regional Technology
Initiative – RDT&E
DHS
Systems Architecture; Software Development; Requirements, NIEM, IEPD; Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E)
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PARAGON – PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Selected Department of Defense (DoD) Contracts
US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) – J6
Program Management Office Support (PMO)
Paragon provides integrated enterprise acquisition Program Management for multiple USTRANSCOM IT programs in
various stages of the SDLC, all in a Performance-based environment. Services include: Program and Project Management,
Financial & Cost Management, Systems Requirements Elicitation and Management, Systems Engineering, Security
(C&A), Testing, Validation Configuration Management, & Continuous Process Improvement (CPI).
US Marine Corps (USMC) – HQ, Logistics Policy Distribution (LPD) Branch
Program Management Support
The primary objective of this contract is to provide the necessary labor, equipment, materials and facilities to perform
program management in support of the USMC mission and programs to include, but not be limited to data collection,
information analyses, document preparation and management support. Paragon conducts data collection, obtains data,
generates and develops data through field inquiries, researches publications and performs reviews of and updates
information in databases; assimilates data and compiles data in new computer-based information databases.
US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)- J4/5
Distribution Process Owner (DPO) - Theater Concepts and Analysis
The Paragon Team’s Theater Concepts and Analysis Support to DPO mission demonstrates extensive working knowledge
of the DOD distribution-related activities supporting force projection, sustainment, and redeployment/retrograde of
military forces and materiel as they apply to the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE). We co-authored
many key distribution related documents to include the Joint Logistics (Distribution) Joint Integrating Concept [JL (D)
JIC].
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PARAGON – PROJECT EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Selected Department of Defense (DoD) Contracts
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Independent Strategic Plan Consultant Services
As part of this effort Paragon provides independent consulting services to support the continual improvement of DFAS's
Strategic Plan incorporating Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) and portfolio management processes. We
are providing support to fully align the strategic processes with the agency's portfolio Management planning, budgeting,
and Strategic council focus areas with the major initiatives, enterprise architecture, security program, information
resources management (IRM), and workforce development programs. These services are repeatable on an annual
schedule.
US Army Center for Army Analysis (CAA)
Estimate of Wartime Attrition and Replacement for Materiel (EWARM) Support
Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) requires an estimate of Class VII replacement requirements based on
potential future scenarios. HQDA uses this estimate to assist in developing total Army Class VII procurement objectives.
This estimate encompasses approximately 2,000 individual items of equipment and is based on historical equipment loss
data and associated loss rates, applied to illustrative DOD scenarios and vignettes which involve Army forces. As part of
this effort, Paragon collects US Army OIF, OEF, and if applicable any new conflicts official Class VII force structure and
equipment loss data. We then populate new data into an automated database tool; compute resultant loss rates, and
validate results, re-normalize campaign intensity scalars across all conflicts; and document the study in briefings, the
database, and a final report.
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PARAGON – PROJECT EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Selected Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Contracts
DHS Science and Technology (S&T)
RTI Program - Resource Management System
Paragon is the lead developer of a Resource Typing Data Model that is to become the standard for FEMA’s resource typing
efforts. DHS S&T requested that Paragon develop and deploy an integrated set of prototypes, analyze, investigate, and
architect a reusable data model blueprint and validate and verify (through incident response scenario enactment)
requirements Paragon works daily with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to help build a National
Information Exchange Model (NIEM) conformant data exchange message Information Exchange Package Documentation .
DHS US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
ACE Program Technical and Application Support
Paragon is charged with modernizing the existing IT Infrastructure. Including Installing, configuring and managing the
required middleware (IBM Websphere App Server and MQSeries) and application software. As part of this effort Paragon
has also designed and developed custom software (Java, Servlets, JSP, XML, Java Beans, UNIX Shell Scripts) to customize
and integrate middleware applications with other applications in the environment. Paragon also provided Oracle DBA
support and supported the migration of Oracle to DB2 across the ACE program.
DHS US-VISIT Program
Enterprise Architecture and Technical Support
As part of this effort Paragon has performed (and currently performing) the following tasks: Enterprise level Architecture and Governance
Support, Federal Agency Level Data Sharing, Standardization, Harmonization, and Compliance support, US-VISIT Mission Operations
Support, Maintenance and Engineering Support of USA Primary Biometric System (IDENT) and Secondary Biographic System (ADIS),
Developing, managing and monitoring of US-VISIT Security C&A .
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PARAGON – PROJECT EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Selected Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Contracts
DHS Science and Technology (S&T) / NASA
RTI Program - Secure Credential Validation and Attribute Management (SCVAM)
Paragon built an application that provided for The Secure Validation of first responders credentials. Paragon developed a
data model in accordance with existing NIMS and NIEM standards and validated the model through web-based
applications that provide First Responder registration, search and cross check functionality. Paragon implemented mobile
devices and scanning workstations in the overall prototype solution, and installed and demonstrated a pilot system in
King County, WA for potential replication at other sites.
DHS Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Homeland Security
Interconnected Emergency Operations Center (iEOC)
Paragon successfully elicited requirements and identified the pilot prototype system and interface requirements for iEOC.
We were able to apply our expertise in the area of Service Oriented Architecture and successfully develop a reusable
prototype for the EOCs in Seattle. The DHS sponsor and stakeholders are extremely satisfied with our performance and
end result (prototype). Our DHS iEOC phase I project was completed on time and within budget.
DHS Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Homeland Security
Advanced Research Project Agency (HSARPA)
Paragon provided program and SME support for the Preparedness & Response Portfolio under the Unified Incident
Command & Decision Support (UICDS) Program. Developed a set of alternative architectures using Department of
Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF); approaches are based on the operational requirements and protocols as
defined by NIMS and the NRP with focus currently on DODAF OVs. Develop and test a set of system prototypes based
on these architectures.
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PARAGON – PROJECT EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Selected Health and Human Services (HHS) Contracts
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)- Center for Bio Informatics (CBI)
Application Development
NHLBI contracted Paragon to provide Software Maintenance, support and technical operations support for the entire
NHLBI Center for Bio Informatics with a portfolio of 130 applications. Support includes four distinct areas: Project
management of all system development projects and establishment of a PMO serving software development, Software
Development and O&M; Establishment of a CPIC and Portfolio Management Program; Support for NHLBI’s EA Program;
Developed and maintain 130 software applications: Client server, web-based ASP.net/C# & Java, SharePoint.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) – Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Project Management Lifecycle Support Services BPA
Paragon provides Project and Program Management Support for the systems in the Medicare Advantage & Part D
portfolio, as well as the Agency’s migration to the 5010 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standard. Paragon provides
project management support to the CMS Enterprise Data Group for the transition of legacy data into the Integrated Data
Repository. Paragon is developing best-practice based project and program management processes. Paragon performed a
thorough assessment of the IT processes and methodologies used by CMS for the Medicare Advantage and Part D
(MAPD) program.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Electronic Health Records Management
Paragon is establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) to support the implementation of the Electronic Health
Records Incentive Program for CMS. Our services include support for the definition of interim and final regulations,
coordination and integration of schedules for systems development and enhancements, both within CMS and with
external parties and tracking and resolving issues arising during the implementation.
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WHY PARAGON?
Our philosophy and approach are simple and lead to solid results
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We Utilize our Paragon Solution Delivery Framework™ (SDF), which is based on CMMI
and PMI frameworks and standards, to deliver quality services to our clients across all
our contracts. Our internal Corporate Quality Assurance organization operates
independently and ensures adherence to the Paragon SDF.
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We combine our business expertise, technical know-how and experience to address the
needs of our clients, to optimize their business and technology investments and
maximize their ROI.
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As a small and quality firm, we are agile and hands-on. Our lower cost structure and
internal and external flexibility allow us to provide our services to our marketplace at a
greater value without facing the same political and financial challenges that often hinder
larger firms.
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Our clients gain the benefit of direct involvement of our highly experienced executive
management team, vs. other firms where senior managers are often called in during
marketing meetings, but are not engaged after a project kicks-off.
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CONTRACT VEHICLES
Seaport-E (Prime)
GSA IT-70: # GS-35F-0484N
GSA MOBIS: # GS10F0172U
DISA ENCORE II
GSA Alliant
Milennia
IRS TIPPS III
DHS Eagle
DHS PPMS
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CONTACTS
Bruce Card
VP DoD Operations
bcard@ParagonTech.net
618.610.6806
Tel: 618-310-7970 ~ www.paragontech.net ~ Fax: 703-734-1106
Mike Carrier
Susan Sablan
SVP Corporate Development
Senior Program Manager
ssablan@ParagonTech.net
MCarrier@ParagonTech.net
703.772.2549
Tel: 703-743-1102 ~ www.paragontech.net ~ Fax: 703-734-1106
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Tel: 618-310-7970 ~ www.paragontech.net ~ Fax: 703-734-1106
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