MSSMission SupportSolutions

Enterprise Software Development · Small Business · Est. 2017

Mission-Critical IT.
Global Scale. Proven Delivery.

Software · Cloud · Global Logistics · Biosurveillance · AI

MSS delivers complex enterprise software for federal missions. For over 30 years, our team has designed, built and deployed mission-critical global systems, including the first-ever cloud-deployed warfighter system for DTRA, a global logistics platform used in 70+ countries, and a biosurveillance network active across 20+ nations.

Global Logistics Management seal: Federal Mission IT, 30+ years of success, Exceptional CPARS, 70+ countries
9 yrsserving federal missions as a small business, since 2017
15+ yrscore tiger team working together
6 yrsExceptional CPARS, every period (2019–2025)
70+countries where our systems have been deployed
Who we are

A mature small business with a proven tiger team

Mission Support Solutions is an Arlington, Virginia small business, founded in 2017 and led by a Chief Solutions Architect with 30+ years of delivering mission-critical global systems for U.S. federal agencies.

Our software architects, developers, database, cloud and cybersecurity specialists have worked together for more than 15 years. The team that designs the solution is the team that delivers it, and the government’s own CPARS ratings show the result: Exceptional, every period.

DTRA’s first cloud-deployed warfighter systemDesigned, developed and implemented by MSS.
Exceptional CPARS, every assessment period, 2019–2025Zero security incidents in six years on DTRA TRLS.
70+ countries · 99.9% uptimeA global logistics platform in live federal use.
CompanySnapshot
Founded2017 · Arlington, VA
StatusSmall business · S-Corp
NAICS541511 · 541512 · 541519
CAGE80RL5
Past performanceExceptional CPARS, 6+ years
Global reachSystems deployed in 70+ countries
Key clientsDTRA · DoD · federal agencies
Core offeringsFull-lifecycle enterprise software · LOGI-MAN global logistics platform (FedRAMP-authorized cloud) · solution architecture for prime teaming
Core capabilities

Full-spectrum enterprise software for global federal missions

From global biosurveillance networks to international logistics platforms, MSS architects, builds and sustains complex systems that operate at global scale.

Global Logistics Management System

End-to-end global logistics: procurement, warehousing, shipping, travel and translation. DTRA’s first cloud-deployed warfighter system, now offered as LOGI-MAN.

DTRA CTROCONUSCloud-first

Global Biosurveillance

Designed and deployed a global human and animal disease surveillance network, active in 20+ countries today with real-time detection and threat intelligence.

DTRA20+ nationsReal-time

Cloud-Native Modernization

Legacy modernization onto FedRAMP-authorized cloud, serverless containers and CI/CD pipelines, from the team behind a DoD cloud first.

FedRAMPServerlessDevSecOps

Zero Trust Security

Security as architecture, embedded from requirements through global deployment. NIST 800-53 and CMMC-aligned controls in every system we design.

NIST 800-53CMMCZero Trust

Mission Intelligence Dashboards

Role-based, real-time analytics aligned to your command structure, so program managers get the right information at the right time, anywhere in the world.

BI & analyticsRole-basedCustom UX

AI-Driven Program Management

Machine-learning models for cost estimating, risk prediction and automated reporting, plus AI agents connected through secure MCP integration.

AI/MLPredictiveMCP
Our methodology

The MSS Solutioning Framework

30 years refining a repeatable, mission-centric approach — applied to global systems spanning dozens of countries, consistently delivering on time, on budget, and beyond expectations.

01

Mission-Centric Design

We shadow your key personnel, map your exact global workflows, and architect solutions around your mission. Your processes — across every country of operation — drive our technology choices.

02

Human-Centered UX

Every interface is designed for the specific cognitive demands of each user role — intuitive, efficient, and tailored for rapid adoption with zero mission disruption, across languages and cultures.

03

Agile Co-Development

Stakeholders co-create every module. Rapid prototyping in under 30 days keeps your team engaged and ensures alignment at every sprint — even for global, multi-country deployments.

04

Knowledge & Business Intelligence

We capture essential mission data across global operations and build powerful BI visualizations that put critical intelligence at Program Managers' fingertips — in real time, anywhere in the world.

05

5-Year Cost Justification

Every recommendation includes a 5-year ROI analysis. We write the cost savings commitment into the proposal and prove it during delivery. That's the MSS standard.

Delivery Lifecycle

  1. 01
    AS-IS Assessment & DiscoveryBusiness process analysis, stakeholder interviews, global workflow mapping, gap identification
  2. 02
    TO-BE Architecture & RoadmapSolution options with cost, schedule, risk, and global deployment profiles
  3. 03
    Rapid Prototyping (<30 days)Core module demos for iterative stakeholder feedback across all geographies
  4. 04
    Agile Development SprintsBi-weekly touchpoints, continuous integration, user acceptance testing
  5. 05
    Global Deployment & TrainingIn-country rollout, role-based certification training, multi-language support
  6. 06
    Continuous Ops & SupportHelp desk, 6-month release cycles, CCB governance, quarterly mission reviews
Global logistics platform · MSS LOGI-MAN™

One Platform.
Full Logistics Lifecycle.

The first cloud-deployed warfighter system for DTRA — proven in 70+ countries.

Order → Warehouse → Transport, plus Travel and Translation · Built by MSS and Neogic

The LOGI-MAN portal with tiles for materials transit, procurement, personnel logistics, translation, interpretation, documents, executive reports, knowledge base and surveys
70+countries supported, 2019–2025
99.9%system uptime on DTRA TRLS
6 yrsExceptional CPARS, every period
0compromises of government data
The problem we solve

Logistics shouldn’t take five systems

Today

Procurement tool

Warehouse system

Shipping tracker

Travel booking

Spreadsheets & email

LOGI-MAN

OrdersWarehouseTransportTravel & eventsTranslationFinancialsReportsAI

One workflow, one record, one source of truth — from request to delivery.

No single FedRAMP-authorized COTS product covers procurement, warehousing, transportation and personnel logistics. Agencies stitch tools together — re-keying data, losing visibility at every hand-off, and paying for every seam. LOGI-MAN replaces that stack with one affordable platform.

Key benefits

Why LOGI-MAN

Proven: DTRA’s first cloud-deployed warfighter system

Ran DTRA logistics in 70+ countries, 2019–2025, with Exceptional CPARS every period.

One operational picture

Agencies, primes, integrators and warehouse teams work every request on one platform, seeing the same real-time information.

Right information, right role

Each user sees only what their workflow tasks need. Wizards guide every entry.

Zero-risk transition

Live on day one. Legacy requests close out in parallel while new work starts.

Rapid emergency deployment

Reconfigured for a COVID-19 task order 30 days early, and for Ukraine surge funding.

AI-integrated

Built-in MCP server, natural-language requests and machine-learning cost estimates.

Serverless multi-tenant SaaS

Deploys to Azure, AWS or Google Cloud in under a week — one instance per customer.

MSS-owned

Primes can license and brand LOGI-MAN under their own name: a government-accepted platform on day one.

One operational pictureAgencies, primes, integrators and warehouse teams work every request on one platform.
Right information, right roleEach user sees only what their workflow tasks need. Wizards guide every entry.
Serverless SaaSFedRAMP-authorized cloud on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. New instance in under a week.
AI built inMCP server for AI agents and machine-learning cost estimates.

See every module, screenshot and security detail

Explore LOGI-MAN at logi-man.com → Modules · email notifications · related requests · Excel import/export · serverless architecture · request a demo
Track record · DTRA TRLS 2019–2025

Six years. Measured results.

MSS designed the platform written into the winning proposal for DTRA’s $180M Threat Reduction Logistics Services contract, then delivered it, at the Exceptional level, for six years.

Cost control44%

Annual cloud hosting cost reduction. 100+ system change requests delivered on budget and on schedule.

Information security0 incidents

Six years with no government data compromised. 213 NIST SP 800-53r5 controls; whitelisted by DISA and DTRA IT.

Surge response30 days early

A COVID-19 task order expansion designed, built, tested and deployed before contract start.

Measured accuracy99.9%

Government-measured logistics accuracy (3,374 of 3,384 requests); 99% report accuracy.

Sustainment58 updates

Maintenance updates with zero downtime. 1,000+ complex logistics requests handled each year.

Users & support650+ trained

1,624 help desk tickets resolved. Users rated the system “light years better” than the one it replaced.

DTRA THIRD-PARTY ASSESSOR — “One of the best SSPs we have seen. Should be used by other Programs.”

Role: key subcontractor · Contract HDTRA118D0010 / TO HDTRA1-19-F-0019 · Period of performance: Jan 2019 – Jul 2025 · Prime contract value $180M

Global logistics

DTRA’s first cloud-deployed warfighter system

A FedRAMP-hosted platform covering procurement, warehousing, shipping, travel and translation, later extended to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Coast Guard and the UN International Organization for Migration.

$180Mcontract won by our prime
1stcloud warfighter system for DTRA
70+countries
Global biosurveillance

A network still active in 20+ countries

Our founder led the design, development and deployment of DTRA’s global human and animal biosurveillance systems, scaling from 3 people to 35 FTEs. The delivery earned the prime a $100M sole-source extension.

$100Msole-source extension
20+countries active today
3 yrsdesign to global deployment
Why MSS

Built for federal trust

Agencies and prime contractors don't get second chances on global systems. Neither do we — and in 30+ years, we've never needed one.

Zero Trust architecture readyNIST 800-53 implementedCMMC Level 2 alignedFedRAMP cloud deploymentSection 508 compliantAgile / SAFeDevSecOps CI/CDExceptional CPARS · 6+ years

Tiger team continuity

Architects, developers, DBAs, cloud and cybersecurity specialists who have worked together for 15+ years. The people who design the solution deliver it.

Global system specialists

Our landmark systems span dozens of countries. We know how to design, deploy and sustain complex IT at global scale.

Working prototypes, not slides

Stakeholders see real capability within 30 days and co-create every module, which removes adoption risk.

Process-first architecture

We model your AS-IS workflows before writing a line of code, so every design is a real, implementable system and every delivery avoids rework.

Proven at the Exceptional level

Two global systems for two different primes, both delivered at the highest performance level and both still in use.

Day-or-night commitment

Global missions don’t stop at 5 p.m. Across time zones and deadlines, we stay until the mission is complete.

The team

One team. 15+ years together.

A cohesive tiger team of senior software professionals who built landmark global systems and delivered Exceptional performance, together.

The MSS delivery team: Ryan, Tom Johnson, David Margison, Ahmed, Andy and Foluso, James, Ben Johnson and Steve
David Margison

David Margison

Founder & Chief Solutions Architect

30+ years designing and delivering global mission-critical IT for federal and international agencies. Led the design and implementation of the DTRA global logistics system and the global biosurveillance network, both delivered at the Exceptional level.

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Development Team Lead

15+ years leading LOGI-MAN architecture and delivery. Core member of the team that earned six years of Exceptional CPARS and delivered DTRA’s first cloud-deployed warfighter system.

Full delivery team — core members together 15+ years

Steve — Senior Developer, Lead Architect · Tom Johnson — Deputy PM, QA Lead · James — Full-Stack Developer, QA · Ryan — Full-Stack Developer · Ahmed — Full-Stack Developer · Andy & Foluso — SQL Server, Reports

Plus business and requirements analysts, cloud and cybersecurity SMEs, system administrators, technical writers, instructional designers and help desk support.

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Primary contact
David Margison
Founder & Chief Solutions Architect
Email
david@mss4gov.com
Phone
703-357-8528
Location
Arlington, VA 22207
Global logistics platform