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About

By utilizing proven intelligence techniques extended from the Intelligence Community (IC), ARDAK’s Contract Exploitation System (ACES) was developed. ACES is considered by many as one of the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) / GovCon industry’s leading Competitive Intelligence Tool.  ACES licensing and database subscriptions are NOW AVAILABLE!!  See our Contact Us Page for more information.

Founded by the Intelligence Community built for Competitive Intelligence.  

ARDAK’s founding members: Director National Intelligence/OSD/DoD
 Deputy Assistant SECDEF Intel DARPA’s Director
 Deputy SECDEF  Senior Analyst/Manager CIA

The ARDAK Advantage

ARDAK maintains the most sophisticated Competitive Intelligence Tool in the industry. Our clients have leveraged ARDAK’s Contract Exploitation System (ACES) in support of corporate strategy, annual operating plans, individual captures, competitive assessments, Price To Win, M&A for over 35+ years. Leveraging ACES Competitive Intelligence Tools has resulted in over a 94% Win Rate and actionable strategy through executable capture plans

Executive Vice President

Business Development

ARDAK Quick Response Capability (QRC)

ARDAK is constantly analyzing industry, agency, and competitor data for input into ARDAK’s Contract Exploitation System (ACES). For those customers that have executed annual Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA’s) with ARDAK they maintain first right of refusal and QRC status. However as proposal deadlines approach, capture teams may find themselves missing critical data. By leveraging the results of decades of analysis maintained in our ACES Competitive Intelligence Tool, ARDAK has the scale and market expertise to respond with targeted and actionable intelligence, even under the tightest of timelines.

Senior Vice President

Solutions Delivery

Data Collection and Analysis

ARDAK support is based entirely on public domain data sources. While Although ARDAK does not normally disclose sources or methods, the company is prepared at all times to identify public domain sources for specific support provided. ACES Competitive Intelligence Tool is based solely on unclassified and non-proprietary information. All information is gathered in a manner consistent with our client’s and the Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals’ Code of Ethics.

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