About Fedascent
Practitioners who have sat on both sides of the table
Fedascent is co-led by a federal technology entrepreneur and a former Contracting Officer — so you learn how the government actually buys.
Leadership
Your facilitators
Malcolm Adams
CEO, Avid Solutions International
“The question is whether you are building systems that compound both profit and purpose.”
- IBM partner who architected GovPulse.io
- SLED and FED vendor partner of IBM and Red Hat
- Approved state vendor across multiple states
- NSF I-Corps Entrepreneurial Lead
- US Senate Commendation, 2024 and 2026
Dr. Lori A. Smith, DBA
CEO, Acu-Elligent LLC
“I know exactly what makes a Contracting Officer say yes. Now I am on YOUR side.”
- 20+ years federal procurement experience
- Former federal Contracting Officer
- Proposal writing and compliance specialist
- Small business certification strategy expert
- Source selection and evaluation authority
Organizations
The partners behind the program
Avid Solutions International
AS Peoria LLC, DBA Avid Solutions International — an IBM Silver Partner and NVIDIA Inception member building federal procurement intelligence (GovPulse.io) and growth programs for small businesses. GSA MAS holder across SINs 54151S, 518210C, and 541611.
Acu-Elligent LLC
Led by Dr. Lori A. Smith, DBA, Acu-Elligent LLC brings two decades of federal procurement and source-selection expertise — translating the Contracting Officer’s perspective into a winning strategy for small businesses.
IBM Partnership
As an IBM Silver Partner, Avid Solutions International brings enterprise technology and AI capability to the Fedascent program and the GovPulse.io platform.