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We build better government digital services.

Ad Hoc offers everything government agencies need to build better digital services.

By applying techniques proven in consumer technology to the challenges of public service, we’re helping agencies raise the expectations of what’s possible in government. When applied correctly, these services allow agencies to deliver new products and modernize existing systems in ways that transform how they operate.

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COVID-19 vaccine IT consulting
Free, 1-hour consulting for government officials on how to stabilize COVID-19 vaccination apps and websites.
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Digital product design, development, and operation

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Cloud adoption and migration

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Digital transformation

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Mobile application development

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Customer experience design

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API design and development

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Discovery sprints

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Human-centered design

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DevOps implementation

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Accessibility

Focused on outcomes

106%
increase in HealthCare.gov application completions compared to the legacy experience

54%
reduction in wait times for Veterans for disability claims processing

900,000
clinicians received a Quality Payment Program adjustment

Our integrated approach

Ad Hoc’s cross-functional teams bring human-centered design, agile development, accessibility, and DevOps together to lead products rooted in outcomes for people. Meet the four practices that form the core of Ad Hoc’s work.

Product

Providing the structure that enables us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers.

Engineering

Applying simple, well-tested solutions to our customers’ problems.

Research

Ensuring that our teams launch successful products grounded in real-world needs.

Design

Human-centered solutions that align stakeholder goals with user needs.

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Selected past performance

HealthCare.gov
Ad Hoc has led the design, development, and product management of the public-facing portions of HealthCare.gov since 2016. Our team has built a reliable, user-centered public experience including the ability to see and compare plans, find local help, and ultimately enroll for healthcare.

VA.gov
Ad Hoc’s leadership in product management and user-centered design helped VA consolidate dozens of websites into a unified Veteran-centric online experience for America’s more than 20 million Veterans and affiliated users. VA.gov is a transformative project designed to increase access to VA information, benefits, and services for Veterans and affiliated users via a single portal.

VA API Development & Operations
Ad Hoc administers, builds, maintains, and improves an API platform that supports third-party development teams creating VA services. The team works collaboratively with VA.gov and a multitude of other private-sector teams to build modern, reliable, user-centered APIs toward the goal of creating a single online destination for developers to discover, understand, and build against VA's APIs.

Contract vehicles

General Services Administration (GSA)
Schedule 70 132-51 Information Technology Professional Services
 GSA IT Schedule 70 is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Schedule contract. It offers a comprehensive array of IT products, services, and solutions.
Contract number: GS-35F-392DA
Business status: Small business

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Agile Delivery to Execute Legislative Endeavors for Quality Related Initiatives (ADELE-QRI) BPA (Blanket Purchase Agreement)
 ADELE-QRI provides a streamlined process to support CMS Quality Related Initiatives with agile delivery services, including human-centered design, agile application development and configuration, analytics, integration, and DevOps.
Contract number: HHSM-500-2016-00008B
Business status: Small business

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Human Resource Solutions Information Technology Program Management Office (HRSITPMO) BPA
 The HRSITPMO BPA provides services including systems development and maintenance, database and systems administration, and project management.
Contract number: 24361819A0002
Business status: Small business

NAICS codes

518210 Data processing, hosting, and related services

519130 Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

541511 Custom computer programming services

541512 Computer systems design services

541513 Computer facilities management services

541519 Other computer related services

DUNS Number

079394394

CAGE Code

74R94