Tier one talent & Intel Recruiting

Navigating Federal Contracts. Delivering Mission-Ready Talent.

We help government contractors get cleared, get compliant, and get staffed.

Tier One Talent & Intel Recruiting is a federal compliance consulting and cleared talent recruiting firm. We work with small and mid-size defense and intelligence contractors — primes, subs, and companies entering the federal market for the first time — to build the infrastructure required to win classified contracts and place the people who execute them.

Federal Compliance Consulting

Breaking into the federal market takes more than a SAM.gov registration. Competing for and performing on DoD and Intelligence Community contracts requires a compliance infrastructure most companies don't have — and don't know how to build. We do.

We've helped contractors stand up federal operations from zero — FCL package preparation and DCSA coordination, Standard Practice Procedures under NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117, Insider Threat Programs, DCAA-compliant accounting and timekeeping systems, FAR/DFARS policy development, DD-254 coordination, and KMP processing. We work with your legal counsel, your leadership, and DCSA directly to get your Facility Clearance across the finish line — and then help you maintain it.

We also advise on federal market strategy — subcontractor positioning, prime contractor relationships, Sources Sought responses, past performance development, and building a clear path from first subcontract to competitive federal business.

Cleared Talent Recruiting

We source, screen, and place cleared professionals into government contractor roles. Secret through TS/SCI with full scope and CI polygraph. Cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, systems administration, engineering, and program management at classified facilities nationwide.

We build candidate pipelines organized by clearance level, specialty, and location. We support proposal staffing that strengthens bids, and we fill seats fast when task orders drop. We know a TS isn't a TS/SCI, and we know that when a prime needs someone in a seat, timeline is everything.

Why Both Under One Roof

Winning a contract and staffing a contract are two sides of the same problem. Most consulting firms don't recruit. Most recruiting firms have no idea what a DD-254 is. We do both — from facility clearance through first placement, we're in it with you.

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