When Darren and I stood up FedM8, we figured the hard part would be delivering. We were wrong. The hard part was getting in the door: SAM.gov registration, the veteran certification maze, forty tabs of notices written in a language nobody speaks at home.
I've spent thirty years in the federal space: service member, contractor, civilian. Darren has built businesses. And getting this company registered still felt like an unpaid second job. The certification road is measured in months and acronyms. If it's this hard for us, it's this hard for every veteran trying to turn a DD-214 into a payroll.
We couldn't find a guide we trusted. So we built one.
You file SAM and VetCert with the government. FedM8 shows the order. The workspace at fedm8.com is the desk we wished we had on day one.
JN
Joseph B. Nguyen
Founder & CEO, majority owner
Service-disabled veteran who has worked federal contracting since 1999 from all three sides of the table: six years active duty Army, seven years as a subject-matter-expert contractor, and federal civilian service with the Department of the Army and DoD since 2012. His software work goes back further: in 1996 he developed ergonomic software for International Ergonomics Experts, and in 2003 he built the VIP Event List web app for Dream Night Club. His federal background includes contract monitoring and evaluation, full datacenter deployments, and software development across agency environments. He holds a B.S. in Computer Networking from Strayer University and an M.B.A. and M.S. in Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. He leads FedM8's strategy, operations, and every delivery commitment.
Service-disabled veteranOperations
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Darren Cummings
Co-Founder
Co-founder leading business development and partner relationships. He started as an Account Executive at Telemundo (NBC), then built and owned hospitality technology companies, including AllView Networks, which monetized WiFi login and landing pages for more than 2,800 hotels. He went on to lead eStreamTV, delivering live IPTV and programmatic advertising to multi-dwelling properties, hotels, senior living, hospitals, and student housing, and forging partnerships that turned equipment upgrades into a built-in revenue platform. Most recently at F.H. Furr (Apex Service Partners) he sold over $9 million in HVAC equipment and helped drive more than $21 million in company valuation growth in under three years. He holds a Communications degree from the University of Delaware and brings that same partnership discipline and client-first execution to FedM8's growth.
Co-FounderBusiness development
You already served. The paperwork shouldn't be a second tour.
Joseph B. Nguyen, Founder & CEO, and Darren Cummings, Co-Founder · FedM8
If your contract carries FAR 52.219-9, you negotiated small-business subcontracting goals, and you are measured against them. The government-wide goal for awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses is 5%, covering subcontracting as well as prime awards.
We work as a subcontractor and teaming partner on construction and facility services, information technology, software, uniform and UV printing, and event support.
| Legal name | FEDM8 LLC |
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| Unique Entity ID | SVPSJ52ZGAY9 |
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| Entity | Limited liability company, formed in Maryland |
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| Socioeconomic status | SDVOSB certification in process (SBA VetCert). Small business under SBA size standards. |
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| SAM.gov | Active |
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| NAICS | 236220, 238990, 323111, 323113, 339950, 541511, 541512, 541519, 561920 |
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| Location | 4075 Wilson Blvd, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203 |
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| Contact | info@fedm8.com |
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| Product | FedM8 AI, SAM.gov workspace for small and veteran shops |
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FEDM8 LLC · 4075 Wilson Blvd, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203 · UEI SVPSJ52ZGAY9 · SAM.gov Active · SDVOSB certification in process · Not FedRAMP authorized.