Federal Subcontracting Partner
The subcontracting partner federal primes actually want to call back.
Cijara Group delivers program management, regulatory, and AI advisory support to federal prime contractors - on time, on plan, and aligned to your scorecard goals.
- 2026
- Year Founded
- 7
- Core NAICS
- NC
- Headquartered
Capabilities
Mission support, shaped to your scope.
Four practice areas, one operating principle: make the prime's delivery cleaner, faster, and more defensible.
Program & Project Management
Cijara Group provides program and project management support to federal prime contractors who need defensible execution under tight schedules and scorecard pressure. We embed alongside your delivery team and own the artifacts that protect the prime's position with the contracting officer.
Explore capability →Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
Cijara Group helps federal primes interpret FAR, DFARS, and agency supplements - and translate them into actionable internal controls, flow-down clauses, and audit-ready evidence. We're the second set of eyes on the contracts language that decides whether the prime gets paid on time.
Explore capability →AI & Emerging Tech Advisory
Cijara Group helps federal primes and agencies stand up Responsible AI governance without slowing delivery. We translate NIST AI RMF and OMB M-24-10 into concrete program artifacts - use-case inventories, impact assessments, and approval workflows - that survive IG scrutiny.
Explore capability →Mission & Operations Support
Cijara Group provides embedded analyst and operations support to federal program teams that need quiet, reliable execution behind the scenes. Research, briefing materials, process documentation, and the back-office continuity that keeps the prime's delivery on schedule.
Explore capability →NAICS Codes
Where we play.
Cijara Group subcontracts under seven NAICS codes covering federal management consulting, computer systems and IT services, professional services, and management training. Tap any code for capabilities, agencies served, and contract vehicles.
See all NAICS codes →- 541611Administrative Management & General Management Consulting→
- 541618Other Management Consulting Services→
- 541512Computer Systems Design Services→
- 541519Other Computer Related Services→
- 541690Other Scientific & Technical Consulting→
- 541990All Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services→
- 611430Professional & Management Development Training→
Why Cijara
The sub you'd want if you were the prime.
Built for primes, not against them
We exist to make your delivery easier. No prime-side ambitions, no channel conflict - your client relationship stays yours.
Small-business subcontracting support
Aligned to FAR 52.219-9 small-business subcontracting plan goals and supplier-diversity reporting needs.
Senior bench, lean overhead
Direct access to principals on every engagement. No multi-layer markups, no junior-staff bait-and-switch.
Conflict-free, cleared posture
Clear teaming agreements with ROFR. Active management of OCI exposure across our network of W-2 commitments.
Leadership
Irma Chilin, MBA - Managing Principal
Irma Chilin is the Managing Principal and majority owner of Cijara Group. She brings more than 15 years inside the banking regulatory function - not advising from the outside, but managing examinations from within the institution, with regulators across the table.
Her background spans BSA/AML, RCSA and risk-control design, internal audit, financial planning across a $20M budget, and building the executive and board reporting leadership relied on during examination.
Read full biography →Engage
Let's discuss your scorecard goals.
Capability statement, past performance summary, and teaming agreement templates available on request.
Business Development
contact@cijaragroup.com
Charlotte, North Carolina · UEI pending