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Idea Solutions is a SBA-approved small business joint venture between SBA-approved mentor-protégé firms International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) and Malik Consulting, Inc., dba Metric5 (Metric5). Together IBM and Metric5 offer the U.S. Federal government IT capability across the full spectrum of IT services.

IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service. Learn about next generation, IBM technology solutions and services with AI and hybrid cloud innovations, designed for the US federal government at https://www.ibm.com/industries/federal

Metric5 is a small business with expertise in technology, strategy, and management services. Our clients range from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies to Federal, state, and local government agencies. Metric5 provides exceptional “A to Z” IT consulting services that help our clients create innovative IT solutions and effective IT management. Our services include program and project management, portfolio management, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, software development, enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, quality assurance, and comprehensive operations and maintenance support. From inception through implementation and beyond, Metric5 has the people, tools, and methods to ensure the success of our clients.