Tern & Anchor, LLC
Tern & Anchor, LLC

Neutralizing Regulatory Risk in Federal Contracting

Tern & Anchor, LLC - Precision Compliance and Risk Mitigation for the Federal Industrial Base

CAGE: 17TU9 UEI: FEZHL6HWYLT3
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Certified Veteran-Owned Certified

Tern & Anchor, LLC is a SDVOSB-Certified and SWaM compliance firm providing high-consequence HR auditing for Federal Prime Contractors. We serve as a strategic "Audit Shield" by neutralizing the financial and legal liabilities inherent in SCA, DBA, and VEVRAA environments. Backed by 26 years of DoD, government, and corporate experience, we deliver the technical precision needed to secure and sanitize federal labor records, perform sub-tier surveillance, and execute I-9 remediation. We ensure your mandatory small business subcontracting goals and requirements are met with zero-defect execution.

*** SDVOSB-Certified by SBA (CAGE: 17TU9 | UEI: FEZHL6HWYLT3) ***

Differentiators

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance: Mission-ready for sensitive contracts requiring high-level security eligibility and cleared personnel oversight.
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    ​Institutional Experience: Decades of embedded DoD/Corporate HR leadership providing high-fidelity oversight.
  • Forensic SCA/DBA Mastery: Technical expertise in neutralizing Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act liabilities that standard HR firms avoid.
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    ​Regulatory Sanitization:     Specialized forensic remediation of personnel records to neutralize civil penalty exposure.
  • Local SDVOSB-Certified Technical Partner: Based in Williamsburg, VA for rapid on-site Hampton Roads deployment.
  • Prime-Tier Scale Experience: Subject Matter Expertise managing labor compliance for 400+ personnel on multi-year, federal life-cycle contracts.

Company Data

CAGE Code
17TU9
UEI
FEZHL6HWYLT3
NAICS Codes
541612 (Primary); 541611
PSC Codes
R431, R408, R499
Socio-Economic Status
SDVOSB-Certified & SWaM

Certifications

  • Process Optimization: Integrated Lean Six Sigma methodologies ensuring zero-defect HR operational flows (LSSGB certified).
  • SBA VetCert: SDVOSB-Certified 2/11/2026

Past Performance

Federal Prime Compliance Oversight

Neutralized compliance risk for a 400+ person workforce across dual life-cycle contracts, ensuring zero-defect execution of H&W and sick leave accruals in a high-consequence environment.

SCA/DBA Forensic Auditing

Performed technical reconciliation of complex payroll and fringe benefit data for high-turnover workforces, identifying and mitigating multi-figure liability gaps before government inspection.

I-9 Sanitization & Risk Mitigation

Executed full-scale forensic audits of personnel records for local and federal entities, implementing corrective actions to neutralize civil penalty exposure.

Contact Information

Williamsburg, Virginia
(757) 561-0020
[email protected]
www.tern-anchor.com

Tern & Anchor, LLC — Anchoring Federal Compliance with Precision