Modern software for State, Local & Education, delivered through your prime.
Kerndev is a specialist engineering partner for U.S. prime contractors serving SLED agencies. We bring modernization, AI workflows, and secure cloud capacity, operating under your MSA, your NDA, and your client relationship.
Engagement snapshot
Capacity, depth, and delivery confidence on your next SLED bid, without the overhead.
Eight delivery practices, one accountable partner.
Each capability ships as a staffed pod or an embedded specialist into your existing delivery team.
Legacy System Modernization
Replatforming aging citizen-facing and back-office systems onto modern, cloud-native stacks.
AI & Intelligent Workflows
Document automation, eligibility triage, and decision-support agents tuned to agency policy.
Data Platforms & Analytics
Unified data layers, dashboards, and reporting that survive audits and FOIA requests.
Workflow & Case Management
Configurable case, permit, and licensing workflows with SLA tracking and integrations.
Secure Cloud Engineering
FedRAMP-aware architectures on AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and Google for Government.
Citizen & Student Experience
Accessible portals, multilingual UX, and mobile-first interfaces with Section 508 compliance.
Compliance & Accessibility
SOC 2-aligned controls, WCAG 2.1 AA, CJIS, and state-specific data residency support.
Program Delivery & PMO
Embedded delivery leads, agile cadence, and reporting that plugs into prime governance.
Built for the realities of SLED procurement.
We work behind primes who hold the contract vehicle. You stay client-facing; we bring depth, speed, and modern engineering muscle.
State Agencies
Health & Human Services, DMV, Labor, Revenue, Corrections.
Local Government
Cities, counties, transit authorities, public utilities.
K-12 & Higher Ed
Districts, state systems, research universities, ed-tech.
Public Safety
CAD/RMS modernization, courts, and emergency management.
We deliver under your contract. Always.
Kerndev never holds the SLED contract or the end-client relationship. We exist to make your prime delivery faster, deeper, and lower-risk.
Prime engages Kerndev
MSA + NDA executed. Kerndev operates as a subcontracted delivery partner under prime governance.
Joint scoping & architecture
We co-author SOW, technical approach, and staffing plan. Prime owns client relationship.
Embedded squads
Cross-functional pods (PM, design, engineering, data) plug into prime's delivery cadence.
Compliance-first execution
Security, accessibility, and audit artifacts produced continuously, not at end-of-project.
Transition & enable
Knowledge transfer, runbooks, and optional managed-services tail with prime as the contractual lead.
Anonymized delivery snapshots.
Engagements delivered under prime contracts. Agency identifiers redacted per NDA.
Eligibility intake modernization
Rebuilt a 14-year-old eligibility intake system as a modular React + API platform with audit trails.
Permits & licensing portal
Citizen-facing permitting portal with payment, document upload, and inspector mobile app.
Unemployment claims AI triage
Policy-tuned LLM triage classifying claims by complexity and surfacing required documentation.
Student data platform
Consolidated SIS, assessment, and attendance feeds into a governed analytics layer.
Rider operations dashboard
Streaming telemetry, on-time performance, and incident workflow for ops control center.
Research grant workflow
Routing, e-signature, and compliance review for sponsored research office.
Compliance posture built into delivery.
Security, accessibility, and audit artifacts are produced continuously alongside the code, not bolted on at the end.
NAICS & NIGP codes for sourcing teams.
Map Kerndev into your prime's capability matrix, bid packages, and vendor registrations. Primary codes are highlighted.
NAICS Codes
Federal & state classification- 541511Custom Computer Programming Services(primary)
- 541512Computer Systems Design Services(primary)
- 541513Computer Facilities Management Services
- 541519Other Computer Related Services
- 541611Administrative Management & General Management Consulting
- 541618Other Management Consulting Services
- 518210Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- 611420Computer Training
NIGP Codes
State & local procurement- 920-05Application Service Provider (ASP) Services
- 918-45Computer Software Consulting
- 920-45Information Technology (IT) Consulting
- 208-87Software Maintenance & Support
- 209-00Data Processing Services
- 918-31Cloud Computing Services
- 918-38Cybersecurity Consulting
- 961-53Systems Analysis & Programming Services
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