# Unison

> Unison sells federal acquisition, contract management, cost estimating, grants, planning and program software to government agencies and contractors. Its PRISM, CLM, TruePlanning, VAO, Bidscale and Marketplace products combine specialized workflows with regulatory content and automation. The company reports more than 200,000 users and relationships across all U.S. cabinet-level agencies.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** McLean, United States
- **Founders:** James W. Benson (Founder of predecessor Compusearch Corporation, identified in a SpaceDev SEC filing)
- **Products:** PRISM / Acquisition, PRISM 7.6, Unison CLM, TruePlanning / Cost Engineering, Unison Marketplace
- **Notable:** Company reports over 200,000 product users across federal agencies and contractors., Company reported issuing over 3,800 IDV contract modifications for an unnamed federal agency in February 2026., Announced a $22 million, five-year HHS IT support award in March 2025.

## Products & services

- **PRISM / Acquisition** — Federal contract writing and acquisition lifecycle workflows, clause guidance, data validation and closeout.
- **PRISM 7.6** — Release adding Microsoft 365 collaboration, more no-code configuration, AI clause guidance and a revised form engine.
- **Unison CLM** — Government-contractor contract and subcontract lifecycle management with regulatory libraries, approval routing and reporting.
- **TruePlanning / Cost Engineering** — Parametric lifecycle cost estimating and scenario analysis using cost models and historical knowledge.
- **Unison Marketplace** — Online sourcing and reverse-auction competition with buyer support and award documentation. Formerly FedBid.
- **Virtual Acquisition Office (VAO)** — Acquisition workforce content, training, templates and AI assistance; agentic AI release announced July 2025.
- **Bidscale** — AI-assisted requirements development, acquisition package preparation and offer evaluation with professional oversight. Acquired in 2025.
- **Financial Assistance** — Federal grant program management including applications, performance monitoring, communication and closeout.
- **PM Suite** — Federal program management, contract data deliverables, configuration management, risks and foreign military sales workflows.
- **4Cast** — Federal planning, budget-resource coordination, financial monitoring and reporting.

## Achievements

- Company reports over 200,000 product users across federal agencies and contractors.
- Company reported issuing over 3,800 IDV contract modifications for an unnamed federal agency in February 2026.
- Announced a $22 million, five-year HHS IT support award in March 2025.
- Selected for Warfighting Acquisition University contract management implementation in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Washington Headquarters Services selected Unison on behalf of Warfighting Acquisition University; planned implementation within five months.
- **2026-02** — Reported bulk issuance of more than 3,800 IDV modifications for vendor signature in response to RFO guidance.
- **2025-07** — Announced agentic AI capabilities in VAO.
- **2025-03** — Announced HHS support services award valued at $22 million over five years.
- **2025-02** — Announced PRISM 7.6 release.

## Links

- Website: https://www.unisonglobal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unison-global
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/FedBid
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedBid

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Last updated: 2026-10-01