Government services
Program, AI governance and authorization support.
Kendrake delivers program, AI governance and authorization support to agencies and the companies that serve them. We also build the tooling we use: Kendrake AI Assurance turns authorization evidence into decisions that can be checked.
Who we serve
- Federal, state and local agencies.
- Prime contractors that need a small business teammate.
What we deliver
Program and product delivery
Plans, schedules, risks and reporting for software and AI programs, run to a steady cadence with clear owners.
AI governance and RMF/ATO readiness support
Map AI systems to NIST SP 800-53 and the NIST AI RMF, organize the evidence and prepare packages for assessors.
Agile delivery leadership
Release planning, delivery governance and coaching for teams that build and ship software.
Technical evaluation support
Structured review of vendor-delivered AI work against requirements, written so the government can act on it.
Core competencies
- AI system authorization readiness and RMF/ATO support
- AI governance, evaluation and risk management (NIST AI RMF)
- Secure software and platform engineering for regulated environments
- Program, product and agile release leadership
- Technical evaluation and vendor oversight for AI programs
- OSCAL, eMASS and continuous-ATO data practices
Proprietary technology: Kendrake AI Assurance
Kendrake designed and built Kendrake AI Assurance, an authorization readiness platform for AI-enabled systems. Its Kendrake Delta engine determines which authorization evidence a system change invalidates, with the rule behind every decision. The platform maps NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework to each component, grades AI evaluation results against their plans, and produces OSCAL packages and eMASS-ready POA&M files.
It is built for regulated environments: tenant isolation in the database, encrypted evidence, a tamper-evident audit trail, signed rule content, and deployment in a customer's own cloud or data center. The platform demonstrates the engineering Kendrake brings to every engagement: secure full-stack development, deterministic decision engines, standards-based data exchange, AI integration with human approval, and automated testing.
Key personnel experience
Our founder, Marc Estinville, brings this experience from his own roles with the employers named below. He holds a PMP, an MBA and a Six Sigma Black Belt.
DoD Chief Digital and AI Office, Responsible AI portfolio
With Tuknik Government Services (Koniag), the prime contractor
Senior technical program manager supporting government leads across dozens of vendor-delivered AI projects: portfolio integration, contract budget tracking, technical evaluations and leadership reporting. Subject matter expert for the Responsible AI Foundation Course.
National Reconnaissance Office
Direct government employee
Program manager for space and ground technology initiatives, with DevSecOps and agile integration.
Lockheed Martin Space Software Factory
Direct employee
Release Train Engineer and RTE Lead across eight release trains, with PI planning and delivery governance.
Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Intel
Commercial work
Enterprise technology programs: data governance, supply chain technology and change management at Microsoft, AI and machine learning product work at Amazon Web Services, and technical program management at Intel.
Company facts
- Company
- Kendrake LLC
Maryland limited liability company, small business - UEI
- SJ6KBLMNXAQ3
- NAICS
- 541611 (primary), 541512, 541618, 541690, 541990, 611430
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Contact
- [email protected]
kendrake.com
How to work with us
Send us the notice or the opportunity and the work you have in mind. We reply within one business day, and our capability statement is available on request.