Carmen Group enjoys long-term relationships with substantial clients for whom we add tangible value. We work with public and private entities to accomplish significant missions in the U.S. and around the world. We also partner with other consulting and government relations firms to coordinate large, complicated projects or to provide specialist expertise.

Our conversations with prospective clients begin with defining victory, the goal we will accomplish together. We often recommend that we be initially retained to create a strategic plan to ensure that there is a valid value proposition to pursue.

Once we have agreed upon a goal, we identify the resources necessary to accomplish it, create a scope of work and execute a contract. We identify milestones to measure progress and ensure return on investment.

Our fees are based on the hourly rates of our highly skilled professionals. Many of our clients prefer to translate the scope of work into a fixed fee arrangement, which smoothes out service peaks and simplifies accounting. We welcome performance incentive arrangements where appropriate, but do not undertake speculative projects.

We also offer grant proposal services at competitive rates. These vary depending on the size and complexity of the particular grant, but generally offer clients greater efficiency and a higher success rate than staffing the function in-house.

To get started, call Richard Masterson at 202.218.4136. He will collect information, discuss your situation with our category experts to determine how we can help you and arrange the next step—usually a substantive meeting to agree scope.

We’re a little unusual in that we insist that we identify how we can help a client accomplish a credible mission before we will take them on. But when the fit is right, we can get to work in a day and start achieving value immediately.