Alvarez & Associates, LLC, (A&A) is a Washington DC based, IT solutions company selling to the federal government. In 2007, A&A was awarded the NASA SEWP lV Contract as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVO/SB) prime contractor. The NASA SEWP (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement) GWAC (Government-Wide Acquisition Contract) allows Alvarez and its partners to provide the latest in Information Technology products to any Federal Government Agency, while helping that agency achieve its SDVO set-aside credit goals.

Company Leadership: Company founder and CEO is CDR Everett Alvarez Jr., USN (Ret.) was the first U.S. combat pilot shot down over Vietnam and held as a POW for more than eight years in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton.”  Upon his return to the United States, he remained in the Navy until 1980.  His personal military decorations include the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, two Bronze Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and two Purple Heart Medals. Alvarez went on to a distinguished public service career, serving as the Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, the Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration, and Chairman of the CARES Commission, an independent panel recommending critical change within the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has been recognized with several awards including named one of the top 25 Great Federal Employees by the Center for Excellence in Government.