GCC AI Jumpstart
2–3 production-ready AI workflows deployed inside your GCC or GCC-High tenant in 6–8 weeks. Governance documentation, staff training, and a 90-day expansion roadmap included. Fixed price. Nationwide delivery. SAM.gov active. The engineer who scopes it builds it.
Most government AI initiatives stall at the planning stage. Not for lack of ambition; nobody has actually deployed AI inside a GCC or GCC-High environment before, and the constraints are real. The GCC AI Jumpstart is engineered to close that gap in 6–8 weeks. You get working AI systems, not a roadmap for working AI systems. Every engagement ends with production-ready workflows your staff can operate, a governance framework your information security office can audit, and a 90-day roadmap so the next phase is already defined. Puget Sound AI delivers this engagement to federal agencies, SLTT government, and federal contractors across the United States. Remote-first delivery. SAM.gov active (UEI SU4QWJZWXY97, CAGE 17DX6). VOSB; VetCert in progress.
Deliverables: Every Engagement
Fixed scope. Defined before we start. No scope-creep billing.
Process Discovery & Workflow Mapping
Structured interviews and process documentation to identify the 2–3 highest-value workflows for your environment. Output: prioritized workflow map with technical scoping notes.
2–3 Production AI Workflows
Designed, built, tested, and deployed inside your GCC tenant. Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate flows, or AI pipelines scoped to your specific use cases. Production-ready on handoff day.
Governance Starter Framework
AI acceptable-use policy, data handling guidelines, audit logging configuration, and Purview governance settings aligned to your existing compliance posture and designed to satisfy your ISO.
Complete Documentation
Architecture diagrams, annotated source code in version control, operational runbooks, and a data flow map your security team can review. Your team must be able to operate and audit everything we deliver.
Staff Training & Knowledge Transfer
Hands-on training session for the IT staff who will own the systems post-handoff. Q&A session included. Your team leaves knowing how to operate, modify, and extend every workflow.
90-Day Expansion Roadmap
A prioritized plan for the next phase of AI deployment: what to build next, why, and in what order. Gives your agency a clear path forward without requiring another discovery engagement.
6–8 Week Engagement Structure
Four phases. Fixed scope at each phase. You know what’s happening before it starts.
Process interviews, technical environment review, workflow prioritization, and formal scope definition sign-off. Output: scoped workflow list and architecture plan.
Engineering work inside your GCC tenant: agents, flows, and pipelines built to spec. Weekly progress check-ins. Governance framework configured in parallel.
User acceptance testing with your staff, issue remediation, production deployment, documentation finalization, and security review sign-off.
Staff training session, operational runbook walkthrough, 90-day roadmap presentation, and formal handoff. You own everything from this point forward.
What Readiness Looks Like
You don’t need to be AI-ready to start. But a few things need to be in place before week one.
- Active Microsoft 365 GCC tenant with at least one licensed Copilot Studio or Power Platform environment
- A designated IT contact who can grant service principal permissions and approve connector configurations
- Agreement from your information security office to allow a scoped development engagement in your tenant (standard security review framework provided)
- At least 2–3 identifiable manual processes that consume measurable staff time and have clear inputs and outputs
- Willingness to dedicate 1–2 hours/week of IT staff time for check-ins and feedback during the build phase
Not sure if you’re ready? The AI Readiness Assessment is a 2-week fixed-price engagement that answers exactly that question and produces a prioritized roadmap so the Jumpstart scope is already defined when you’re ready to proceed.
WaTech DATA-04 and NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Washington state agencies are required under WaTech DATA-04 (effective December 11, 2025) to inventory AI systems, run risk assessments, and align to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. Every GCC AI Jumpstart engagement includes governance documentation structured to satisfy those requirements: data source documentation, audit logging configuration, monitoring controls, and an architecture record your information security officer can review. For federal agencies, the same governance framework supports your ATO boundary documentation. This is not a separate deliverable; it is part of the standard Jumpstart scope.
Fixed-Price Engagement
Fixed price agreed before work begins. Scope defined in writing at the end of Week 1 discovery. Price range reflects engagement complexity and number of workflows. Micro-purchase threshold engagements available for tightly scoped single-workflow deployments; discuss on the scoping call.
Rates benchmarked against GSA CALC market data for senior cloud architects. Available under FFP, T&M, and micro-purchase vehicles.
The Direct-Engineer Model
GCC Constraints Are Real
Nineteen production AI systems engineered this year in production GCC environments. We know which connectors are restricted, where the data residency boundaries are, and what your ISO will ask about before they ask it.
One Engineer, Start to Finish
The person who scopes your engagement is the person who builds it. No handoff from sales to delivery. No junior substitution. The expertise you evaluated is the expertise that shows up on Day 1.
Documentation-First Delivery
If we disappeared tomorrow, your team could operate, audit, and extend every system we delivered. Architecture diagrams, source code, runbooks, and staff training are required deliverables, not add-ons.
GCC-High Available
The Jumpstart is available for GCC-High environments. GCC-High engagements include a feature-parity review before build begins, verifying connector availability, Copilot Studio licensing, and Graph API endpoint access specific to the GCC-High boundary. No GCC assumption is applied to GCC-High without validation.
Nationwide Delivery; GCC and GCC-High
Puget Sound AI delivers the GCC AI Jumpstart to government agencies and federal contractors across the United States. Headquartered in Puyallup, Washington; remote-first delivery. Regional on-site service available for Tacoma | Seattle | Puget Sound agencies. VOSB; SAM.gov active (UEI SU4QWJZWXY97, CAGE 17DX6, WA UBI 605891962). Available under FFP, T&M, micro-purchase, SAP (FAR 13), and Washington Direct Buy vehicles.
GCC AI Jumpstart Questions
What types of AI workflows can the Jumpstart deliver?
Any workflow that can run inside the GCC boundary using Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power Apps, Azure AI Foundry, or PowerShell automation. Common examples include: Copilot Studio agents for policy lookup or staff Q&A, Power Automate flows eliminating manual approval chains or data entry, license or identity anomaly detection pipelines, records classification automation, or administrative AI tools using Graph API. We scope to what delivers the most measurable value in your specific environment.
Can we use the Jumpstart for a CMMC or FedRAMP-scoped environment?
Yes. Every solution is scoped to operate within the GCC boundary using only FedRAMP-authorized services. We document data flows, use least-privilege service accounts, configure audit logging, and scope all work to align with your ATO boundary. For CMMC-scoped environments, we design specifically to complement NIST 800-171 control objectives; no configuration will conflict with your compliance posture.
What if we only need one workflow, not two or three?
A single tightly scoped workflow can often be delivered under the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000) as a standalone engagement. Discuss the scope on the scoping call and we will give you a fixed-price quote for exactly what you need. The Jumpstart structure (2–3 workflows) exists because that is where the compounding value appears, but it is not a minimum.
What happens after the 8 weeks?
You own everything. No ongoing license fees, no maintenance contracts required. The 90-day roadmap gives you a prioritized plan for what to build next. Monthly retainer engagements ($4,000–$10,000/month) are available for agencies that want continued optimization and expansion, but they are entirely optional. The Jumpstart is designed to be standalone.
Can a prime contractor use the Jumpstart as a subcontracted task?
Yes. We are structured for VOSB subcontracting on federal and state/local task orders. The Jumpstart can be scoped as a deliverable-based subcontract task. UEI SU4QWJZWXY97, CAGE 17DX6, SAM active. Insurance certificates available on request.
Ready to Get AI Working in Your GCC Environment?
Book a 20-min scoping call. We’ll assess your environment and define scope in writing before any work begins.