San Diego, California

Depth, discipline,
and delivery for federal missions.

Caretta Federal is a woman-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone certified professional services firm. Our founders combine four decades of senior technical leadership across federal programs with fifteen years of enterprise-grade account and program management, bringing senior technical judgment and disciplined execution to every task.

HUBZone WOSB VOSB Active personnel clearance
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Company data

Legal nameCaretta Federal, LLC
StructureCalifornia LLC
Principal officeSan Diego, California
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CAGE code23FU5
CertificationsHUBZone · WOSB · VOSB (SBA, Oct 2026) · set-aside and sole-source eligible
ClearanceActive personnel clearance
AcceptsSubcontracts · teaming · prime
PaymentGPC accepted for small orders
  • 541611 Administrative & general management consulting
  • 541990 Professional, scientific & technical services
  • 561110 Office administrative services
  • 541614 Process & logistics consulting
  • 541330 Engineering services
  • 541715 Physical sciences R&D
  • 541370 Surveying & mapping services (incl. hydrographic)
  • 541690 Other scientific & technical consulting
  • 541430 Graphic design services
  • 335999 Electrical equipment & components
  • 335311 Power, distribution & specialty transformers
What we do

Core capabilities

01

Technical & engineering support

Scientific and engineering expertise drawn from four decades of federal program work: subject matter expertise, test and evaluation support, technical analysis and documentation, and technical training development for any agency mission.

02

Equipment & materials supply

Sourcing, quoting, and delivery of electrical and commercial equipment, materials, and components to government specifications, through authorized distributor and manufacturer channels, with certificates of conformance, Buy American documentation, and delivery coordination to the site.

03

Technical design, graphics & signage

Design and production management of interpretive panels, exhibits, wayfinding, and printed and digital communications, delivered to federal specifications for any agency application.

04

Acquisition & contract support

Pre- and post-award administration, procurement package preparation, market research, acquisition planning documentation, and closeout support.

05

Program & project management

Program analysis, schedule and milestone tracking, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and meeting and action-item management.

06

Administrative & business process services

Executive support, records and correspondence management, data quality review, and training and event coordination.

Four decades of listening.
A firm built to answer the same day.

Two principals, zero layers. Same-day responses and direct access to the people who decide.

Recent work

Past performance

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Basin

Prime contractor · PO 140R3026P0074 · Awarded September 2026

Supply of solar field repair materials to the Boulder City, Nevada regional campus: 30 kW grid-tie inverters, 480 V distribution panels, safety switches, THHN wire, transformer, and smart metering. Delivered F.O.B. destination with manufacturer test reports and a certificate of conformance for every line item. Total small business set-aside, NAICS 335999.

Awarded 37 days after SAM activation · Buy American compliant · References on request
Who we are

Leadership

Patricia Giardina, PhD

President & CEO, Co-Founder

Physicist and U.S. Navy veteran with nearly four decades in underwater acoustics and hydrography, spanning enlisted service, government civilian service, and senior scientific roles with several of the nation’s leading defense primes, supporting programs for ONR, DARPA, and NAVSEA. IHO Category A Certified Hydrographer with deep program experience at NAVO (Stennis Space Center) and DoW Panama City Beach.

Senior Scientist · Subject Matter Expert · Active personnel clearance

Jodi Stiede

VP, Business Development, Co-Founder

Fifteen years of enterprise sales and program leadership across financial services and infrastructure technology. Built a nationwide partner program for a major U.S. bank subsidiary from launch to $570M+ in annual volume, recruiting, onboarding, and managing partner organizations ranging from small business to enterprise scale. Leads Caretta’s capture, teaming, proposals, and client delivery with a same-day-response standard.

Project Manager · Senior Program Analyst
Contact

Start a conversation.

Subcontracting goals that are hard to place, a requirement that fits our capabilities, or a teaming opportunity. We respond the same day, and we are glad to set up a 15-minute intro call. Send a solicitation number or a subcontracting goal and we will reply with a tailored capability brief.