ABOUT · CONNECTING OUR PAST WITH YOUR FUTURE
Fifteen years in the trenches. Now it is software.
“AI’s highest purpose is to liberate the human mind.” That is the vision. The mission is simpler: creating access to opportunities.
15 yrs
LEADING GCA
16,000+
ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTED
$35B+
IN CONTRACT AWARDS
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MISSION, FULFILLED DIFFERENTLY
OUR STORY
After 15 years leading the Government Contractors Association, assisting more than 16,000 organizations, and helping drive over $35 billion in contract awards, Govafy’s founder Abraham Xiong has worked alongside government contractors through every kind of pursuit. Govafy continues that same mission - supporting entrepreneurs, consultants, and government-focused organizations - through a new approach.
“Our mission hasn’t changed - we’re just fulfilling it differently. Being in the trenches every day with government contractors, witnessing their struggles and successes firsthand, allows us to codify those lessons into software that extends our impact.”ABRAHAM XIONG · FOUNDER
That frontline experience revealed a simple truth: most GovCon teams do not fail for lack of skill or commitment. They struggle because their tools are disconnected, their time is stretched thin, opportunities are gated by relationships, and hard-earned knowledge lives in a few people’s heads.
AI finally makes it possible to codify real-world lessons - wins, losses, patterns, best practices - into software that works alongside humans, not instead of them. Technology handles the patterns so contractors, consultants, and capture teams can handle the possibilities: creativity, strategy, and the high-value work that drives wins.
THE RECORD
2011
The Government Contractors Association
Abraham Xiong begins leading GCA: training, advocacy, and hands-on help for small businesses entering the federal market.
2011-2026
In the trenches
Fifteen years alongside contractors and industry professionals - watching the same struggles repeat: disconnected tools, gated relationships, knowledge trapped in a few heads.
16,000+
Organizations assisted
From first registrations to mature capture shops, across every agency and set-aside.
$35B+
In contract awards
The cumulative awards GCA members and clients have driven over those fifteen years.
2025
Govafy is built
The lessons get codified into software: the operating layer for federal contractors, guided by Govie.
2026
An engineering case study
Govafy becomes a project example: its architecture, technical challenges, and lessons are documented for others to explore.
Experience, translated into engineering.
I architected Govafy to connect my government contracting experience with hands-on AI engineering. I use Linear to organize the work and Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor throughout development, while owning the requirements, architecture, review, and troubleshooting. The project documents what I can build and what I’m continuing to learn.
Explore the engineering behind Govafy.
A project by Abraham Xiong. Explore the architecture, decisions, and lessons.
