WOSB Certified · PMP Credentialed · SAM.gov Active

📍 CHICAGOLAND  ·  SERVING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR NATIONALLY

Protect revenue.
Improve delivery performance.
Gain real-time visibility across every project.

IcareJobPair LLC is a WOSB-certified management consulting firm. We build and install project delivery infrastructure for organizations managing federal, state, local, and corporate contracts so your team has the systems, reporting, and governance to deliver on every project you win.

WOSB PMP NAICS 541611 UEI: DL5SWKUP61G9
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11%

of every project dollar lost to poor PM performance. On a $20M portfolio that is $2.2M burned annually. Source: PMI Pulse of the Profession

90

days to a fully operational PM delivery infrastructure your team owns and runs independently

"Built to outlast us. Designed to grow when we go."

Candace Fortson, PMP · Founder
$2.2M

burned annually on a $20M portfolio from poor PM systems

$550K

burned annually on a $5M portfolio. Source: PMI Pulse of the Profession

30

days into your engagement, PM-BASE is fully deployed on your active contracts

12+

AI-powered delivery specialists configured specifically for your contracts

About

Built by someone who ran the contracts before she consulted on them

Candace Fortson built her career inside the work before founding IcareJobPair LLC. She did not come from a consulting firm. She came from operations and project leadership, spending over a decade managing and delivering corporate and government contracts where she learned exactly where delivery breaks down and why.

"I was the admin wearing the hero cape, doing the work of a project manager without the tools, the framework, or the infrastructure. I built PM-BASE because I lived what happens when that structure is missing. And I know exactly what it costs your contracts when your team is in the same position."

Candace Fortson, PMP · Founder, IcareJobPair LLC

She holds PMP certification and brings direct federal prime contract experience, including a prime contract with USDA. She architected the PM-BASE Framework from the ground up as a proprietary delivery infrastructure system, not borrowed methodology. IcareJobPair LLC is WOSB-certified, SAM.gov active, and registered across NAICS 541611, 541618, and 541690.

Endorsed By

Lee R. Lambert

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF PMP CERTIFICATION

WOSB Certified PMP Credentialed SAM.gov Active UEI: DL5SWKUP61G9 CAGE: 9T2V1

Who We Serve

Three buyers. Three urgent problems. One firm that solves all of them.

Small and Mid-Size Businesses

Your team is already doing PM work. The question is whether it is protecting your contracts

The PM-BASE Foundation Engagement installs a complete delivery infrastructure across all your active contracts in 90 days. Governance, reporting, risk tracking, and team development built in. Your team runs it. You own it permanently. We exit.

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Corporate and Government Contractors

You need delivery infrastructure that protects your CPARS and wins your next bid

IcareJobPair brings WOSB certification, PMP-credentialed PM leadership, and a deployable delivery infrastructure system to your active contracts. COR-ready reporting, scope control, risk tracking, and stakeholder communication installed by Day 30.

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State and Local Agencies

You need a contractor who delivers on time, documents everything, and makes your program look good

IcareJobPair brings structured project delivery to your programs from day one. Milestone tracking, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication that meets your oversight requirements. WOSB certified. PMP credentialed. Built to perform, not just participate.

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As Seen and Heard

"Adding Fractions to Make You Whole"

NMSDC Capital Region MBEIC · Featured Panelist

Selected by NMSDC as a fractional executive panelist to address 40+ MBE business owners on building infrastructure for sustainable growth. Here is the stat shared with the room:

Candace Fortson as Featured Panelist at NMSDC Capital Region MBEIC - Adding Fractions to Make You Whole

NMSDC Capital Region MBEIC · Candace Fortson, IcareJobPair LLC · Featured Panelist

"For every dollar spent, $0.11 is lost to poor project management. On a $5M contract, that is $550,000 walking out the door. Not because the team was not talented. Not because the tools were wrong. Because the infrastructure was not there."

Candace Fortson, PMP · NMSDC Capital Region Panel
40+ MBE Business Owners
in Attendance
819 LinkedIn Impressions
Post-Panel
NMSDC Capital Region
MBEIC Featured Panelist

Now in conversation with PMI Channel Partnerships

Your best operations person is already doing PM work.
They do not know they qualify for the PMP.

PM-RISE is our 90-day cohort that surfaces hidden project managers, builds their audit-ready PMI application, and hands them to an ATP prepared. For PMI chapters, workforce organizations, and HR leaders.

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What We Offer

Every engagement builds infrastructure your contracts require

From a $97 starter toolkit to a full 90-day delivery install, you own the system when we leave. Engagement pricing is scoped in a discovery conversation.

Not ready for a full engagement? Start with PMO in a Box for $97 and get your team managing projects like a PMP today. Get It Now →
FLAGSHIP

PM-BASE Foundation Engagement

Our core 90-day infrastructure install. Four delivery categories. 12+ AI-powered specialists configured to your active contracts. Your team owns everything at Day 90. Engagement scope and investment confirmed in your discovery call.

  • Project Health diagnostic across all active contracts
  • 12+ PM-BASE AI specialists configured per contract
  • Weekly Status and Risk Review systems installed
  • PM Prompt Library your team owns permanently
  • CPARS-ready documentation on every active contract
  • 30-day post-engagement support guide included
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FREE ASSESSMENT

PM-BASE Readiness Score

12 questions. 4 delivery categories. One score that tells you exactly where your project infrastructure is failing before a contract does. No email required to see your result.

  • Build, Align, Standardize, Elevate scoring
  • Four-tier readiness rating returned instantly
  • Specific gap analysis per delivery category
  • Direct path into the Foundation engagement
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ENTRY POINT

PM-BASE Live Implementation Workshop

Four hours. Your real contract. Four AI delivery specialists run live against your actual work. Your infrastructure gaps surface without anyone naming them. Workshop investment credits toward your Foundation engagement within 30 days.

  • Private, single-firm session only
  • Resource, Budget, Status, and Bid specialists live
  • Real contract input, real output, real gaps surfaced
  • Full credit toward Foundation if you engage within 30 days
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APPLICATION ONLY

PM-BASE Infrastructure Install

For GovCon and MBE firms ready to deploy a fully configured AI-powered project delivery team across every active contract. Built. Installed. Handed off. Your team runs it. Applications reviewed within 48 hours.

  • Full PM-BASE AI Delivery Team deployed across all contracts
  • Configured specifically to your contracts, not generic
  • Revenue-qualified applicants only
  • Limited engagements accepted per quarter
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B2C TRAINING

PM-RISE Cohort

For coordinators and EAs already doing PM work without the title or the credential. 12 sessions. 90 days. PMP-ready at graduation. Your organization's hidden talent, elevated and credentialed.

  • Up to 6 participants per cohort
  • 19-tab PMP application workbook included
  • Between-session AI coaching included
  • Warm ATP partner handoff at Day 90

"Why would you let such valuable talent walk out the door? Why not invest in your people and put them on the pathway to certification?"

LEE R. LAMBERT · ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF PMP CERTIFICATION
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START HERE · $97

PMO in a Box

Not ready for the full engagement? Start here. A complete PMO toolkit that lets your team manage projects like a PMP without hiring one. Templates, frameworks, and structure you can put to work today.

  • PMI-aligned project management templates
  • Ready to use on your active contracts immediately
  • The foundation before the Foundation engagement
  • Instant digital download via Gumroad
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RESOURCE

Capability Statement

Download our current capability statement for WOSB subcontracting partnerships and teaming opportunities. Formatted and ready for your next bid package or prime portal registration.

  • WOSB Certified · MBE Pending · SAM.gov Active
  • PMP Credentialed Principal
  • Federal past performance: USDA Federal Prime 2024
  • NAICS 541611, 541618, 541690 · UEI: DL5SWKUP61G9
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Important Distinction

PM-BASE is not another tool.
It is the infrastructure that makes
your tools actually work.

You already have Jira. Microsoft Project. Monday.com. Smartsheet. PM-BASE does not replace any of them. It is the AI-powered delivery governance layer that sits on top of whatever systems you already have and makes them actually protect your contracts.

"Most GovCon teams use AI the way people used Google in 2005. They type a question, get an answer, copy and paste, and move on. No structure. No governance. No memory. The same question gets asked three different ways by three different people and gets three different outputs."

PM-BASE gives your existing AI a framework, a configured job to do on every active contract, and the governance controls that make it safe to use on government work. You are not switching tools. You are finally putting the tools you have to work.

✓

Works with your existing tools

PM-BASE sits on top of Jira, Microsoft Project, Monday, Smartsheet, or any system you already use. No migration. No replacement. No ramp-up time.

✓

AI as an assistant, not a replacement

The PM-BASE AI Delivery Team assists your people. It drafts, suggests, and flags. Your team decides. Every output requires human review before it reaches a stakeholder or a COR.

✓

Built-in AI governance

Every engagement includes an AI governance protocol. No sensitive contract data enters any AI tool without controls. CUI-aware. CMMC-conscious. Human review checkpoints built into every workflow.

PM-BASE Readiness Score

Know exactly where your delivery infrastructure stands

12 questions across the four PM-BASE delivery houses. One score. Returned instantly. No email required to see your result. Your gaps, named specifically.

BBuild

Project House: charter, scope, schedule, closeout

AAlign

Infrastructure House: resources, budget, systems

SStandardize

Performance House: reporting, risk, governance

EElevate

Elevation House: communication, learning, growth

Where does your delivery infrastructure score?

You receive a scored result across all four B-A-S-E categories, a readiness tier, and a specific gap analysis. Not generic advice. Your actual infrastructure gaps, named.

Reactive Emerging Structured Scalable
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Application Only

PM-BASE Infrastructure Install

A fully configured PM-BASE AI Delivery Team deployed across every active contract your firm holds. Built in 90 days. Handed off to your team. Runs without us after Day 1 training.

01

Apply and Qualify

A short application captures your contract portfolio and revenue range. We review and confirm fit before scheduling anything.

02

Discovery and Diagnostic

A focused 30-minute call maps your active contracts, team structure, and the specific delivery gaps the install will close.

03

Build and Configure

We build your PM-BASE AI Delivery Team: 12+ specialists configured to your contracts, your team, and your governance cadence. Fully deployed by Day 30.

04

Train and Hand Off

Your team is trained on the system. You receive the PM Prompt Library, governance calendar, and a 30-day post-install guide. We exit. The infrastructure stays.

This engagement is selective. Here is why.

The PM-BASE Infrastructure Install produces results only when the firm is ready to implement. We review every application before scheduling a call.

Active GovCon or MBE firm with at least one federal or state contract
Annual contract revenue of $500K or above
A principal or operations lead who will own the system post-install
Commitment to the full engagement, not just the tools
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Insights

Thought Leadership

All Articles on LinkedIn
GovCon Strategy

Your Team Is Already Doing PM Work. The Question Is: Are They Protecting Your Contracts?

Most GovCon small businesses have someone managing contracts without a framework. Here is what that costs at CPARS time and how to close the gap in 90 days.

Candace Fortson, PMP · IcareJobPair LLC PM-BASE Framework

The 4 Houses Every Delivery Infrastructure Needs

Build. Align. Standardize. Elevate. What each one means for your active contracts and your CPARS record.

Candace Fortson, PMP Hidden PM Pathway

From EA to PMP: The Credential Your Best Operations Person Does Not Have Yet

The coordinators already doing 60% of PM work. How to get them PMP-ready in one cohort.

Candace Fortson, PMP

Ready to Move?

One conversation tells us
exactly what your contracts need

A 30-minute diagnostic conversation that names exactly where your delivery infrastructure is exposed and what it takes to fix it.

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