Arctas

Arctas runs a research and visibility directory that profiles technology and solutions providers supporting U.S. federal government missions. The stated purpose is to help both government and industry audiences understand which companies are active, relevant, and showing momentum in federal markets, positioning the site as a discovery tool for finding partners among mission-focused vendors.

Inclusion in the directory is editorial rather than transactional. Companies are added on the basis of publicly available information, research, market activity, and direct submissions; business owners or senior executives can request that their company be added, though requests are reviewed and not always accepted. Scope is limited to companies fully registered with SAM (the federal System for Award Management) that do business specifically in the IT and consulting spaces. Arctas states that listing does not constitute endorsement, certification, ranking, or approval, and that listings may be added, updated, corrected, or removed at its discretion. Users can request corrections via a support email address.

Arctas describes itself as an independent platform that is not a government system and does not represent any federal agency. It collects limited professional and technical information such as business contact details and site usage data, states that it does not collect sensitive personal or financial information, and says it does not sell personal data. Its terms of service reserve intellectual property in site content and prohibit scraping or redistribution without permission, and are governed by U.S. law and the law of the state in which Arctas is headquartered. [0][2][4]

Business model

Arctas does not charge companies or individuals for inclusion in the directory and does not require payment information for basic use of the platform; the published sources do not describe any alternative source of revenue. Users who submit information grant Arctas a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use it to operate and improve the platform. [2][4]

No fees are charged for directory listings, and no other revenue mechanism is disclosed in the available sources. [2][4]

Traction

The sources provide no user, listing-count, revenue, or funding figures. Observable activity consists of a live directory site with FAQ and terms pages and two announcements published in January and February 2026. [0][2][3][4]

Latest developments

On January 22, 2026, OrangeSlices AI and Arctas announced a strategic alignment intended to strengthen visibility, credibility, and mission impact across the federal ecosystem, and David Blackburn was appointed CEO of Arctas. On February 9, 2026, Arctas announced the launch of the 2026 Vanguard FedCiv 250, a data-driven list produced in cooperation with OrangeSlices and HigherGov. [3]