Defense Growth Firm

From capable
to contracted.

Senior defense leadership, Fortune 50 operating discipline, and the Wire Intelligence engine, applied to help companies win Department of Defense contracts.

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Darren L. Werner & Associates is led by the former Commanding General of TACOM, the command responsible for the Army's ground vehicle and equipment enterprise. We know how the Army buys because we ran the organization that buys it.

What we do

How the work
gets won.

Whether you are an established defense contractor or a commercial manufacturer entering the market, DLW helps you identify the right opportunities, position to win, and compete for Department of Defense contracts. Great companies lose defense business not for lack of capability, but for lack of access, positioning, and a disciplined process. We close that gap.

01

Opportunity Qualification

Which pursuits are real, winnable, and worth your resources, decided on evidence, not optimism.

02

Capture Strategy

A structured plan to shape, position, and win a specific pursuit before the RFP ever drops.

03

Competitive Positioning

Where you win, where you don't, and the discriminators that move an evaluator.

04

Teaming & Partnerships

The right primes, subs, and partners, and the introductions that actually open doors.

05

Customer Engagement

A call plan into the program office that builds the relationships wins are made of.

06

Proposal & Executive Business Development

Proposal support and senior, executive-level business development behind every pursuit.

The Platform

Wire Intelligence.

Wire Intelligence is the operating system behind the firm, the engine powering every DLW engagement, not a product we sell. It sources real opportunities and builds intelligence from federal records, with sources cited. When the data is ambiguous, it holds instead of guessing, so what reaches you is something you can stand behind.

Founders

Operators, not
spectators.

DLW combines three things most firms cannot: senior defense leadership, Fortune 50 operating discipline, and the Wire Intelligence engine. That combination is what turns capability into contracts.

Major General Darren L. Werner
Major General Darren L. Werner
Principal · U.S. Army, Retired

More than three decades of leadership across the U.S. Army and the defense enterprise, with relationships built at the highest levels of government and industry.

Throughout my career, I saw innovative companies solving critical problems for our military but struggling to navigate the acquisition environment. DLW exists to help them gain traction and reach the customers who need them most.

Jesse Johnson
Jesse Johnson
Operating Partner

A career spanning Fortune 50 operations and security, built on a 20-year Army Aviation career, bringing the structured capture process and operational discipline that turn capability into contracts.

Many smaller companies have exceptional technology and expertise. What they lack is the structured capture process, positioning, and early access to compete effectively. DLW closes that gap.

How we engage

It starts with
a brief.

01

The Brief

A complimentary, sourced read on your position and where you can compete.

02

The Assessment

A focused path-to-contract assessment that proves the value.

03

The Retainer

Ongoing capture intelligence and senior business development support as the recurring core.

04

The Sprint

A premium, outcome-tied push to win a specific pursuit.

Get started

Tell us where you
want to compete.

Every engagement starts with a brief, and an honest read on where you can win.

Prefer email? info@dlwdefense.com