Our Story

Performance Excellence Partners (PEP), an award-winning federal contractor and woman-owned small business (WOSB) with expertise in project management, workforce development, grants management, human capital, and program support services, launched its 20th year serving federal and state agencies, private sector businesses, and non-profit organizations in 2019. Under the leadership of CEO and President Rachel E. Ramirez, PEP has grown into a widely respected organization with a large and expanding clientele. In addition to being awarded two best-in-class contract vehicles, GSA HCaTS SB Pool 2 and GSA OASIS SB Pool 1, PEP holds a GSA Schedule, GSA FSS MAS (Professional Services, Business Administrative Services and Training) and is on the DOL ETA BPA contract. PEP has full- and part-time employees working at its corporate office, at client sites and at home offices across the United States. Since its inception, PEP has been a proponent of employee-focused workplace practices, retaining a diverse workforce, fostering a supportive corporate culture, and ensuring an inclusive and flexible work environment. Gratitude for the support and opportunities extended by clients and partners fuels PEP’s passion for helping and mentoring other small businesses and professionals looking to advance their careers or enter new fields. In this and other ways, PEP strives to be a light that creates a lasting impact on people, projects, and initiatives. As PEP prepares for the next 20 years and beyond, the focus remains on providing exceptional services to clients and partners through outstanding team members that exemplify PEP’s core values of applying uncommon integrity, seeking inspired solutions, creating a lasting impact, and attracting and building enduring partnerships.