The Top Government Contracts Won by Akima, LLC
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The Top Government Contracts Won by Akima LLC
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The top government contracts won by Akima, LLC are key to advancing federal missions involving construction, logistics, national security, information technology, engineering systems, and system application. Akima’s native origins empower the company to continuously develop products and services.

 

What are the top government contracts won by Akima, LLC?

 

Outlined below are the prime government contracts won by Akima, LLC and their significant contributions to defense, air force, and energy missions. 

 

Akima and Amentum JV Secured U.S. Air Force Contract for Oklahoma Air Force Base Operation and Management Services

Oklahoma Air For Force Base Operation and Management Services
U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk from Tinker Air Force Base, licensed under public domain
  • Contracting activity: U.S. Air Force (USAF)
  • Value: $334 million
  • Contract date: December 8, 2022

 

In December 8, 2022, the USAF tapped into Akima Range Readiness Operations (ARRO) to complete the Civil Engineering Services-Operations Management (CESOM) contract for the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The CESOM contract is the U.S. Air Force’s largest facility operations and management contract to date.

 

Under the $334 million contract, ARRO will provide responsive installation and support services that encompass natural and human-built infrastructure at the Tinker Air Force Base. Additionally, CESOM entails supervising over 400 employees as it deploys continuous modernization and enhancement operations that bolster the air base’s installation operations, supply chain management, and warfighting expeditionary capabilities. 

 

Akima Range Readiness Operations is a joint venture between Amentum and RiverTech, an Akima LLC subsidiary. ARRO will integrate its expert civil engineering and operations management capabilities to complete CESOM orders by 2029.

 

Akima Intra-Data Won Contract Line-item Numbers Deal for Keesler Air Force Base Operation Support

Keesler Air Force Base Operation Support
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  • Contracting activity: U.S. Air Force
  • Value: $200 million
  • Contract type: Hybrid (firm-fixed-price with cost-reimbursable contract line-item numbers)
  • Contract date: June 12, 2023

 

Akima Intra-Data (AID) achieved a milestone on June 12, 2023, when it landed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to deliver base operations support for the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. As an Akima LLC subsidiary, it specializes in a wide range of base operations and logistics capabilities aimed at ensuring smooth processes and secure warehouse storage.

 

AID was awarded $199.8 million to perform management and engineering services to maintain the training installation for the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base. The subsidiary is tasked to complete the contract orders by 2030. Scott Rauer, President of Akima’s Facilities Solution Group, highlighted that this contract award demonstrates Akima’s decades of expertise in providing advanced aerospace solutions and the confidence and trust the USAF has in Akima.

 

Akima TrueStone Won Tobyhanna Army Depot Maintenance Support Contract

Tobyhanna Army Depot Maintenance Support Contract
U.S. Army photo from army.mil
  • Contracting activity: U.S. Army
  • Value: $194 million
  • Contract date: March 30, 2023

 

TrueStone, an Akima LLC company dedicated to enabling customers to achieve sustainable business success and superior project results, made a breakthrough when it landed the U.S. Army’s depot maintenance support contract for the Tobyhanna Depot on March 30, 2023. With potential contract funds of $194 million, Akima TrueStone was tasked with providing logistics and engineering technician services to the Army’s Tobyhanna Depot.

 

Through this agreement, TrueStone will be enhancing the branch depot’s capacity to provide excellent logistics support for C5ISR systems within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Tobyhanna Depot is the DoD’s largest full-service electronics maintenance facility. Akima TrueStone is tasked with completing the contract requirements by 2028.

 

Akima Aperture Secured an I.T. and Engineering Services Contract for the Navy’s Programmatic Engineering Logistics Support Incubator Program

Akima Aperture Naval I.T. and Engineering Services Contract
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  • Contracting activity: Naval Information Warfare Center
  • Value: $114 million
  • Contract type: Multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)
  • Contract date: March 2, 2021

 

On March 2, 2021, the Naval Information Warfare Center awarded Akima Aperture a multiple-award IDIQ contract to support its Programmatic Engineering Logistics Support Incubator program. Under the contract valued at $114 million, the Akima subsidiary will provide various engineering and information technology services to enhance the Department of Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic.

 

Add to that, Akima Aperture has to compete for individual task orders within the order period of five years. Akima Aperture is the subsidiary responsible for delivering trusted maritime engineering solutions suitable for various portfolios of the DoD. The company’s offerings include supporting legacy environments, building future systems, and modernizing C5ISR operations for mission experts.

 

Akima Infrastructure Services Landed Staff Augmentation Contract to Support the Department of Energy Y-12 National Security Complex

Akima Subsidiary Landed Staff Augmentation Contract from the DoE
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  • Contracting activity: Consolidated Nuclear Security
  • Value: $63 million
  • Contract date: October 27, 2022

 

Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima LLC subsidiary, secured a contract from Consolidated Nuclear Security to support the Department of Energy’s (DoE) staff augmentation program on December 19, 2022. With a contract value of $63 million, the Akima subsidiary was tasked with providing engineering capabilities and professional and technical services to address the energy department’s program needs.

 

The efforts will cover two of DoE’s facilities–notably the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee–vital for the management of the U.S. nuclear supply, storage and dismantlement of nuclear assets, and reduction of global nuclear threats.

 

Akima Infrastructure Services’ prime objective is to direct flexible, affordable, and high-quality distributed learning platforms befitting the needs of military and civilian organizations. AIS and its partners, Strata-G LLC and the Pinnacle Specialty Group, are bound to complete the contract’s terms and task orders by 2025.

 

Akima RiverTech Landed Ninth Air Force Management and Integration Services Contract

Ninth Air Force Management and Integration Services Contract
Ninth Air Force STAFFEX 18-5 [Image 2 of 2], by Amanda Dick, from DVIDS, licensed under public domain
  • Contracting activity: USAF Ninth Air Force
  • Value: $11 million
  • Contract type: OASIS Small Business Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Pool 1
  • Contract date: July 26, 2023

 

Akima RiverTech marked a significant milestone when it secured a contract for delivering management and integration services to the USAF’s Ninth Air Force on July 26, 2023. The contract has a potential total contract value of $11 million and an order period of five years.

 

Under the contract, RiverTech will perform training, operational management, systems engineering, integration services, and global force management capabilities suitable for the U.S. Central Command requirements. Added to that, the Akima subsidiary will support the Joint Data Network by implementing direct, strategic operational planning support and facilitating operational planning for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare missions.

 

RiverTech is an Akima company focused on implementing enterprise IT services that enable mission success, communications dominance, and superior command and control of forces across the globe.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

What kind of corporation is Akima LLC?

Akima LLC is an Alaska Native Corporation focused on delivering cutting-edge solutions befitting customers’ missions and Iñupiat shareholders’ interests. The company’s portfolio includes services encompassing construction, information technology, aerospace solutions, protective services, systems engineering, furniture and equipment, and facilities and logistics management.

 

Where is Akima’s headquarters?

Akima LLC is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with satellite offices located in various countries worldwide. The company currently employs over 9,500 employees empowered to support critical customer missions.

 

What are Akima LLC subsidiaries?

Akima LLC spearheads more than 20 companies specializing in various offerings suitable for the federal government. Some of the notable subsidiaries operating under Akima include Akima Intra-Data, Akima Aperture, Akima Construction Services, Akima TrueStone, and Akima RiverTech.

 

Akima LLC Government Contracts: Propelling National Missions Forward

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Logo from Akima

Akima is considered as the largest and also the fastest-growing among the subsidiaries of the native Alaskan corporation, NANA. It aims to foster a world that is safe, sustainable, efficient, and consistent with Iñupiat values. These values stemmed from the way of life and beliefs of the Iñupiat, the indigenous people that inhabit several Alaskan villages.

 

Above all, the prime objective of Akima LLC is to extend its expertise and dynamic portfolio to provide solutions and products to customers promptly and to cater to their mission requirements.

 

Through the top government contracts Akima has won, crucial national missions are advanced forward, superior outcomes are achieved, and the security, safety, and wellness of the nation and native communities are established.

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TMF Casts Net for 21st Century IDEA Implementation Proposals
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TMF Casts Net for 21st Century IDEA Implementation Proposals

The Technology Modernization Fund Board is soliciting proposals from federal agencies in need of funding for projects to implement the two specific areas of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act: web accessibility improvement and digitization of public-facing forms.

TMF said its program management office within the General Services Administration will help agencies determine the level of funding and other resources required to carry out their projects.

“The PMO will also help agencies determine what level of project repayment is appropriate,” the TMF notice reads.

TMF Board has provided templates for initial project proposals covering the two specific areas of the law and will accept submissions through Sept. 22 on a rolling basis.

The board noted it may accept submissions after the Sept. 22 deadline and approve proposals based on TMF’s available funding.

ODNI to Conduct Research on Overcoming Barriers to Commercial Satellite Data Usage
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ODNI to Conduct Research on Overcoming Barriers to Commercial Satellite Data Usage

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is requesting industry respondents to provide information on factors hindering the use of commercial remote sensing data and analytic services for defense and intelligence applications.

ODNI is conducting a study to examine ways to overcome the challenges faced by commercial analytic product providers when looking to conduct business with the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, according to a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov.

Per the request for information, commercial space remote sensing data includes satellite imagery and non-imagery-derived geospatial information such as automated identification system data and radio frequency-derived algorithms.

Interested parties have until Sept. 22 to submit comments.

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Law Firm Partner Henry Liu Named FTC Bureau of Competition Director
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Law Firm Partner Henry Liu Named FTC Bureau of Competition Director

Henry Liu, formerly a partner at Washington, D.C.-headquartered law firm Covington & Burling, has been appointed director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition.

Liu litigated complex antitrust cases and served as lead counsel in various antitrust matters at the appellate and trial levels during his 14-year career at Covington & Burling, FTC said Tuesday.

“His experience and expertise will equip the Commission to continue tackling unfair methods of competition and protecting the American public from unlawful business practices,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan.

Earlier in his career, Liu served as a law clerk to the Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Liu sits on the board of directors at Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, which provides legal and social services to immigrants at risk of deportation and detention in the Capital region.

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IARPA Names 5 Contractors for Garment Sensor Integration Program
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IARPA Names 5 Contractors for Garment Sensor Integration Program

Three companies, one university and a nonprofit organization have won contracts from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to equip clothing with sensor systems intended for government data gathering work.

Leidos, Arete, Nautilus Defense, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and SRI International will conduct research efforts to support the Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems program, the agency said Tuesday.

IARPA sought ideas from the business, academic and nonprofit sectors on incorporating audio recording, video and photography and geolocation tools into fabrics to facilitate the development of a computerized garment for potential use by intelligence, defense and federal law enforcement personnel.

“To date no group has committed the time and resources necessary to fashion the first integrated electronics that are stretchable, bendable, comfortable, and washable like regular clothing,” said Dawson Cagle, manager of IARPA’s SMART ePANTS program.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America will help the agency track research progress under the estimated 42-month program.

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Ed Siskel to Succeed Stuart Delery as White House Counsel
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Ed Siskel to Succeed Stuart Delery as White House Counsel

Ed Siskel, former deputy White House counsel and deputy assistant to the president during the Obama administration, has been appointed by President Joe Biden as chief counsel.

Siskel will take over for Stuart Delery, effective in September, the White House announced Tuesday.

In his new role, Siskel will lead the White House legal team in formulating policies and executive actions, as well as addressing matters to defend the agenda of the president and the interest of the American public.

Siskel most recently served as chief legal officer of Grosvernor Holdings, a private equity firm. Prior to that, he spent two years as corporation counsel for the city of Chicago.

His experience in government service includes roles in the U.S. Supreme Court, Department of Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.

He also worked for international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, from 2002 to 2005 and then again from 2014 to 2017.

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Space Force Picks 2 Institutions Under University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0 Program
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Space Force Picks 2 Institutions Under University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0 Program

The U.S. Space Force has selected the Regents of University of Colorado Boulder and Virginia Tech to pursue applied research in the areas of space domain awareness and beyond geostationary Earth orbit operations.

The two lead institutions selected through the University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0 program will receive $6.4 million in combined funding, Space Force said Tuesday.

The selected proposals’ focus areas include decision-making and simulations, workforce development, sensing and astrodynamics trajectory design and optimization.

UCRO is a Space Force program that funds partnered universities to help them conduct applied research and develop and demonstrate space technologies that could be integrated with other space capabilities of the U.S. government.

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Deborah Lee James Shares Thoughts on Adding New Vendor to National Security Space Launch Program
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Deborah Lee James Shares Thoughts on Adding New Vendor to National Security Space Launch Program

Deborah Lee James, chair of the Defense Business Board and former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, said opening up the National Security Space Launch program to the addition of a third launch provider would endanger assured access to space for the country’s most critical satellites.

“Although I’m all for competition … I’m flatly against lowering the standards of the certification process for high-risk launches. And I’m also against allowing a vendor who has not yet successfully launched to compete on the basis of a paper proposal alone,” James, a previous Wash100 awardee, wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Defense News.

According to James, Space Force indicated that the addition of another vendor to support the second lane’s missions could raise costs by more than $5 billion and reduce the incentive for contractors to submit price-competitive offers.

“These realities have not changed over the last six months, so neither should Space System Command’s procurement strategy,” she added.

In July, the Space Force announced plans to bring on a third provider to handle more difficult launch missions under the third phase of the NSSL program by implementing a “dual-lane” approach to acquisition.

SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are responsible for launch services via NSSL Phase 2 contracts awarded in August 2022.

Brig. Gen. Ed Barker Wants to Prioritize Strategic Partnership as Army’s IEW&S Program Exec Officer
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Brig. Gen. Ed Barker Wants to Prioritize Strategic Partnership as Army’s IEW&S Program Exec Officer

As the new program executive officer of intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors at the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. Ed Barker said he plans to prioritize stakeholder management, review of strategic partners’ needs and building their organizational agility.

In an interview on C4ISRNET, Barker said he intends to meet with program managers in September to do a deep dive of their branch’s projects and goals as part of continuous assessments at PEO IEW&S.

He highlighted their outlook for deep sensing technology, which is being applied to experimental military assets such as the terrestrial layer system.

“We’re welcoming the conversation about deep sensing because we know we’re ready to contribute,” Barker explained. “With TLS or TITAN as examples, I think what that means is they may end up at a different echelon, and there may be more or fewer at that echelon, as the Army goes to this more centralized management, and then pushing those capabilities down to the brigade combat team. I think we need to be prepared to adjust for that, across the portfolio.”

When asked about the transition process between him and former IEW&S program executive officer Mark Kitz, Barker said that both of them had very similar leadership and problem-solving approaches. “There is definitely a different level of responsibility that the PEO has that the deputy doesn’t have,” the new PEO remarked. “Things like being the approving official for the networks and stuff…Mark helped me navigate that.”

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DARPA Releases Program Announcement for AI Exploration Initiative
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DARPA Releases Program Announcement for AI Exploration Initiative

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a new funding opportunity announcement to enable exploratory research on a broad range of topics related to artificial intelligence.

A notice posted Monday on SAM.gov states that DARPA seeks to enter into other transaction agreements with multiple vendors to research and develop “third wave” AI applications that address the limitations of first and second-wave technologies.

The AI Exploration program is part of DARPA’s broader AI investment strategy to help maintain the U.S. technological advantage in the area.

DARPA will issue AIE opportunities via targeted presolicitation notices that will be open for 30 days from publication.

Selected prototype projects may include proofs of concept, pilots, novel applications of commercial technologies for defense purposes and design and demonstration of technical or operational utility.

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