### Company Overview & Leadership
Akima operates as a global enterprise delivering comprehensive solutions to the federal government [1]. Headquartered in Herndon, VA [1], Akima is the largest and fastest-growing subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders. Its core mission is enabling superior outcomes for customer missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA [1]. The enterprise maintains a portfolio of small businesses, 8(a) companies, and other operating organizations, emphasizing specialized and nimble responses to customer needs [2][1]. Akima currently performs on approximately 2,000 task orders and contracts across the globe [1].
Akima’s leadership establishes a vision for the future and fosters a culture of innovation and empowerment [2]. The company’s capabilities span eight core service domains and six main technology specializations:
**Main Technology Specializations:** * Advanced Analytics / AI & Machine Learning * Cybersecurity Engineering & Development * Enterprise IT * IT Products * IT Services * Management Technology Solutions [1]
**Key Service Domains:** * Aerospace Solutions * Construction * Facilities & Ground Logistics * Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) * Information Technology * Mission Support * Protective Services * Systems Engineering [1]
Akima’s subsidiary, Affigent, functions as a turnkey IT solutions provider dedicated to helping agencies modernize their IT infrastructure, offering the flexibility of a small business supported by a $1.6 billion global enterprise [3]. Affigent partners with technology vendors including Dell Technologies, Oracle, VMware, Riverbed, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software, and Aruba [3].
**Leadership Team:** * Bill Monet, President & CEO [2] * Juvy McCarthy, President, Technology Solutions & Products Group [2] * Scott Rauer, President, Facilities Solutions Group [2] * Barry Smallwood, President, Emerging Markets Group [2] * Duncan Greene, President, Mission Systems Engineering & Technology Group [2] * Chris Jenkins, President, Construction & Security Solutions Group [2]
### Federal Market & Contracts
Akima operates as a $1.6 billion global enterprise [9] comprised of more than 40 small businesses, 8(a) companies, and operating organizations [4]. The organization maintains a significant federal market presence with over 2,000 active contracts and task orders globally [5], executing nearly 42% of its contracts with the U.S. military [8].
Akima leverages its status as an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) subsidiary [4] to offer streamlined procurement solutions. The ANC status allows the Small Business Administration (SBA) to award direct contracts (sole source) to 8(a) participants controlled by an ANC [13 CFR 124.506(b)] [4], facilitating a transition to full contract operations typically within 30 to 60 days [2]. This mechanism offers limited potential for award protest [13 CFR 124.517(a)] [4] and provides Small Disadvantaged Business Credits [13 CFR 124.109(a)(4)] [4]. Justification & Approval (J&A) is only required for 8(a) direct awards exceeding $100 million for the Department of Defense and $22 million for federal civilian agencies [15].
The company maintains extensive positions across major government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and other vehicles:
**Contract Vehicles:** * The portfolio includes extensive positions across major GWACs, such as ITES-3S(26) [1], GSA 8(a) STARS II(21) [1], and CIO-CS(17) [1]. * Affigent holds specific contract numbers for key vehicles, including CIO-CS (HHSN316201500050W) [9] and ITES-3H (W52P1J-16-D-0005) [9]. * Affigent maintains positions on NASA SEWP V (NNG15SC59B – Group C and NNG15SC24B – Group D) [9] and DHS Firstsource II (HSHQDC-13-D-00024) [9]. * Rivertech serves as an OASIS SB contract holder, enabling swift execution of both small and large magnitude orders [12]. * The organization holds 33 OASIS SB & 8(a) Pools 1, 3 & 4 contracts [1] and 26 GSA MAS: Information Technology contracts [1].
**Identifiers & Codes:** * UEI Number: J798TFMKG5P6 [6] * CAGE Code: 9JVM3 [6] * Primary NAICS code: 531390 – Other Activities Related to Real Estate [6]
### Certifications & Socioeconomic
Akima maintains a robust quality management approach, evidenced by a commitment to continual process improvement and the execution of programs against the highest quality standards [6][18]. Furthermore, mission support staff collectively hold more than 170 separate quality and operational excellence certifications [1].
**Quality Management & Clearances:** * The organization holds AS9100 and AS9110 certifications, specifically addressing quality and performance excellence for aviation, space, and defense customers [2][6]. * Affigent holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, demonstrating a commitment to quality and continuous improvement [7]. * Over 50% of the workforce maintains government security clearances [18].
Akima operates as an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) comprised of more than 40 small businesses and 8(a) companies [4]. This structure provides significant socioeconomic advantages in federal contracting:
**Socioeconomic Status & Procurement Advantages:** * Subsidiaries Akima Systems Engineering (ASE) and AGL are SBA-certified 8(a) companies wholly owned by the ANC [16][9]. * The ANC status enables streamlined procurement utilizing 8(a) direct awards, which typically result in a transition to full contract operations in 30 to 60 days [17][4]. * The ANC structure allows for direct awards up to $100 million for the Department of Defense and up to $25 million for federal civilian agencies without requiring a Justification and Approval (J&A) [4]. * ANC-owned 8(a) participants qualify for Small Disadvantaged Business Credits [13 CFR 124.109(a)(4)] [4].
### Recent News & Recognition
Akima, an enterprise with 10