Far West Ventures

What Far West Ventures does

Far West Ventures Inc. (FWVI) is a private federal professional services firm established in 2002 and headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Far West Inc., an Alaska Native Village Corporation (ANC) representing the shareholders of Chignik Bay, Alaska. FWVI provides acquisition, contracting, and program management support services to U.S. Department of Defense clients, with documented past performance supporting the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment (OASA I,E&E) and Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG). The company graduated from the SBA 8(a) program in 2016 and retains small business size standard status under its primary NAICS code 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting).

FWVI's core service offering centers on federal acquisition lifecycle support, including development of Acquisition Requirements Packages, Acquisition Strategy Documents, Source Selection Plans, RFPs, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, and Independent Government Cost Estimates. The firm also provides complementary IT support services covering SharePoint Development, Business Analysis, and Business Object Administration to assist federal contracting personnel with execution of acquisition workflows. The company employs between 11 and 50 staff and operates from a single Anchorage office, with service delivery extending into Virginia and Maryland in support of its Army client footprint. There is no platform-based product offering, and revenue is generated exclusively through direct federal contracts rather than through a channel, partner, or reseller network.

FWVI's go-to-market is direct federal field sales, with marketing limited to its corporate website and capability statement distribution via email. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm retains its ANC subsidiary and small business classifications, which provide eligibility for set-aside and preferential federal procurement vehicles, though no disclosed contract recompetes, new awards, or strategic transactions have been recorded in the source material since the 2016 8(a) graduation. The company has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or public market presence, with governance flowing entirely through its ANC parent entity.

Name

Far West Ventures

Legal name

Far West Ventures Inc.

Website

https://fwv-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Far West Ventures Inc. is a small, ANC-owned federal professional services firm providing acquisition, contracting, and program management support to U.S. Army organizations under NAICS 541611, complemented by SharePoint and business analysis IT support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Contract Management Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Government contract support
• Acquisition management services
• Federal program management
• Contract administration consulting
• IT support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: Revenue generated through government contracts providing acquisition, contracting, and program management support services to federal agencies including the U.S. Army. Services include developing acquisition requirements packages, acquisition strategy documents, source selection plans, RFPs, quality assurance surveillance plans, and independent government cost estimates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Far West Ventures Inc. provides professional acquisition, contracting, and program management support services to U.S. federal government agencies, developing acquisition requirements packages, acquisition strategy documents, source selection plans, requests for proposals, quality assurance surveillance plans, and independent government cost estimates. The firm also delivers complementary IT support services, including SharePoint Development, Business Analysis, and Business Object Administration, to enable execution of contracting requirements.

Product overview

Far West Ventures Inc. is a professional services firm offering a single integrated suite of consulting services centered on acquisition, contract, and program management support for government clients. The core offering is Professional Acquisition, Contract and Program Management Support Services, supplemented by IT Support Services (including SharePoint Development, Business Analysis, and Business Object Administration) that complement and enable the execution of contracting requirements. The company operates as a small business under NAICS code 541611 and does not maintain a platform-plus-modules product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Acquisition, Contract and Program Management Support Services Core consulting service providing acquisition, contracting, and program management support to federal government agencies. Includes development of Acquisition Requirements Packages (with Statements of Work or Procurement Work Statements), Acquisition Strategy Documents, Source Selection Plans, Sections L&M Requests for Proposals, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, and Independent Government Cost Estimates. Targeted at U.S. federal agencies, particularly Department of Defense organizations.
• IT Support Services IT support services including SharePoint Development, Business Analysis, and Business Object Administration to assist federal agencies with the execution of contracting and IT support requirements. Provided as a complementary offering to the core acquisition and program management support services.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SAIC: Major federal IT and professional services integrator providing acquisition, logistics, and program management support across DoD - directly comparable offer-set to FWVI with established Army past performance.
• CACI International: Federal contractor focused on defense and intelligence services including acquisition support, program management, and IT services to Army and DoD agencies - competes in the same NAICS 541611 space as FWVI.
• Chenega Professional & Technical Services: Federal services subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation - competes with FWVI for ANC preferential and small-business set-aside contracts and delivers analogous acquisition, program management, and IT support services to DoD.
• Bowhead (UIC): Federal contracting subsidiary of Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation, an Alaska Native Village Corporation - same ANC ownership architecture as FWVI providing acquisition, IT, and program management support to DoD clients.
• Doyon Government Group: Federal contracting arm of Doyon, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation - delivers acquisition, logistics, and program management support to DoD and federal agencies in competition with FWVI for government contracts.
• ICF International: Professional services firm delivering management consulting, IT, and program support to federal clients including DoD - comparable acquisition and program management support services with similar NAICS 541611 orientation.

Emerging players

• Planet Technologies: SharePoint and Microsoft-focused federal IT services provider with DoD and federal civilian clients - directly comparable to FWVI's SharePoint development and Business Analysis IT support practice.
• Aptive Resources: Small federal professional services firm providing acquisition support, program management, and communications services to VA and other federal agencies - similar scale and acquisition support focus as FWVI.

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal management and technology consulting firm providing acquisition, program management, and IT support to DoD and federal civilian agencies - overlaps FWVI's core market but at vastly greater scale and with much broader capabilities.
• Leidos: Large federal contractor with significant DoD and Army presence in systems integration, professional services, and program management - same broad procurement support category as FWVI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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