Akima

What Akima does

Akima is a federal government solutions provider structured as a dynamic portfolio of specialized 8(a) companies, small businesses, and operating organizations. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, the company operates as an Alaska Native Corporation, which confers 8(a) program eligibility and socioeconomic contracting preferences in U.S. federal procurement. With approximately 11,000 employees — more than 26% of whom are veterans — Akima serves the U.S. Department of Defense, the military services, and civilian federal agencies across ten core capability areas: Facilities & Ground Logistics, Information Technology, Aerospace Solutions, Protective Services, Advanced Training & Readiness Solutions, Public Safety, Systems Engineering, Mission Support, Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment, and Construction. The company generates substantially all of its revenue from the U.S. federal government, with 42% of active contracts directly supporting the U.S. military.

The company's technical capabilities are concentrated in its wholly owned subsidiary Pinnacle Solutions (acquired July 2023, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama), which develops proprietary VR and AR-based maintenance training systems for advanced military platforms including the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft ($369M Air Force contract, 7.5 years) and the Amphibious Combat Vehicle ($24M Marine Corps contract, 30 months). Beyond training, Akima's portfolio companies — Cloud Lake Technology, Systems Intelligence, RiverTech, and Akima Logistics Services — deliver IT, logistics, and engineering services across defense and civilian federal missions. Other large-scale holdings include a $563M facility support services contract at Redstone Arsenal.

Revenue is generated primarily through federal government contracting — long-term contracts, task orders, IDIQ vehicles, and Other Transactional Authority (OTA) agreements — with pricing negotiated via RFPs and contract vehicles rather than published rate cards. Akima operates as both a prime contractor and through 8(a) direct awards, distributing capabilities through a federal field-sales motion targeting DoD, Air Force, Marine Corps, Army, and Missile Defense Agency programs. The company is privately held with no public listing or external funding rounds disclosed; its parent appears to be NANA Regional Corporation (an Alaska Native Corporation), which also owns the Bowhead Family of Companies.

Name

Akima

Legal name

Akima

Website

https://akima.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Akima is a privately held Alaska Native Corporation and federal government solutions provider delivering facilities, IT, aerospace, training, protective services, and mission support to the U.S. Department of Defense and civilian agencies through a portfolio of specialized 8(a) companies and approximately 11,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government Contracting Services

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), National Security (928110)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD) Systems (IMABAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Autonomous Aerial Platforms (IMABAMAC), Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Federal government contracting
• Defense support services
• Facilities management services
• Military training systems
• Information technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Contract Revenue: Akima generates revenue primarily through providing a wide range of products and services to the U.S. federal government, including defense and military clients. Revenue is derived from long-term government contracts, task orders, and professional services engagements across its portfolio of specialized companies.
2. Defense Training Systems Development: Through subsidiary Pinnacle Solutions, Akima earns revenue from designing, developing, and delivering training systems under Other Transactional Authority (OTA) contracts with the U.S. military, including simulation-based and VR training solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Akima provides full-spectrum federal government solutions through a portfolio of specialized 8(a) companies and small businesses, delivering facilities and ground logistics, information technology, aerospace, protective services, advanced training and readiness, public safety, systems engineering, mission support, furniture/fixtures/equipment, and construction services to U.S. defense and civilian agencies. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Pinnacle Solutions, Akima also designs and delivers proprietary simulation, virtual reality, and augmented reality maintenance training systems for military platforms such as the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft and Amphibious Combat Vehicles.

Product overview

Akima is a global enterprise and dynamic portfolio of specialized 8(a) companies, small businesses, and operating organizations providing full-spectrum solutions to the federal government. The company's portfolio includes Pinnacle Solutions (an acquired subsidiary providing defense-focused training and sustainment products), core capability areas spanning Facilities & Ground Logistics, Information Technology, Aerospace Solutions, Protective Services, Advanced Training & Readiness Solutions, Public Safety, Systems Engineering, Mission Support, Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment, and Construction. Key training products include the T-7A Maintenance Training System and Amphibious Combat Vehicle Suite of Maintenance Training Systems incorporating virtual and augmented reality technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cloud Lake Technology: Part of Akima portfolio, awarded contracts on Missile Defense Agency SHIELD contract.
• Systems Intelligence
• RiverTech
• Akima Logistics Services
• Bowhead Family of Companies

Quantifiable outcome

• 42% of Akima's active contracts directly support the U.S. military
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Missile Defense Agency (SHIELD Contract — portfolio companies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Akima portfolio companies Cloud Lake Technology, Systems Intelligence, RiverTech, and Akima Logistics Services were awarded contracts on the Missile Defense Agency SHIELD contract, representing a significant strategic engagement with the agency's missile defense technology programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CACI International: CACI provides federal IT, engineering, and intelligence services to DoD and civilian agencies, competing with Akima on systems engineering, mission support, and federal IT modernization programs.
• KBR: KBR is a global government services and engineering firm with significant DoD work in mission solutions, sustainment, training, and science — directly overlapping Akima's federal solutions, aerospace, and advanced training capabilities.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading federal consulting and technology services firm with broad DoD and civilian agency work in IT modernization, systems engineering, and advanced analytics — a major competitor for Akima's IT and digital solutions growth areas.
• SAIC: SAIC is a large federal IT and engineering services integrator with comparable DoD and federal civilian work in systems engineering, IT, and mission support, bidding on many of the same federal contract vehicles as Akima.
• Leidos: Leidos is a top-tier federal contractor with deep DoD, IT, systems engineering, and aerospace exposure, competing with Akima on larger civilian and defense programs across mission support and IT modernization.
• ManTech International: ManTech (now part of ManTech/HighPoint Federal IT JV following Carlyle ownership) is a federal IT and mission solutions provider with deep DoD and intelligence community work, overlapping with Akima's IT and systems engineering portfolio.
• ICF International: ICF provides federal IT modernization, mission support, and analytics services for defense, civilian, and commercial clients, competing with Akima for select IT and mission support contracts in the federal market.

Direct peers

• Vectrus: Vectrus is a mid-tier federal services provider focused on base operations, logistics, IT, and mission support for DoD clients — a closely comparable peer in scale and service mix to Akima's facilities and ground logistics offerings.
• Amentum: Amentum is a large federal services and solutions provider serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies across logistics, mission support, and aerospace — the closest mid-to-large tier peer to Akima, with overlapping base operations, training, and federal IT scope.
• Serco Inc. Serco is a global federal services provider with extensive DoD, federal civilian, and defense training work, including base operations and professional services — a directly comparable peer to Akima's full-spectrum federal solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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