The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) has awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Akima Facilities Operations LLC, an 8(a) certified small business, for operations and maintenance services at the Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC) in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The contract has an initial award value of $14,948,100.13 and a performance period through September 30, 2024.
Under this IDC, Akima will provide a wide range of facility management, infrastructure support, and logistics services required to sustain the ERRC's agricultural research programs. This includes HVAC, security, janitorial, architectural, electrical, and utilities maintenance. The contract was competitively awarded as a 100% 8(a) set-aside to develop specialized service providers for the USDA. Task orders issued to date cover repairs, upgrades, and daily operations across the ERRC campus, with values ranging from a few thousand to over $90,000 per order. Akima's experience delivering these types of comprehensive facilities services to federal agencies, especially under 8(a) and other socioeconomic programs, makes it well-suited to support the USDA's mission-critical research infrastructure needs in the Northeast region.