Ains, LLC

Ains, LLC, doing business as Opexus, is a Washington, D.C.-based for-profit limited liability company operating as a prime contractor across 163 civilian federal agencies on a full-and-open basis, with no SBA set-aside certifications, delivering specialized software-as-a-service platforms and implementation services for Freedom of Information Act processing, case management, and audit operations.

The vendor's portfolio spans 704 prime awards with a combined potential value of $21.4 billion, though recent contract velocity has moderated—from 13 awards in 2022 to 3 awards through mid-2026. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 19% of the active portfolio and are anchored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (51 awards, $976.1 million combined potential value), the Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General (25 awards, $1.3 million), the Department of Education Office of Management (21 awards, $1.7 million), the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (18 awards, $303 thousand), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 awards, $3.8 million). By potential-value share, USAID dominates at $976.1 million, followed by the Office of Personnel Management ($63.7 million across 10 awards), GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($16.5 million across 11 awards), and the Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters ($5.3 million across 12 awards). A recompete cliff of $33.8 million spans 25 awards completing within the next twenty-four months.

Opexus's capability footprint centers on software licensing, implementation, training, and operations-and-maintenance delivery for four proprietary platforms: FOIAXpress (Freedom of Information Act case management and document workflow), eCase (case management and adaptive workflow automation), AINS EFOIA (electronic FOIA processing), and Audit Documentation Management Software. Representative prime work includes a $4.9 million General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule delivery order for FOIAXpress support to the Department of Interior Office of the Solicitor (awarded September 2024, through September 2029), a $2.9 million Social Security Administration FOIA online case management solution (awarded February 2023, through February 2028), a $3.1 million Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enterprise applications and operations support delivery order (awarded September 2023, through September 2026), a $1.2 million Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys FOIA case management software definitive contract (awarded October 2025, through September 2030), and an $8.5 million GSA Office of General Counsel FOIA case management system and support services delivery order set aside for total small business (awarded March 2023, through March 2028). The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontractor exposure in the award portfolio.

Opexus's vehicle positioning centers on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, which carries 88 task orders worth $86.7 million combined potential value and serves as the contracting vehicle for the bulk of active delivery orders. The Federal Supply Schedule GS35F4747G accounts for 342 task orders and $130.5 million in combined potential value—a vehicle substantially larger than the named MAS awards and indicating a portfolio breadth beyond the summarized contract sample. The vendor also holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract GS00K97AFD2123 (19 task orders, $8.5 million), a Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business vehicle (8 task orders, $5.7 million), and a Blanket Purchase Agreement AIDIRME000500007 (7 task orders, $9.4 million). A single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement under GSA MAS for Electronic Case Filing System support, awarded September 2025 with a $7.62 million ceiling through September 2028, represents a recent vehicle award for a federal agency Chief Procurement Officer.

The vendor's NAICS and PSC profile reflects software and IT services delivery: 468 awards under Other Computer Related Services (NAICS 541519), 42 under Software Publishers (NAICS 511210), and 35 under Computer Systems Design Services (NAICS 541512). PSC codes align with IT software delivery—186 awards under Information Technology Software, 78 under IT and Telecom–Other IT and Telecommunications, 54 under IT and Telecom–Systems Analysis, and 38 under IT and Telecom–Annual Software Maintenance Service Plans.

GSA Schedule labor categories span 20 active roles from Configuration Engineer I at $92.85/hr through Product Consultant II at $288.31/hr, covering associates-level through bachelor's-degree credentials with experience requirements from one to eight years. No security-cleared roles are offered. Median government-paid rates on SCI-reportable service contracts run $126.45/hr, with the 90th percentile reaching $142.08/hr, indicating a mid-market labor positioning on federal services work.

SCI-reported invoicing totaled $4.2 million across FY2022–FY2024 (FY2024 spike to $4 million against 0.6 FTEs; prior years under $110 thousand), reflecting a highly software-and-licensing-oriented delivery model with minimal headcount engagement on service contracts above the SCI reporting threshold. The vendor self-performs all labor on SCI-reportable contracts with zero subcontractor engagement by hours share, indicating complete internal delivery on captured service work.