Aksum Inc. (Us)

Aksum Inc. (Us), doing business as Aksum Consulting Inc., is an SBA 8(a) certified minority-owned, black American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Bowie, Maryland, that provides IT professional services to federal agencies as both a prime contractor on GSA schedules and as a subcontractor to larger defense primes. The vendor operates as a Subchapter S corporation under primary NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and competes predominantly under the 8(a) program, with all recent awards either sitting on 8(a)-eligible vehicles or routed through prime relationships.

Aksum's federal footprint is nascent but anchored to two distinct customer streams. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for the vendor's only prime award—a multiple-award Federal Supply Schedule contract effective October 12, 2023 through October 11, 2028 with a $500 thousand ceiling. The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service appears as a customer through subcontract work under the Alliant II GWAC, where Aksum subcontracts to Peraton Inc. on an Infrastructure Shared Services Bridge Extension task order awarded February 18, 2026. Combined potential value across both awards is $500 thousand, with $278 thousand obligated to date (56% of ceiling).

Aksum's capability portfolio on the GSA schedule spans 56 labor categories across the IT professional services spectrum—business intelligence analysts, computer systems analysts, database administrators, information security analysts, IT project managers, software developers, technical writers, and web developers—at junior through subject matter expert experience levels. Hourly rates on the schedule run $75.54 to $233.49 fully burdened, with a bachelor's degree baseline education requirement and no security-cleared roles offered. Representative pricing positions junior software QA engineers at $75.54 per hour, journeyman information security analysts at $144.61 per hour, and senior management analysts at $233.49 per hour, allowing Aksum to bid labor on a multi-agency basis through published price lists rather than competitive task order solicitation.

The Service Contract Inventory dataset captures $278 thousand in subcontracted federal service work in FY2024, representing approximately 0.8 FTEs delivered under the Alliant II arrangement with Peraton. This limited SCI footprint reflects Aksum's early stage in the federal market—the vendor's first award dates to October 2023—and does not represent the vendor's total enterprise activity. Activity remains sparse: one prime award (the GSA schedule) and one sub award in the source record, with no recompete exposure or annual activity trend apparent from the limited two-year window. The vendor's sub engagement with Peraton on defense infrastructure work suggests a feeder-subcontractor posture for larger defense primes alongside its emerging GSA schedule presence for civilian agencies.

Capability Statement

Core Competencies

- Software Engineering

- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

- Digital Process Automation

- Data Governance and Management

- Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA)

- Cloud Migration and IT Modernization

- Data Analysis and Engineering

- Health IT Services

- Organizational Change Management (OCM)

- Technical Program Management

Key Differentiators

- SBA-certified 8(a)

- MDOT-certified MBE/DBE/SBE

- BBB-accredited A+

- DARTS Methodology for digital process automation

- Industry certifications (PMP, ITIL, etc.)

- Broad business domain expertise

- First-tier subcontractor to industry leaders

- Can place cleared personnel