Alaska Ecoscience

Alaska Ecoscience is a for-profit sole proprietorship based in Fairbanks, Alaska that specializes in Arctic and boreal ecosystem research and environmental conservation. The company is registered in SAM.gov and has established itself as a prime awardee for federal research and development initiatives focused on cold regions engineering, permafrost dynamics, and environmental characterization in Alaska's unique northern landscapes. Alaska Ecoscience provides research and development services to the federal government through both contract and grant mechanisms, with a demonstrated track record of collaboration with major federal agencies and academic institutions.

Through federal contract awards, Alaska Ecoscience has received four definitive contracts totaling approximately $693,000 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) under various Broad Agency Announcements. The most recent contract, awarded on August 22, 2025, is valued at $99,971 and focuses on research and development services related to Alaskan permafrost and thermokarst terrains characterization, mapping, and trafficability assessment, with performance extending through August 21, 2028. A prior ERDC contract awarded on November 1, 2023, valued at $256,593, supported broader research and development services under BAA 23-0003 with completion targeted for October 31, 2026. An earlier contract from February 26, 2021, valued at $206,700.84, provided research and development services under BAA 20-C016, which was completed as of June 30, 2024. All of these ERDC contracts carried no set-aside designations and were competitively awarded as definitive fixed-price contracts. Alaska Ecoscience's contract work has primarily focused on permafrost research, hydrological studies, ground ice characterization, and environmental processes analysis, often performed in collaboration with institutions such as the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Through federal grant awards, Alaska Ecoscience has received prime grant funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The company was awarded a Project Grant on June 22, 2022, valued at $129,970 to study "The Role of Linked Hydrological, Permafrost, Ground Ice, and Land Cover Changes in Regional Carbon Balance Across Boreal and Arctic Landscapes," with a completion date of June 21, 2026. This grant represents Alaska Ecoscience's primary federal grant vehicle and demonstrates the company's expertise in conducting advanced environmental research on climate-sensitive regions. The grant work encompasses interdisciplinary research addressing permafrost transitions, hydrological dynamics, land cover changes, and carbon cycling in Arctic and boreal ecosystems. Like its contract work, this grant award carried no set-aside designation and reflects Alaska Ecoscience's capability to manage complex, multi-year research initiatives that contribute to federal science and engineering objectives in cold regions research.