Career Management Associates Of Iowa, LLC

Career Management Associates of Iowa, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operates as a federal prime contractor delivering administrative staffing, court reporting, transcription, switchboard operations, and investigative support services across 63 civilian and military agencies. The vendor competes predominantly under set-asides—SDVOSB set-aside designations dominate the recent award footprint—and holds 567 total federal prime awards with combined potential value of $30.76 billion, though only $115.3 million has been obligated to date. The company is structured as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and veteran-owned business registered in SAM.gov since 2005.

Customer concentration is extreme and tilted toward a single indefinite vehicle. The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick anchors 82% of combined potential value across all awards ($25 billion) through just 15 awards—a structural signal that one IDV ceiling dominates the portfolio and obligated spend has tracked far below potential. By award count, the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service leads with 144 awards, followed by the Army Medical Command (70 awards, $18.6 million potential value), but these volume-heavy customers represent substantially smaller dollar exposure. The Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection ($35.8 million across 9 awards) and VA Headquarters ($35.2 million across 6 awards) rank second and third in potential-value concentration. The vendor's award footprint spans 63 agencies, indicating broad customer reach despite high concentration at VA Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick.

Career Management Associates sits on multiple parent vehicles. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) carries 242 task orders valued at $141.6 million—the largest active ordering vehicle. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (W9124J06A0001) hosts 131 task orders worth $25.4 million. A Temporary Administrative and Professional Staffing vehicle accounts for 48 task orders ($13.3 million). The vendor also holds a $2.5 million GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract awarded September 30, 2025, running through September 29, 2030, and a $2.66 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with VA Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick for temporary administrative services through November 15, 2026. Single-award and multiple-award BPAs with VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks 4, 12, and 16 cover court reporting and stenography services across nine VA locations, with BPA ceilings reaching $868,626 per location through February 2028. A $1 million BPA with the Army Corps of Engineers (Great Lakes and Ohio River Division) funds court reporting services nationwide through June 2030. Representative task orders illustrate the capability mix: a $2.24 million SDVOSB set-aside for telephone switchboard operator services at VA VISN 6 (awarded July 1, 2026, ultimate completion June 30, 2030), $217,156 BPA calls for court reporting at multiple VA medical centers (Hines VAMC and Jesse Brown VAMC, through February 2028), $490,647 for HCF investigator support with U.S. Attorney's Offices (through September 2028), $1.67 million for telephone switchboard operator services at VA VISN 6 (through November 2026), and multiple smaller BPA calls for temporary administrative services and transcription ($65,842 to $664,976 per call).

Recent activity shows volatility. Awards declined from 15 in 2023 to 13 in 2024, then to 9 in 2025 and 5 through early 2026, suggesting either a seasonal data artifact or slowdown in new procurements. Fifteen awards carrying combined potential value of $5.6 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore present recompete risk for the vendor and opportunity for competitors.

On the GSA Schedule, Career Management Associates offers 27 labor categories spanning entry-level administrative roles (Switchboard/Telephone Operator at $26.91/hr) through senior professional positions (Educational Technologist at $153.12/hr), with no security-cleared labor offered. Mid-range positions include Quality Assurance Analysts I ($43.40/hr), Service Order Dispatchers ($49.03/hr), and Project Manager III ($77.06/hr). Education requirements range from none through bachelor's degree. Service Contract Inventory data, capturing federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold, shows limited invoiced revenue: $2 million in FY2024 across 28.2 FTEs on six prime records, with no SCI-reportable activity in FY2022 or FY2023. Median government-paid rates on SCI contracts ran $40.48/hr, with the 10th percentile at $29.70/hr and the 90th percentile at $69.81/hr. Across SCI prime contracts, the vendor performs 100% of work in-house and engages no named subcontractors. The SCI dataset is a strict subset—it excludes goods, products, micro-purchases, and classified work—and does not represent the vendor's total federal or enterprise revenue.

Career Management Associates operates as a pure prime on the visible federal footprint (567 awards as prime, zero as subcontractor) and does not anchor itself to larger integrators. The vendor's core competency centers on labor-intensive administrative and professional support services: court reporting and stenography certified through the National Court Reporters Association, temporary staffing for clerical and administrative roles, transcription (classified and unclassified), witness management and investigative support, and telephone switchboard and communications operations. The SDVOSB certification, registered since 2005, anchors preferential treatment on multiple VA and civilian-agency set-aside vehicles. Work locations span multiple VA facilities nationwide (Richmond, Virginia; Biloxi, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; Hines, Illinois), Washington DC, Tampa, Florida, Madison, Wisconsin, and other federal sites, with some overseas performance (Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan District court reporting contract awarded June 20, 2024).

Veteran-Owned (Principals have Vietnam and Desert Storm Service), Small Business with extensive experience in Staffing, Project Management, Training, Human Resources, Consulting, Professional Placement and Development, and Temporary Staffing.