Katmai Management Services LLC

Katmai Management Services LLC, an SBA 8(a)-certified Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, operates as a prime contractor delivering role player and subject matter expert training support, learning management systems, logistics, IT development, and professional services to defense and civilian federal agencies. The vendor competes predominantly under 8(a) sole source and competitive set-asides across a prime-heavy portfolio (100% of recent awards are prime contracts with zero sub-award exposure), positioning it as a prime delivery contractor rather than a feeder to larger primes.

Katmai's federal footprint centers on defense training and military readiness operations. The Marine Corps dominates by award count with 31 recent awards valued at $240.5 million combined potential, anchored by a $97.5 million single-award 8(a) IDC for Role Player and Subject Matter Expert Mission Support extending through January 2028. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command ranks second by dollars with 10 awards totaling $296.4 million in potential value, driven primarily by a $90 million single-award IDC for Learning Stack support services (learning management system maintenance, distance learning platform support, research and development, and analysis work performed in Orlando, Florida through March 2028). The Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) represents the highest award count with 33 task orders valued at $22.2 million, covering technical subject matter expert positions, laboratory demonstration support, logistics, and operations center staffing under a $41 million professional services IDC. The Department of State Bureau of Medical Services accounts for 20 awards (tradeshow and event planning services) totaling $72.4 million in potential value. The vendor's concentration is extreme: a single GSA placement on the $50 billion 8(a) STARS III Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) represents the full dollar ceiling across all sources, though active task-order work against STARS III and other vehicles is substantially smaller.

The Marine Corps IDC (awarded January 2023, ultimate completion January 2028) has generated the largest individual task orders, including $12.8 million for role player and subject matter expert support services for FY2023 Q2–Q3 exercises, $9.4 million for role player support and immersive battlefield effects, and multiple orders in the $3–7 million range for Infantry Immersion Trainer program management and pre-deployment training support at Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command IDC (awarded March 2023, ultimate completion March 2028) has yielded orders for Learning Stack LMS-DL support ($19.1 million, 8(a) sole source, cost-plus-fixed-fee), LS Analysis RDTE ($11.4 million, no set-aside), and mobile application persistent support ($9.8 million, 8(a) sole source). The Defense Health Agency has awarded two significant definitive contracts: a $7.2 million 8(a) sole source delivery order (issued December 2023 under STARS III) for unit-level IT and website management support for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at Fort Detrick, Maryland (with Tricorp Inc. as a subcontractor), and an $8 million 8(a) sole source definitive contract (September 2022) for information management and IT development support with Octo Consulting Group LLC as a major sub. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded an $11.7 million 8(a) sole source definitive contract (November 2021) for logistics support at Fort Belvoir, Virginia through November 2026.

Katmai maintains a second operational foothold in civilian health and medical services. The Bureau of Medical Services (Department of State) has issued 20 tradeshow and event organization delivery orders, including a $3.5 million order for CME/CNE 2023 Orlando services, multiple $200–600 thousand orders for tradeshow support and hotel coordination, and standing event-planning work in Orlando, Florida. The FDA awarded a $1.59 million delivery order (July 2024, firm fixed-price through July 2029) for a Digital Customer Experience Management Platform. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a $499 thousand order (September 2024) for a Customer Experience Management / Voice of Customer SaaS platform. The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration holds a $9.99 million 8(a) sole source IDC (awarded August 2023 through July 2028) for customer experience insights and analysis services supporting the HHS Grants Quality Service Management Office, with two task orders issued to date valued at $127 thousand and $209 thousand respectively. The U.S. Census Bureau awarded a $13.6 million 8(a) sole source definitive contract (July 2022 through June 2025) for demographic directorate IT professional services (database administration, Salesforce development, web development) with The Coleman Group Inc., a women-owned 8(a) firm, as a subcontractor.

Activity trajectory shows growth through 2023 followed by decline: 21 awards in 2022, 31 in 2023, 26 in 2024, 16 in 2025, and 2 to date in 2026. Nine awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry $67.3 million in combined potential value and face recompete exposure, including the ERDC Katmai task order ($4 million, June 2025), multiple Marine Corps role player orders ($3.2–3.4 million each, February–June 2026), and an ERDC technical subject matter expert position ($1 million, June 2026).

On SCI-reportable federal service contracts above the $150 thousand threshold, Katmai invoiced $155 million across three fiscal years (FY2022–FY2024): $29.1 million in FY2022 (82 FTEs on 10 contracts), $63.8 million in FY2023 (203 FTEs on 13 contracts), and $62.2 million in FY2024 (162 FTEs on 14 contracts). Government-paid hourly rates on federal services work ran a median of $118.99 per hour, with a 10th percentile floor of $96.68 per hour and a 90th percentile ceiling of $1,263 per hour (reflecting platform licensing and high-end technical roles). Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors accounted for an average of 13 percent of total contractor hours, with 12 named subs appearing in the dataset (including Octo Consulting Group LLC, Tricorp Inc., Imagine Believe Realize LLC, The Coleman Group Inc., Valiant Global Defense Services Inc., and others). The vendor demonstrates a capacity to self-perform most labor while maintaining a curated subcontractor network for specialized IT, mobile application, and logistics capabilities.

Katmai is a subsidiary of Katmai Government Services, LLC, the parent Alaskan Native Corporation entity. The vendor holds positions on five primary government-wide vehicles beyond STARS III: the Marine Corps $97.5 million Role Player and Subject Matter Expert IDC, the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command $90 million Learning Stack IDC, the Army Corps of Engineers $41 million ERDC professional services IDC (with 33 task orders), the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command $25.3 million MAPSS IV mobile application support IDC, and the Department of State Bureau of Medical Services $60 million logistics and planning IDC (referenced in multiple award summaries but not detailed in the IDV block). Federal work is concentrated in defense training support, military readiness operations, and IT development, with emerging exposure to civilian health agency customer experience and digital platform services.

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