Keith Walker

Keith Walker, doing business as Walkco Services, is a sole proprietorship operating out of Juneau, Alaska that provides preventative maintenance and facility operations support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) with zero subcontract exposure across a three-award footprint spanning September 2023 through June 2026.

Walkco's entire customer base is NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, which operates the Auke Bay Laboratory in Juneau and the remote Little Port Walter Research Station on Baranof Island. The vendor performs routine preventative maintenance, equipment operation, building systems repairs, dock and hatchery equipment maintenance, grounds keeping, and general labor support at those facilities. Representative work includes a $141,000 purchase order awarded June 16, 2026 for preventative maintenance services at Auke Bay Laboratory facilities running through July 31, 2029 (base period August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals, with up to 1,000 labor hours annually and travel reimbursement capped at $7,000 per year); a $54,000 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded July 22, 2025 for preventative maintenance assistance and general labor through July 31, 2026 (40 hours per week, maximum 500 hours per six-month period); and a $29,620 purchase order awarded September 14, 2023 for facility maintenance assistance through March 30, 2025. All awards carry Department of Labor prevailing wage requirements under Wage Determination WD 5685, with hourly rates ranging from $14.89 to $77.08 depending on occupation. Combined potential value across all three awards is $225 thousand, with $131 thousand obligated to date (58% of potential). One award ($54 thousand potential value) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore recompete exposure.