Panum Telecom, L.L.C.

Panum Telecom, L.L.C., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and minority-owned (Subcontinent Asian American) limited liability company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor delivering administrative support, program management, IT portfolio oversight, FOIA and records management, financial systems support, and specialized technical services to federal civilian agencies, primarily under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and agency-specific blanket purchase agreements.

Panum Telecom's customer base is heavily concentrated in the Department of Agriculture, which accounts for the majority of recent awards by count and dollar value. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) leads with 138 awards valued at $192.8 million combined potential; the Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support office follows with 86 awards ($98.3 million); the USDA Office of the General Counsel holds 44 awards ($43.1 million); and the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer carries 40 awards ($57.6 million). These four USDA entities account for approximately 59% of recent awards in the source data. However, the dollar concentration picture shifts substantially when including portfolio ceiling values: GSA Federal Acquisition Service (8 awards, $11.69 billion combined potential) and the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard (21 awards, $11.05 billion combined potential) emerge as anchor customers by value, together representing the vast majority of Panum Telecom's total combined potential value of $23.71 billion. This divergence reflects the presence of very large, strategically important vehicles in the portfolio that carry high ceilings but lower historical utilization.

Panum Telecom's work across the top USDA customers spans FOIA and records management support (the highest-volume service line), along with delivery orders for program support, financial systems reporting, grants and agreement operations, library services, geospatial program support, cybersecurity compliance, IT governance and portfolio management, nutritional subject matter expertise, and relocation analyst services. Representative recent awards include a $7.6 million firm fixed-price delivery order from FNS for Commodity and Nutrition Program support (September 2023–September 2026), a $4.067 million delivery order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for FOIA processing and analysis (September 2023–September 2028), a $3.36 million BPA call from the Office of the Chief Information Officer for PeopleSoft administrative support (March 2022–March 2027), a $25 million single-award BPA with FNS for SNAP technical assistance services (September 2021–September 2026), and a $50 million single-award small-business-set-aside BPA with USDA for acquisition and program support services (October 2021–October 2025). Panum Telecom also holds a $17.6 million BPA with the USDA Agricultural Research Service for library services supporting the National Agricultural Library (August 2023–August 2028).

Panum Telecom operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor—552 of 553 awards in the source data are prime contracts or IDVs (100% prime split). The single subcontract award (December 2024) is under Hunatek-Panum JV, LLC, a joint venture performing NORAD and USNORTHCOM training services for Aretum LLC. The vendor does not compete predominantly under SBA set-asides; most recent awards are full-and-open or carry no set-aside designation, though some BPAs are designated Total Small Business or Woman-Owned Small Business set-asides. Panum Telecom's set-aside posture is mixed: the company qualifies as a self-certified small disadvantaged business and has been awarded woman-owned small business contracts, but the bulk of its portfolio volume and dollars flow through non-set-aside procurements.

On the GSA Schedule, Panum Telecom maintains 36 active labor categories with hourly rates spanning $44.66 to $273.35. The portfolio ranges from Help Desk Specialist I roles ($44.66/hr, bachelor's, no experience required) through Management Consultant ($82.28/hr), Technical Writer roles ($105–$123/hr), Functional Specialist positions ($155–$180/hr with 6–12 years' experience and master's degrees), up to Functional SME roles ($273.35/hr, master's degree, 12 years' experience). No security-cleared labor categories are offered on the Schedule. This pricing spectrum—from entry-level support through senior subject-matter expertise—aligns with the breadth of service lines observed in the award history.

Service Contract Inventory data shows SCI-reportable invoiced revenue of $98 million across FY2022–FY2024, with FY2022 contributing $45.3 million (200 FTEs), FY2023 contributing $29.9 million (140 FTEs), and FY2024 contributing $22.9 million (93.2 FTEs). This represents a year-over-year decline in both invoiced amounts and FTE deployment. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, median government-paid hourly rates averaged $110.46/hr, with a 10th percentile of $65.19/hr and 90th percentile of $199.75/hr. Panum Telecom subcontracts an average of 10% of hours across its prime service contracts, engaging 41 named subcontractors; however, recent FTE trajectory shows declining subcontractor engagement, dropping from zero sub-FTEs in FY2023 to 7 sub-FTEs in FY2024.

The top parent vehicles for task-order placement are the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (314 task orders, $701.4 million combined potential value), The Professional Services Schedule (174 task orders, $175.3 million), OASIS Small Business (54 task orders, $160.5 million), FSA Nationwide Management Support (32 task orders, $55.2 million), and the 8(a) STARS contract (32 task orders, $27.4 million). The bulk of Panum Telecom's activity flows through GSA-managed vehicles, reflecting a civilian-agency customer base with strong reliance on general-purpose schedule procurement.

Activity has contracted in the most recent years: 27 awards in 2022, 21 in 2023, 14 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 (as of the February 2026 source date). Within the next twenty-four months, 14 awards with combined potential value of $61 million reach ultimate completion, presenting recompete exposure. The corporate structure shows Panum Telecom as a subsidiary of Aretum LLC, with Marton Technologies Inc. named as a subordinate entity; however, the source does not specify active operational or teaming roles for these affiliated entities in the federal award footprint shown.

Services:

IT Governance - Strategic/capital Planning, Enterprise Architecture, Network Engineering, Integration, LAN/WAN, Science & Technology, Nutrition and social science research, Management Consulting, PMO/Acquisition Support, SOA, Web, Software, Security, IV&V, LAN/WAN, Cloud services support