Akiak Technology Accepted into SBA 8(a) Program

Akiak Technology is an IT consulting business with expertise in digital transformation. Kevin Hamer is the president and CEO of Akiak Technology and was instrumental in guiding the Akiak Native Community through the SBA 8(a) business planning and development process. “We take pride in our combined fifty-plus years of executive leadership experience inside federal agencies helping to improve how government works from the inside,” says Hamer.

Alaska Business Magazine – Jan 7, 2021

DOD Removes Contracting Restrictions for Native Businesses

With the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, a new provision requires the Department of Defense to remove overly burdensome restrictions enacted in 2009 and raised the $22 million dollar threshold to $100 million by delegating the approval for these contracts to the head of the procuring activity. The Native American Contractors Association in Washington, D.C., called the change a “milestone” that will create opportunities in Native communities across the U.S.

Source: Congress.gov – Oct, 2020