FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2009

Akima Awarded Contract by U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)

The U.S Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) awarded Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (Akima) a $50 M Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide computer based instructional development (CBID).

Every Soldier who deploys uses some type of simulation to train critical war fighting skills. PEO STRI provides training and programs, allowing soldiers to hone their skills, rehearse their missions and return to their families safely when their missions are complete. PEO STRI’s critical mission requires a company who can quickly respond to emerging requirements, providing innovative solutions.

Akima, along with our partner Intelligence Decision Systems, Inc. (IDSI), will provide innovative training products and technology solutions, thereby reducing the need for Mobile Training Teams to travel into theatre operations to conduct training. Building from over 13 years experience working with PEO STRI, the Akima team provides:

• Courseware and interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) designed, developed, and evaluated utilizing accepted Instructional System Design (ISD) standards.
• Training devices designed, developed, tested, and verified, including upgrades to existing systems and associated software.
• Design, installation, and implementation of automated electronic classrooms (AEC).
• Analyses specific to human performance improvement interventions, such as job task analysis and cost benefit analysis.
• Infrastructure support for distributed training and PC-based simulations.
  
  

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Akima Management Services, LLC, an Alaska Native Corporation. Established in 1995, Akima now employs more than 3,000 people at over 52 contract locations nationwide. Akima provides innovative solutions for clients’ unique or complex problems nationwide related to facilities maintenance, base operations, construction, logistics services, fuels management, information technology, data and records management, training and administrative support.