Client Success Stories
Navigating Federal Regulatory Risks & Winning High-Stakes Bids
At Akiri Consulting, we deliver more than standard task execution. We evaluate complex operational ecosystems to mitigate regulatory risk, streamline contractor oversight, and secure high-stakes government wins. Explore how our strategic pricing leadership, FAR/2 CFR 200 compliance advisory, and operational diagnostics protect client interests and drive long-term institutional growth.
Featured Case Studies
1. Strategic Pricing Leadership for a $150M OASIS Task Order Win
Driving a $150M OASIS Task Order Win: Optimizing Multi-Partner Rates and Bottom-Line Margins
Serving as cost and pricing leader for a prime contractor bidding on a $150M T&M OASIS Unrestricted Pool 1 task order supporting the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy, Akiri aligned technical staffing with financial execution. We evaluated labor classifications, conducted cost-build-up profitability analyses, and led target pricing negotiations across six subcontractors to accommodate their rates while maintaining prime handling recovery and overall award margin. Akiri authored a defensible Basis of Estimate (BOE) that addressed all cost reasonableness requirements, securing a transformative $150M win.
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Core Focus: OASIS Unrestricted Pool 1, T&M Cost Volume, Multi-Subcontractor Rate Negotiations
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Key Outcome: Secured a $150M prime task order win while protecting post-award profitability.
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2. Subcontractor Compliance Audit & Oversight Optimization
Protecting Prime Contractors: Uncovering $200K in Non-Compliant Billings and Strengthening Subcontractor Management
Akiri was engaged by a non-profit prime contractor to conduct a client audit of a small business subcontractor with no prior federal experience. While identifying approximately $200,000 in questioned labor billings under FAR commercial contract clauses, Akiri looked beyond surface line items to evaluate the prime's overarching management practices. Our analysis uncovered systemic onboarding and oversight gaps, equipping both organizations with actionable strategies to prevent future financial exposure and operational disallowances.
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Core Focus: FAR Commercial Clauses, Timekeeping Allocability, Subcontract Management Oversight
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Key Outcome: Identified $200K in improper billings; remediated prime contractor oversight frameworks.
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3. FAR 31 Cost Accounting Transition for Fixed Amount Awards
Securing Federal Revenue: Transforming Accounting Systems for Defensible Fixed Amount Awards
When a small financial sector client faced a USG agency shift from fixed-price contracts to non-profit fixed amount awards under 2 CFR 200, their commercial billing structure threatened their federal growth. Mobilizing a former DCAA auditor SME, Akiri conducted an end-to-end accounting review to unbundle commercial rates into a 2 CFR 200-compliant cost architecture. This system transformation eliminated non-compliance risk while ensuring the client could construct defensible budgets to fully recover legitimate operational costs without earning unauthorized profit.
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Core Focus: 2 CFR 200, FAR Part 31 Cost Principles, DCAA-Compliant Accounting
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Key Outcome: Transformed commercial billing model into a compliant, audit-ready cost recovery system.