News

November 2021

BlackFish Federal is honored to rank second on the 2021 Washington Technology's Fast 50 list. This list ranks the fastest growing small businesses in the government market. The rankings are based on companies' compound annual growth rate calculated from 2016-2020 revenue data. Our success is the result of the talent, passion, and commitment that our fantastic team provides to our customers every day.

September 2020

The Office of Health and Human Services has awarded BlackFish Federal an 18-month 8(a) sole-source contract to support the Office of Minority Health Resource Center.

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys has awarded BlackFish Federal a multi-year contract to continue support of the United States Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Florida.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division (NAWCTSD) has awarded BlackFish Federal a multi-courseware contract to support their training development efforts.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Office of Administrative Services has awarded BlackFish Federal a multi-year, multi-location contract to support Nationwide Federal Records Center (FRC) Labor Services.

June 2019

BlackFish Federal, Inc. (BlackFish), a McLean, Virginia-based IT and Professional Support Services provider to government is making a big splash in Orlando, Florida, with its recent acquisition of AMTIS, Inc. (AMTIS). BlackFish has been on a growth trajectory since 2015 with specialized services in 4 key US government sectors: Defense, Health, National Security, and Law Enforcement.

AMTIS has long proven itself a company built on a foundation of excellence and integrity. Since 2007, AMTIS and its leadership have won a myriad of awards for excellence. For the last 6 years it has ranked in Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies, and in 2018, it was selected as one of Orlando Business Journal’s Golden 100.

With the acquisition of AMTIS, BlackFish significantly extends its technical capability, operational capacity, and geographic footprint. It is now able to offer enterprise-class solutions while maintaining the responsiveness and customer intimacy its current customers enjoy. The acquisition is part of an ongoing strategy to satisfy future client needs and in support of its mission to become the highest rated contractor serving the United States Government.

May 2019

AMTIS, Inc. announces that it has been appraised at level 2 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®. The appraisal was performed by Northern Utah Process Improvement Technologies, Inc. CMMI is a capability improvement framework that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. An appraisal at maturity level 2 indicates the organization is performing at a “managed” level. At this level, projects have ensured that processes are planned and executed in accordance with policy; the projects employ skilled people who have adequate resources to produce controlled outputs; involve relevant stakeholders; are monitored, controlled, and reviewed; and are evaluated for adherence to their process descriptions. Part of AMTIS’ growth strategy has been to seek and maintain certification through organizations such as CMMI in order to show potential clients the high level of quality that it will deliver through proven, repeatable, standardized processes.

December 2018

AMTIS was awarded the SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) Multiple Award IDIQ, a new contract vehicle that is a follow-on to our existing Seaport-e IDIQ. Under this contract, managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the government will solicit professional engineering services task orders. The period of performance is 10 years, with a $52.5 billion ceiling.

August 2018

Inc. Magazine ranked AMTIS, Inc. No. 2824 on its 37th Annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. With a three-year growth of 146 percent, AMTIS, a government solutions and services company that serves clients around the country, is among very few companies that have been represented on the list six times. This impressive list includes the most successful companies within the U.S. economy’s most dynamic segment— its independent small businesses. The Inc. 5000 is a list started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success.
Out of the nearly seven million private companies moving the American economy forward every day, only a tiny fraction have demonstrated such consistent high growth as those appearing on the current Inc. 5000 list. According to Inc., only about 12 percent of American companies achieve one-year revenue growth of 25 percent or more. Within the 5,000 companies just listed only 193, which is less than four percent, have made this respected list six times. AMTIS has been included on the Inc. 5000 list in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
AMTIS CEO & President, Barbara Stankowski said: “For over 10 years, our team’s number one goal has been to provide consistent, affordable and high-quality services to our customers. We would never have achieved this growth and success without our passionate and committed team members who server our customers each and every day. This success represents their individual professionalism, talent and can-do spirit. I am grateful for this amazing team”