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A3L Federal Works, one of 426 small businesses awarded $50B STARS III contract

“The 8(a) STARS GWAC program represents an inclusive opportunity for small, disadvantaged firms to compete within the federal marketplace and gain valuable experience in navigating agency requirements,” said Exodie C. Roe III, associate administrator of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization within GSA.

• FEDSCOOP: GSA makes 426 awards on $50B STARS III contract with more to come VIEW PDF
• GSA.GOV: GSA Awards the 8(a) STARS III GWAC VIEW PDF

A3L Federal Works, one of five companies selected in $25 million Army STEM workforce development contract

“Our team is able to help the Army achieve its programmatic objectives of expanding opportunities for schools to successfully compete for grants and contracts for basic and applied research, offering scholarships and internships to students pursuing degrees in STEM studies and leveraging existing relationships between (historically black colleges and universities) to inspire and engage diverse students in STEM studies,” Maher said.

• WVNews: A3L Federal Works in Fairmont, West Virginia, secures $25 million Army contract VIEW PDF
• GovConWire: Army Taps Five Companies for STEM Workforce Development Contract VIEW PDF

A3L Federal Works celebrates 7th year of operation, plans to double employee base this summer

“The most important thing is supporting meaningful contracts for our national security,” Maher said. “We have NOAA cybersecurity, and we have DoD ABIS. They’re all for protecting our citizens and protecting our warfighters. We are supporting a meaningful cause, and I’m honored to be providing jobs for our local community and revive the IT jobs here and retain our smart graduating engineers so they can have good, high-paying jobs and not leave West Virginia.

“I love my company and I want to grow it. I want to give more opportunities to the people of West Virginia and other people, too, but my focus is to keep the talent here and bring more IT work here.”

Roya Maher named one of 2019’s Wonder Women by WV Living Magazine

WV Living's sixth annual unveiling of the most wondrous women in West Virginia sheds light on the movers and shakers, the makers, the can-doers and glass ceiling–breakers. These Appalachian women bring the mountain spirit to everything they do—from founding businesses and advancing the arts to upholding the law and lending a helping hand—and they do so without a golden lasso of truth or bulletproof bracelets. No matter where they are from or what they do, together they are building a better state.

A3L Federal Works named SBA’s Encore-Owned Small Business of the Year

For continued work in government contracting and software development, A3L Federal Works is named the West Virginia Small Business Association’s Encore-Owned Small Business of the Year.

• State Journal: Fairmont, WV's, A3L Federal Works named SBA's Encore-Owned Small Business of the Year VIEW PDF
• Times West Virginian: Fairmont business owner honored with ‘Encore Award’ VIEW PDF
• SBA WV District Office Congratulates Roya Maher VIEW PDF
• SBA Administrator Honors Nation’s Top Small Businesses VIEW PDF

Owner of up-start tech firm A3L Federal Works partners for success

You could say Roya Maher has an entrepreneurial spirit running through her veins. “It’s in my DNA,” Maher said while sitting inside a conference room on the second floor of the Alan Mollohan Innovation Center. “My whole family, they are all business owners.”