The Iowa District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will honor ePATHUSA Inc. of West Des Moines with an SBA Impact Award on March 20 during the regular meeting of the West Des Moines City Council. ePATHUSA is an IT services firm that provides legacy modernization, cloud computing and data analytics for state, local, commercial and federal clients. The company holds the SBA’s 8(a) certification, which qualifies eligible small business to compete for the program’s sole-source and competitive set-aside federal contracts. The certification does not guarantee contract awards. “While we have not yet received direct/prime awards through the 8(a) program, we have already benefited greatly from the program, opening up numerous channels for partnerships and communication with the large and small business offices at various agencies,” ePATHUSA President and CEO Anitha Timiri G said in a prepared statement. “We hope with this award, we can leverage this recognition to securing more partnerships and expanding into the Federal business.”