Cherokee Nation Government Solutions LLC of Tulsa, Oklahoma; SSE BB&E JV LLC of San Antonio, Texas; and KIRA Services LLC of Juneau, Alaska were awarded a $400 million “multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for civil engineering services [in the] Pacific,” according to a Sept. 2 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of War.
The contract provides for advisory and assistance services for comprehensive engineering, logistics, program management, and project support throughout the Pacific, according to the release.
Work will be performed at multiple locations, including Andersen Air Force Base, Wake Island and other locations including one in Hawaii, three locations in Japan and two in Alaska, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 1, 2031.
Task orders may be issued by Department of War Pacific contracting offices during the five-year ordering period.
All three awardees were classified as small businesses by the DoW. Cherokee Nation is the largest Native American tribe in the United States and KIRA Services LLC is owned by the Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corp.
SSE BB&E JV is comprised of SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental LLC, a subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corp., an Alaskan Native corporation and BB&E, an engineering consultancy.
All three awardees qualify under the 8(a) preference for Indian tribes, Alaska Native corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
The contracts were competitively procured with five offers received and the awards made by the 766th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
In related news, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a Final Rule in the Federal Register on Aug. 11, amending the regulations in 13 CFR Part 124 for the 8(a) Business Development Program.
The rule establishes a new, race-neutral test for individually owned firms to establish social disadvantage.
“The rule applies only to the 8(a) BD eligibility of small businesses owned and controlled by individuals. It does not in any way amend or affect the eligibility of entity-owned small businesses (i.e., those owned by tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, or Community Development Corporations),” the final rule said. mbj
