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LAS VEGAS — It’s no accident that federal contracting opportunities for Native American businesses are surging, according to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan.
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A joint venture involving a Navajo-owned technology solutions firm said last week it had secured an award with the federal government's Defense Health Agency (DHA) on a contract that has a ceiling value of $2.4 billion.
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NOVA-Diné, a technology solutions provider owned by the Navajo Nation, said it secured an award with the U.S. Department of Commerce on a $1.5 billion ceiling enterprise IT contract.
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The U.S. government, the world’s largest buyer of goods and services, increased its purchasing to record levels last year and that was very good news for tribal entities in the federal contracting sector.
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A subsidiary of Tyonek Native Corporation said this week that it completed the purchase of a 68,000-square-foot aircraft hangar in northern Alabama.
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Aerospace and defense contractor Yulista Holdings LLC said this week it acquired Colorado Springs, Colo.-based DSoft Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Inc. Terms were not disclosed.
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Diné Development Corporation (DDC), a Navajo Nation-owned IT, professional, and environmental services company, said it acquired Spin Systems, Inc. (SpinSys), a Virginia-based data management, and analytics firm. Terms were not disclosed.
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Waséyabek Development Company, the economic development arm of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribe, said it acquired a majority ownership stake in VES, LLC, a Maryland-based software development and integration firm specializing in solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD). Terms were not disclosed.
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Here’s this week’s roundup of federal contracting news, information and awards involving entities owned by federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO), as well as Native-owned businesses.
But first a word about 8(a).
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NEW BUFFALO, Michigan — A group of tribal leaders and economic development executives announced a new national initiative to increase government contracting and corporate supplier opportunities for tribal enterprises and Native-owned business.