Tribal 8(a) Advantage

As a tribally-owned 8(a) small business, Miwok Solutions is exempt from the competitive $4 million sole-source contracting limit placed on other 8(a) certified small businesses. The exemption provides our clients with the opportunity to negotiate sole-source contracts that helps the Agency’s mission move forward in an expedited manner.

Sole-source contracting expedites delivery of the required services and eliminates the need for government contracting officers to execute a costly and time-consuming full acquisition process. Because a sole-source contract cannot be protested, Miwok Solutions’ experienced technical and management staff can begin performing the contracted services immediately.

Advantages of Working with a Tribally-Owned 8(a) Small Business

• Sole-source contracting that
  eliminates the time and cost of market research, acquisition strategies,
  solicitation, proposal review and contractor selection
• Sole-source contracting above the
  $4M threshold (13CFR §124.506(b))
• Sole-source contracting up to $22M
  without justification and authorization (13CFR §124.506(b)(5))
• Awards that cannot be protested
  (13CFR §124.517(a))

Indian Incentive Program (25 U.S.C. § 1544)

• 5% payment of the amount subcontracted to tribal firms
• The Indian Incentive Program, based on Section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. § 1544), provides for the payment of 5% of the amount subcontracted to 1Prospect Technologies, a Tribally-owned organization, when authorized under the terms of the contract. 
• DoD contracts with prime contractors that contain FAR 52.226-1, Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, are eligible for these incentive payments so long as the prime contract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of appropriated funds.