KohKwel, LLC is a certified super 8(a).
Native American Owned Business (NAOB), owned by member 312 of the Coquille Indian Tribe.
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Super 8(a) Status
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
American and tribally-owned enterprises have unique advantages in minority contracting and can offer prime contractors solutions to minority subcontracting requirements including possible cash rebates. A Native American tribally owned enterprise can meet DOD Indian Incentives Act requirements, provide "super 8(a) status" and meet HUBZone criteria.
Super 8(a) businesses are firms that are owned by Indian tribes, Alaskan Native Corporations (ANCs), and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs). These businesses are presumed to be socially disadvantaged groups, which warrant a granting of 8(a) status to tribes, ANCs, and Native Hawaiian Organizations who unconditionally own at least 51% of the companies interest and are controlled by Indian tribes, ANCs, and NHOs. The super 8(a) businesses may also create subsidiary 8(a) firms under the super 8(a) umbrella.
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
Native American businesses, tribal member owned enterprises and minority companies are in demand.
All government contracts and most private corporations require a percentage (anywhere from 20% to 40%) of their vendor dollars to go to minority enterprises.§124.517(a))
Native American companies can play a significant role in contracting as a subcontractor, or a prime contractor.
Native American owned enterprises have the unique opportunity to offer DOD prime contractors the ability to access the 5% cash contract rebates available under the Native American Incentives Act (U.S.C.1544 FAR Clause 52.226-1).
Advantages of Working with KohKwel
Competitive advantages of doing business with Native American tribes and tribal corporations.
Advantages of Working with KohKwel
Honest and transparent negotiations to meet the Government & Prime Contractor needs.
Significant bonding capacity and financial stability
Delivery success of a large business with responsiveness of a small business
Indian Incentive Program
Indian Incentive Program
Advantages of Working with KohKwel
The U.S. government provides a monetary incentive through its Indian Incentive Program (25 U.S.C. §1544) to eligible prime contractors for hiring Native American-owned companies like KohKwel as subcontractors. The program:
- Offers up to 5% of the amount paid to KohKwel returned to the prime contractor after work is completed
- Requires authorization in the contract
- Requires that the funds be expended
The Buy Indian Act
Indian Incentive Program
Sole Source Opportunities
The U.S. government gives the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) the authority to set aside procurement contracts for Indian-owned and controlled businesses through The Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. §47). The Buy Indian Act regulations are included in the Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulations (DIAR), part 1480. The National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and other bureaus in the Department of the Interior also may have the authority to set aside procurement contracts under this Act.
The Buy Indian regulations give preference, where authorized and applicable, to the hiring of Native American employees and purchasing of products, supplies and services from eligible Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE). KohKwel is an eligible Indian Economic Enterprise.
Sole Source Opportunities
Indian Incentive Program
Sole Source Opportunities
As a tribally-owned 8(a) small business, KohKwel is exempt from the competitive $4 million sole-source contracting limit placed on other 8(a) certified small businesses. The exemption opens up opportunities to negotiate sole-source contracts that maximize the Governments organizational benefits, meet their financial expectations, accomplish their missions and establish invaluable partnerships.
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, KohKwel’s experienced technical and management staff can begin performing the contracted services immediately.