SBA 8(a) Certification
Contract Information
POWTEC Services, LLC - SBA 8(a) Certification
POWTEC Services, LLC is a tribally-owned, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD), and as such, may receive sole-source contracts, regardless of dollar amount. Tribally-owned 8(a)s are not subject to the $4 million limitations on contracts, per 13 CFR 124.311(b).
Benefits From the Special Status of 8(a) Subsidiaries Owned by Tribally-Owned Corporations Include:
- Absence of a Sole Source Contracts Dollar Threshold – 13 CFR 124.506(b): Exemption from competitive thresholds for Participants owned by Indian Tribes. A Participant concern owned and controlled by an Indian Tribe may be awarded a sole source 8(a) contract where the anticipated value of the procurement exceeds the applicable competitive threshold if the SBA has not accepted the requirement into the 8(a) BD program as a competitive procurement. In addition, there is no requirement that a procurement must be completed whenever possible before it can be accepted on a sole source basis for a Tribally-owned concern; but a procurement may not be removed from competition to award it to a Tribally-owned concern on a sole source basis.
- Economically Disadvantaged – 13 CFR 124.109(a)(2): A tribally-owned entity that meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(2) of this section is deemed economically disadvantaged.
- For Teaming Partners: The 5% Subcontracting Bonus – DFAR 252.226-7001: A DOD contractor that subcontracts with a firm that is Tribally-owned is entitled to receive a bonus equal to 5% of the amount of the subcontract award.
The primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for this contract are:
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping Services
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 541611 Administrative Mgmt. & General Mgmt. Consulting Services
- 541614 Process, Physical Distribution & Logistics Consulting Services
Examples of work, which are not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather general indications of the types of services that can be provided, include:
ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE (E&I) SERVICES
- Water Resources, including Assessment, Restoration Engineering, Aquatics, and Program Management
- Surveying, GIS, and Mapping
- Engineering Assessments and Inspections of Structures and Infrastructure
- Engineering Support Services
BUILDING & ASSET MANAGEMENT (AM)
- Lifecycle AM Programming
- Operations and Maintenance (OM)
- Assessment Services
- Real Property Management and Space Utilization
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
- Administrative Support Services
- Program Management
- Planning and Studies
- Logistics / Supply Chain Management
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
- Cybersecurity
- Program Management and Staffing
- Systems, Application and Desktop Virtualization
- IT Consulting