Native American Contractors Association

Outstanding research article from the Center for Indian Country Development showing the extensive partnerships in prime and subcontracting between Native entity owned SBA 8(a) participants and other small businesses, including other 8(a) participants. Tribally owned businesses, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations utilize federal contracting to support their communities while also partnering with other small businesses to meet the needs of the US Government. As pointed out in the article, Native-entity enterprises contract in many different locations, but these entities often hire small business subcontractors local to the contract’s place of performance, an industry term for the geographic location where the contracted work is performed. Out of all Native-entity-enterprise-owned prime contracts with at least one small business subcontractor, 56.3 percent have at least one small business subcontractor located in the same state as the place of performance, and 68.0 percent have at least one small business subcontractor 250 miles or less from the city where the subcontracted work is performed. Additionally, 92.9% of subcontracts were awarded to non-native small businesses showing the cooperation between 8(a) participants in the program.

This morning Angelina Casanova (she/her), Board Chair of Command Holdings, A Pequot Company and Quinton Uksi Carroll, Executive Director of the Native American Contractors Association joined the US Black Chambers President Ron Busby, Sr. to sign a Memorandum of Understanding at their National Conference. This MOU focuses on building business partnerships, collaborative advocacy, and bringing our communities closer together.

Congratulations to NACA Members Nakupuna Companies and Chenega Corporation subsidiary Chenega MIOS SBU for being named top workplaces in 2024 by the The Washington Post with Nakupuna Companies being named the #1 workplace for large employers! https://lnkd.in/eqs9uww8

Important moratorium extension from SBA Administrator Guzman. The Bona Fide Place of Business Requirement is burdensome and difficult to meet for many small businesses, including Native Contractors, across the country.

The NACA Emerging Leaders Summit will be returning this fall in Washington, D.C., on September 10-11, 2024. Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations this is a great opportunity for your young professionals to learn advocacy and meet with Members of Congress and the Administration. Registration information can be found here:https://lnkd.in/e4dWP4Tx

Great article by the Center for Indian Country Development highlighting how Native Contractors support their communities through social and economic benefits. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Koniag, Nakupuna Companies https://lnkd.in/eaYgvcxe

For anyone attending the National 8(a) Association conference in Anchorage, Alaska, from June 10-13, 2024, please join NACA, ANCSA Regional Association, Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, and Native Hawaiian Organizations Association for a networking reception. Date: June 10, 2024 Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Location: Captain Cook Quarter Deck

Great insights from NACA Senior Advisor Lillian Sparks Robinson on how Native Contractors are providing benefits back to their communities through government contracting amidst a rapidly changing business environment. Casey Lozar and the CICD team are doing a great job of collecting the much needed data to tell the economic development stories happening across Indian country and our native communities.

Great Marketplace piece on Native contracting! Native American Contractors Association https://lnkd.in/gK7vm88M

We appreciated the opportunity to host and hear from Congresswoman Sharice Davids, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Congresswoman Jill Tokuda, and Congressman Don Bacon during the 2024 NACA Annual Legislative and Regulatory Summit to discuss issues of importance to our Native Contractors.