Tshimakain Creek Laboratories welcomes the opportunity to team up with Federal, State, and Local Governments, as well as private companies, for subcontracting and procurement opportunities.
We are certified as a SBA 8(a)/SDB small business company. Working with a tribal-owned 8(a) provides a whole host of business advantages, such as minority contracting preferences and opportunities, while avoiding many of the restrictions applicable to other SBA 8(a)/SDBs
The 8(a) Program
The 8(a) Program is a United States Small Business Administration program intended to provide assistance to economically and/or socially disadvantaged businesses, including tribal-owned businesses.
The initiative, which originated out of Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, provides participants with access to a variety of business development services, including the opportunity to receive federal contracts on a sole-source or limited competition basis.
Tribal 8(a) Advantages
Native American tribes are granted special procurement rights which recognize that proceeds from tribal-owned companies are used for the benefit of the entire tribal membership, rather than individual owners. Unlike individual owners, tribes use these proceeds to build, sustain, and operate their communities for things such as education, law enforcement, health care, public works, etc.
A tribal-owned 8(a) may receive sole-source contracts regardless of the dollar amount. Compared to other 8(a)s, a tribal-owned 8(a) can receive sole-source contracts in excess of $3 million. Also, protests by other contractors are not allowed with respect to a tribal-owned company in connection with such sole-source contracts.
Moreover, Department of Defense primary contractors who utilize tribal-owned enterprises as subcontractors are eligible for a 5% rebate of the amount that was subcontracted.
Services Offered
Water Testing
Bacteriological Analysis
Anion Analysis
Physical Analysis
Nutrient Analysis
Plant and Soil Analysis
Drug Testing Services and Supplies
DOT Testing
Customized Test Panels for Pre-Employment, Randoms, Reasonable Suspicion, etc.
Urine Point of Care Devices
Saliva Point of Care Devices
Procurement Support
Procurement Request Processing: Requisition Review, Screening, Logging, Vendor Validation, Order Generation
Payment Notification: Invoice Review, Summary Generation
Customer Service
File Maintenance
Document/Invoice Research
Report Generation
Equipment Inventory
Records Management
Governance: Records Schedules, File Plan Generation and Management, Business Rules, Strategic Plans, Policies and Procedures
Compliance: Assessment, Risk Management, Monitoring
Quality Improvement
Operations: Process Re-Engineering, Life Cycle Framework, File Room Management, Records Inventory, Loss Prevention, Records Retrieval, Correspondence Management
Records Training and Awareness
Electronic Records Management
Database Management
Scanning and Digitization: Logistics, Document Preparation, Inventory, Scanning, Redaction, Indexing, Quality Assurance, Web-Based Repositories, Electronic and Physical Storage, Coordination of Disposition
Partners and Projects
Partners
Front Rowe, Inc.
IJM Associates, LLC
NEO TECH Solutions, Inc.
ZNET TECH, LLC
Federal Projects
Department of the Navy
US Department of Agriculture
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission