BIA Design Build Construction Projects for the Navajo Region

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Design Build Construction Projects for the Navajo Region is a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle focused on construction, renovation, demolition, and facilities management services for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education facilities in the Navajo Region. The contract vehicle, with a shared ceiling of $250 million, was awarded on December 17, 2014, and allows the BIA to rapidly procure construction-related services through streamlined task order competitions. The master contract enables the agency to quickly address infrastructure needs across various tribal facilities, schools, quarters, and community buildings in the Navajo Region.

The task orders under this IDIQ demonstrate a wide range of construction and facilities management projects, typically valued between $50,000 and $12 million, with most task orders being firm fixed-price and having completion dates between 6 and 24 months. Frequently winning prime contractors include Cherokee CRC LLC (a tribally-owned firm), Barnhart-Taylor, Inc. (a HUBZone and woman-owned small business), Rock Gap Engineering LLC (a Native American-owned business), and Whiteriver Construction, Inc. Project scopes include school renovations, infrastructure upgrades, demolition of old facilities, HVAC improvements, sewer and water line replacements, and facility maintenance services. Most task orders were not set aside for specific socioeconomic programs, and performance locations are primarily concentrated in New Mexico and Arizona, specifically within the Navajo Nation's territory. The Department of the Interior, specifically the Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Region, is the primary funding and executing agency for these contracts.