BIA Design Build Construction Projects for the Navajo Region

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Region established a Master IDIQ for design-build construction projects in the Navajo Region on December 17, 2014, with a shared ceiling of $250 million. Ordering closed on December 17, 2018, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders.

All 50 task orders awarded under this vehicle funded BIA Navajo Region programs exclusively, with combined potential value of $51.6 million fully obligated as of the most recent award in September 2019. The vehicle saw steady ordering activity through 2017, with 12 to 13 orders per year, then declined to 5 orders in 2018 before a final 8 orders in 2019. The most recent delivery order (Nazlini Staff Quarter Renovation) was issued September 20, 2019, with an obligation of $4.85 million and ultimate completion in July 2023.

Awarded scope centers on infrastructure repair, renovation, and demolition at Bureau of Indian Education schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities across the Navajo Nation. Recent orders include structural upgrades (Many Farms High School, $12.3 million), building demolition (Kayenta School, $4.86 million; Tohatchi School, $2.17 million), HVAC and mechanical systems (Aneth School, $1.89 million; fan coil replacements), roofing and quarters renovation, environmental remediation, sewer and water line upgrades, and fire safety systems. Work is performed across multiple Navajo Nation communities including Chinle, Kayenta, Tuba City, Greasewood Springs, and Shiprock.

Cherokee CRC LLC dominates the award portfolio with 19 orders valued at $21.8 million, followed by Barnhart-Taylor, Inc. with 10 orders at $17.8 million. These two firms capture 76% of combined potential value. Rock Gap Engineering LLC, Cherokee General Corp, and a small tail of additional contractors complete the awardee base of nine primes. Ninety-eight percent of orders carried no set-aside designation; one order was awarded to a total small business contractor. All delivery orders used firm fixed-price contracts.