Program Management and Industrial Engineering Consulting Services (PMIECS)

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a multiple-award Master IDIQ on July 11, 2023, for Program Management and Industrial Engineering Consulting Services set aside exclusively for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, with ordering authority extending through June 14, 2028 (approximately 1 year 10 months remaining). The vehicle carries a $95 million shared ceiling and a minimum $2,500 guarantee per IDIQ contract.

Five prime contractors have been awarded, with Chenhall Sedona Services Joint Venture, LLC dominating the portfolio: it holds 8 of 18 task orders and $38.2 million of the $49.5 million combined potential value (77% concentration). Native American Technology Corporation ranks second with 3 orders and $5.8 million, followed by Heartland Energy Partners LLC with 4 orders and $2.7 million. DNI Emerging Technologies, LLC and Navancio LLC account for the remainder. Ordering momentum peaked in 2024 with 11 awards; 2025 and 2026 have shown slower activity (4 and 2 orders respectively). To date, 18 task orders have obligated $16.4 million of the $49.5 million combined potential (33% utilization of awarded value), indicating substantial remaining capacity on the vehicle.

Work spans program management, facilities support, environmental review and permitting, financial assistance policy implementation, and workforce analysis. Task orders employ labor-hour pricing, firm-fixed-price, and time-and-materials structures. Typical individual task-order ceilings range from under $300 thousand to over $21 million, with the largest being a Bureau of Indian Education Facilities Support order at $21.5 million potential value.

Bureau of Indian Affairs entities (Central Office, Bureau of Indian Education, and Northwest Region) drove 11 of 18 orders ($44.5 million combined potential). Indian Health Service contributed 2 orders ($2.7 million). The U.S. Geological Survey and other interior bureaus placed the remainder. Set-aside distribution shows 33% of orders designated Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise and 67% unrestricted, indicating mixed pursuit opportunities under the vehicle's reserved and open lanes.

Creation of a specialized program/projection management support contract will provide a proactive and strategic approach to the collection, evaluation and reporting of business operations information and projects based on the mission and strategic goals and objectives. This will provide DOI bureaus and partner offices (such as IHS) with a strategic vehicle that will ensure effective and efficient project oversight and related services. . This new capability will create a synergy and cross-collaborative effect among the bureaus and offices and ensure DOI endeavors to implement and deliver support to programs that are relevant, efficient, and effective.