Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions, L.L.C.

Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions, L.L.C., a tribally-owned 8(a) and HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business and division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, operates as a prime contractor delivering environmental remediation, property disposal, construction, facility maintenance, and logistics services to federal agencies. The vendor competes predominantly under set-asides, leveraging its Native American ownership and 8(a) certifications across a high-volume, small-dollar delivery-order footprint anchored by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services.

The core capability portfolio centers on excess military property disposal, PFAS liquids management, facility maintenance, construction and renovation, and specialized equipment supply. DLA Disposition Services dominates the award mix: 761 delivery orders (81% of all awards) valued at $10.3 million across dozens of coastal and inland locations in California, Oregon, and Washington, with individual order ceilings ranging from $612 to $19,787. Representative work includes a $1,198,136.61 8(a) sole-source definitive contract with the Air National Guard for Building 1673 exterior repair at Fort Worth (awarded August 2025, completion August 2026); a $2,708,644 Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside for football field design and construction at Pueblo Pintado Community School through the Bureau of Indian Education (September 2024, completion July 2026); a $261,495.35 delivery order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for erosion mitigation at Highway 9 Landing North (August 2024); and a $999,993.33 8(a) sole-source definitive contract with the Air National Guard for B1675 exterior repair (October 2024, completion August 2025). Institutional customers beyond DLA include the Department of the Army Installation Management Command Northeast Region (50 awards, $223.9 million potential value for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction at West Point and Stewart Army Sub Post) and the Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing (5 awards, $77.5 million for general construction services at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth).

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Disposition Services accounts for 761 awards and 90% of annual delivery orders by count, though only 2% of dollars by potential value. By dollar magnitude, the Army's Northeast Region (50 awards, $223.9 million) and Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (5 awards, $77.5 million) dominate the top-five ranking. The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service (12 awards, $50.7 million) and Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (9 awards, $32.7 million) contribute additional value concentration. This split reveals two distinct business models operating in parallel: high-volume, transactional property-disposal orders under the DLA IDIQ and selective major construction IDVs and definitive contracts with Army, Treasury, and Air Force.

Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions holds three substantial parent vehicles: a $4,240,711.25 single-award 8(a) sole-source IDIQ with DLA Disposition Services for property disposal and environmental services (September 2023 through August 2028, 487 task orders); a $70 million total-small-business multiple-award MATOC with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for general construction at the Western Currency Facility (July 2024 through July 2029); and a $180 million Competitive 8(a) multiple-award IDIQ with the Department of the Army Materiel Command for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction at West Point and Stewart Army Sub Post (March 2025 through March 2030). The DLA IDIQ is by volume the primary revenue driver, producing 487 task orders of sub-$20,000 ceilings; the Army and Treasury vehicles anchor the highest-dollar pipeline. A fourth vehicle, a $914,375 single-award 8(a) sole-source IDIQ with DLA for fluorescent, halogen, and incandescent lamp supply (September 2022 through September 2027), supports recurring equipment procurement.

Activity over the past five years shows volatile but sustained engagement: 104 awards in FY2022, 74 in FY2023, 100 in FY2024, 99 in FY2025, and 13 through early 2026 (snapshot bias). The most recent award is dated February 27, 2026 (a $1,237.08 delivery order from DLA Disposition Services). Within the next twenty-four months, 34 awards with combined potential value of $5.2 million reach ultimate completion, creating moderate recompete exposure concentrated in the DLA Disposition Services portfolio.

Service Contract Inventory data is sparse and non-representative: SCI captures only $930 thousand in invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2024 (all in FY2022), with FY2023 and FY2024 showing zero invoicing despite documented contract activity and FTE presence (4.7–6.4 FTEs reported). Median SCI hourly rates for prime contracts run at $0.00/hr, with 90th percentile at $23.11/hr—a pattern indicating either firm-fixed-price task orders without labor hour reporting or incomplete SCI capture. The vendor has not engaged subcontractors on SCI-reportable primes (0% sub-hours share), maintaining full delivery responsibility on those vehicles. SCI data does not reflect the vendor's full federal services activity or enterprise revenue.

The vendor operates almost entirely as a prime contractor (943 of 944 awards). It carries one named sub-award, recorded as a program manager position under Cherokee CRC LLC in August 2023, confirming the parent relationship. As a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC—itself a tribally-owned, Indian-certified business—Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions is positioned within a larger tribal enterprise structure. A subsidiary, CF2 Construction, also carries tribal and small-business certifications, suggesting potential for capability expansion or specialized service lines.

Set-aside posture is heavily 8(a) and HUBZone-driven at the prime contract level. DLA Disposition Services awards shifted from 8(a) sole-source designations in 2025 to predominantly competitive (non-set-aside) awards in early 2026, indicating DLA's transition strategy while the vendor remains eligible under its 8(a) and HUBZone certifications (which expire August 6, 2025, per source documents, though active awards continue through completion). Major IDVs (Army $180M, Treasury $70M, DLA $4.24M) and definitive awards (Air National Guard $1.2M and $1M, Bureau of Indian Education $2.7M) all carry 8(a), competitive 8(a), or Indian set-aside designations, reinforcing the vendor's reliance on socioeconomic procurement channels rather than full-and-open competition.

Cherokee Nation Environmental Solutions (CNES) is a design-build / design-bid-build 8(a), HUBZone general construction firm specializing in new build, renovation and repair, heavy civil, mechanical and electrical with exceptional capabilities in environmental remediation, decontamination, demolition and disposal. CNES is afforded the financial backing and infrastructure support unmatched by an average 8(a) small business. We are truly a small business with large company systems built for growth and scalability and thrive in situations in which the client is faced with challenging projects. CNES has successfully completed significant projects for the DoD, WHS, USDA, USACE, DOE, USAF and BIA with excellent ratings. We perform exceptionally in remote areas, high hazard environments and work CONUS and OCONUS. CNES is owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) - the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S.