Elem Indian Community

Elem Indian Community, a Native American-owned nonprofit operating as a tax-exempt corporate entity, functions exclusively as a subcontractor delivering environmental remediation and management consulting services under federal contracts. The vendor holds no prime awards; all six tracked awards are subcontracts placed under Ch2M Hill, Inc. as prime contractor on Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 work.

Elem Indian Community's recent federal footprint is narrow in scope and early in maturity. All six awards fall under the EPA Remedial Acquisition Framework: Design and Engineering Services vehicle, issued between May 2025 and January 2026 and addressing the same project—Remedial Design and Remedial Action Support for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Operable Unit 1. Combined dollars obligated across these six task orders total $546 thousand. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 accounts for 100% of awards by count and dollar value, with no secondary customer agencies in the tracked record. Activity shows five awards in 2025 and one in 2026, indicating consistent engagement on the same remediation scope rather than diversified customer expansion.

The vendor's capability portfolio, as demonstrated through its subcontract work, centers on remediation design and engineering support services for contaminated-site cleanup operations. Elem Indian Community's role under Ch2M Hill involves technical and management consulting services supporting the regulatory and operational phases of a large environmental remediation project. This positioning reflects the vendor's status as a Native American-owned entity with potential relevance to EPA environmental-justice and tribal-consultation requirements on remediation projects affecting tribal lands or tribal interests. The repetitive task-order structure—six separate awards for the same project within eight months—suggests standing as a trusted subcontractor on an active, multi-phase EPA remediation scope rather than a broad market presence. No distinct competitive vehicles, no prime-level IDIQs, and no secondary customer agencies appear in the source data.