First Nations Distribution LLC

First Nations Distribution LLC, a Native American-owned Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise and Indian Economic Enterprise based in Lincoln, Nebraska, supplies dental equipment, medical and surgical instruments, and healthcare supplies to the Indian Health Service and tribal education and healthcare agencies as a prime contractor (100% of awards) under Buy Indian set-asides and other tribal-preference procurement vehicles. The company competes exclusively under set-aside categories — Buy Indian, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, Total Small Business, and full-and-open designations — across its federal footprint. First Nations Distribution is structured as a limited liability partnership and holds certifications as a minority-owned business and self-certified small disadvantaged business.

The Indian Health Service dominates First Nations Distribution's customer base, accounting for 37 of 45 recent awards and $4 million of the $4.2 million combined potential value across all awards. The remaining eight awards spread across the Bureau of Indian Education (five awards, $155 thousand), the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 ($48 thousand), the Armed Forces Retirement Home ($41 thousand), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office ($12 thousand). The concentration is extreme: IHS alone represents 95% of combined potential value. Activity has grown from four awards in 2022 to a peak of eleven in 2023, settling at eight awards per year in 2024 and 2025. Eight awards with combined potential value of $699 thousand complete within the next twenty-four months.

First Nations Distribution's capability portfolio centers on dental supplies, dental imaging equipment, surgical instruments, medical storage and rehabilitation equipment, and occupational and physical therapy services, all targeted at IHS facilities and tribal health centers. Representative contracts include a $375 thousand purchase order (September 2025) for preventative maintenance of a Fuji CT scanner at an IHS facility; a $405 thousand BPA call (July 2025) for miscellaneous medical and surgical supplies to the Operating Room at the National Naval Medical Center; a $240 thousand single-award blanket purchase agreement (July 2023, running through July 2027) for dental supplies to the Wewoka, Oklahoma IHS facility, under which First Nations has drawn multiple option exercises; a $200 thousand BPA for dental supplies and equipment to the Shiprock, New Mexico IHS facility (April 2025); and a $116 thousand BPA (March 2025) for miscellaneous medical and rehabilitation supplies. Educational materials represent a small secondary line: First Nations holds awards for native books to Jeehdeez'a Elementary School in Pinon, Arizona ($21.8 thousand, April 2024) and take-home book packs for Tuba City Boarding School ($79.1 thousand, February 2024), both through the Bureau of Indian Education.

The vendor's sole named parent vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement 75H71123A00107, which carries three task orders and $180 thousand in combined potential value. Most of First Nations Distribution's transactional volume moves through individual IHS purchase orders and BPA calls rather than large government-wide vehicles. The company holds no subcontracting relationships; all 45 awards are prime contracts. Obligated dollars total $2.9 million, representing 67% of combined potential value, indicating a modest reserve on active contracts. The NAICS footprint reflects the medical-supply profile: dental equipment and supplies manufacturing (17 awards), surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing (11 awards), and surgical and medical instrument manufacturing (10 awards) lead the category concentration.

First Nations Distribution focuses on the healthcare field. As a small, husband and wife team, we work together with our customers to find you the products that you need to keep your facility on the cutting-edge of technology so your patients receive the best care possible using the best equipment available. Our business has a wide network of distributors that we work with to run your clinic or hospital.

We are a full-service solution for your healthcare and dental equipment needs. The only full-line Native American distributor for 3M Medical and FujiFilm Healthcare, America. We also work with Envista brands such as Kerr, Metrex, and Dental Imaging TechnologiesWe have experience working on contracts ranging from county to federal level. We work with requests to provide a competitive quote. Offering solutions from large diagnostic imaging systems to IT solutions such as cloud-based applications to 3M N95 Masks.