Leathers, Nicholas

Leathers, Nicholas is a sole proprietorship operating as Tarheel Strategies, a minority-owned, for-profit, Black American-owned small business registered to receive federal contract awards. According to its registration in SAM.gov, the entity provides investigative services to federal agencies like the Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Tarheel Strategies has received two recent firm fixed price delivery orders from the ATF for in-house investigative services. In 2020, it was awarded a $116,578.16 contract with a performance period from June 2020 through July 2024 to provide investigative support services to the ATF in Washington, D.C. This non-set-aside award allows Tarheel Strategies to serve as the prime contractor assisting the ATF in enforcing federal criminal laws and regulating the firearms industry. In 2019, the company received a $103,712 total small business set-aside delivery order for the same services from August 2019 through July 2020. As a small business contractor, Tarheel Strategies provides specialized investigative capabilities to support the ATF's law enforcement mission.

Tarheel Strategies also holds a single award Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with ATF for in-house investigative services. Awarded in August 2019 with no set-aside provisions, this IDV has a period of performance through August 2024 but does not currently obligate any funding. Should ATF require additional in-house investigative support from Tarheel Strategies during the IDV's term, the agency can issue task orders against the BOA to procure these services and grow the ultimate contract value.