Quechan Indian Tribe

The Quechan Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government operating through its Grants & Contracts Department Division and doing business as Fort Yuma Quechan Paradise Casino, acts primarily as a prime recipient of federal grants (97% of recent awards) delivering workforce development, nutrition services, child care, transit operations, environmental management, and tribal infrastructure programs on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation spanning California and Arizona. The tribe, headquartered in Winterhaven, California, with approximately 3,956 enrolled members, does not compete on federal contracts as a prime contractor but receives small firm fixed-price contracts from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Indian Health Service. The tribe operates under a tribally owned designation with no SBA set-aside certifications, competing full-and-open on the rare contract awards.

Grant activity dominates the portfolio. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (29 awards), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (27 awards), and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (27 awards) anchor the top-five customer set by award count, covering 31% of recent awards. A secondary ranking by potential value reveals a significant structural break: the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing leads with 15 awards valued at $11.4 million combined potential, likely representing lease arrangements for tribal facilities. The Indian Health Service follows with 11 awards valued at $848 thousand, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission holds 8 awards valued at $242 thousand. Recent grant work includes a $560,376.42 formula block grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care (CFDA 93.575) for child care subsidies through September 2028; a $298,409 project grant from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.567) for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations through September 2027; a $109,992 formula grant from the Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.053) for nutrition services to tribal elders through March 2029; and a $257,025 project grant from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.841) for victim services through December 2027. The tribe also holds a $136,670 project grant from EPA Region 9 (CFDA 66.926) for environmental capacity-building and solid waste management through September 2026. The tribe's contract footprint includes a $545,434.56 firm fixed-price utilities contract with the Indian Health Service running through June 2028 and recurring annual Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) contracts with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($32,000 to $33,000 per fiscal year).

The Quechan Tribe operates across 42 distinct federal customer agencies, with little concentration risk despite the top-five ranking. The portfolio contains 423 total awards (prime and sub) with combined potential value of $30.3 million and combined obligated dollars of $78.5 million, indicating mature program execution and regular federal funding flow. A basic ordering agreement (GS09B92402) generates 95 task orders valued at $26.9 million combined potential, likely rooted in the GSA lease-performance relationship. The tribe acts as sub-recipient on grant programs administered by the Arizona Department of Economic Security (workforce and youth employment grants under WIOA Title I), the Department of Social Services California (Child and Adult Food Care Program sub-awards), reflecting pass-through funding from state workforce and nutrition channels. With 22 awards completing in the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $545 thousand), recompete exposure is modest. The top NAICS classification reflects the GSA lease footprint: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (96 awards) dominates, followed by Human Rights Organizations (8 awards) and smaller allocations to water, forestry, and health services. The tribe demonstrates minimal subcontracting activity across its federal footprint, operating as a direct service provider and lead recipient rather than as a prime managing sub-tier partners.