Red Lake Band Of Chippewa Indians

Red Lake Band Of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Puposky, Minnesota, operates as a prime recipient on federal grants and a prime contractor on federal service contracts, competing on a full-and-open basis without set-aside designation across a portfolio dominated by health, human services, environmental, and community development work for tribal members and the broader northern Minnesota region.

The tribe's federal footprint spans 716 awards (612 prime, 104 sub) with combined obligated dollars of $640.1 million against a combined potential value of $3.9 million, reflecting heavy reliance on grant funding and formula-based allocations. Recent activity is declining—44 awards in 2022 to 15 by 2026—but the obligated-to-potential ratio signals substantial multi-year drawdowns on standing grants. The tribe's customer concentration is broad across 73 federal agencies, with the top five funding sources accounting for roughly 30% of award count. The Department of Health and Human Services dominates the portfolio: the Indian Health Service leads by potential value at $2.8 million across 25 awards, and HHS sub-agencies (Administration for Children and Families, Public Health Service) drive volume through formula grants in child welfare, TANF, substance abuse treatment, and nutrition assistance. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 ranks second by potential value at approximately $1 thousand across 17 awards, primarily environmental program management and water quality work. The Federal Transit Administration placed 27 awards for Red Lake Nation Transit operations and capital improvements.

The tribe's prime contract work centers on concrete service delivery: behavioral health transport for Red Lake Hospital under a single-award indefinite-delivery contract with IHS (ceiling $260 thousand, issued September 2025); commercial laundry services for Red Lake Hospital ($560 thousand purchase order through April 2031); grounds maintenance and hydrological services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Red Lake Project ($220.5 thousand definitive contract through April 2030); and solid waste collection, wastewater, and potable water services under five-year purchase orders with IHS. All prime contracts carry firm fixed pricing with no set-aside applied. Three indefinite-delivery contracts anchor the parent-vehicle footprint: IDC 75H70520D00009 (5 task orders, $194 thousand), IDC 75H70525D00006 (2 task orders, $114 thousand), and IDC 75H70518D00012 (1 task order, $19 thousand).

Grant work represents the tribe's primary federal engagement. HHS formula grants fund child support services ($1.12 million block grant through September 2026), TANF ($7.451 million through September 2026), substance abuse prevention and treatment ($1.153 million block grant through September 2027), and Older Americans Act Title VI services ($157.5 thousand through March 2029). The tribe acts as prime recipient on discretionary grants including a $19.281 million Federal Highway Administration BUILD grant for road rehabilitation and shared-use path construction (completion December 2028); a $900 thousand DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for medication-assisted treatment at Red Lake Detention Center (through September 2029); an $885.6 thousand DOJ Tribal Justice Assistance grant for the Red Lake LEAD law enforcement diversion program (through September 2030); a $450 thousand Children's Justice Act grant for victim services (through September 2027); and multiple smaller environmental grants from EPA Region 5 for air quality monitoring, brownfields assessment, water quality monitoring, and underground storage tank compliance. The tribe also receives sub-awards from Minnesota state agencies (Department of Human Services, Department of Public Safety, Department of Commerce, Department of Health) for pass-through funding in TANF, mental health block grants, substance abuse prevention, energy assistance, and victim services administration.

Corporate structure includes two named subsidiaries: Red Lake Nation Fisheries, Inc., a tribally owned manufacturer designated as an Indian Economic Enterprise and Self-Certified Small Disadvantaged Business; and Red Lake Tribal Council, the tribal government entity itself. The tribe's award category concentration reflects its community-serving mission: Human Rights Organizations (21 awards), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (14 awards), and support services including water systems, solid waste, and facilities maintenance. Top PSC codes track the same pattern—medical-managed healthcare (22 awards), legal support services (21 awards), transportation (13 awards), and direct aid to tribal governments (12 awards). The recompete cliff shows 25 awards worth $263 thousand in combined potential value completing within the next twenty-four months, presenting renewal opportunity primarily in transit operations and environmental program grants.