Our ANC Status may be to your Advantage
Because of the unique combination of Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) and SBA 8(a) designations in some KPSG subsidiaries, they are able to deliver solid benefits that translate into federal contracting advantages such as:
Directly Negotiated Contracts
- Eligible to receive directly negotiated contracts regardless of dollar amount [13 CFR 124.506(b)].
Unlimited Award Ceiling and No Award Protest
- ANC 8(a) companies are not subject to the same $3 million limitation on sole source contracts as are other 8(a) companies without ANC status [13 CFR 124.506(b)]. Furthermore, sole source contracts, regardless of dollar amount, may not be challenged or protested [13 CFR 124.517(a)].
Small Disadvantaged Business and Native American Credits
- Clients are able to claim Small Disadvantaged Business and Native American credits [13 CFR 124.109(a)(4)].
5% DoD Incentive
- Prime contractors may be eligible for 5% of the amount paid to KPSG 8(a) subsidiaries under the DoD Indian Incentive Program.
Exemption from Competitive Thresholds for Participants Owned by Indian Tribes
- SBA may award a sole source 8(a) contract to a Participant concern owned and controlled by an Indian tribe or an ANC where the anticipated value of the procurement exceeds the applicable competitive threshold if SBA has not accepted the requirement into the 8(a) BD program as a competitive procurement. There is no requirement that a procurement must be competed whenever possible before it can be accepted on a sole source basis for a tribally-owned or ANC-owned concern, but a procurement may not be removed from competition to award it to a tribally-owned or ANC-owned concern on a sole source basis [13 CFR 124.506(b)].
For more information about 8(a) designation, please visit the Small Business Administration at http://www.sba.gov/8abd.