by Lea Anne Burke | May 10, 2016 | Blog, Native Information, Procurement, Small Business Information
We are very excited to highlight our ongoing partnership with Govology.com – a provider of high quality government market education online, both live and on demand, 24/7. Co-founded by a former federal buyer and PTAC counselor, Govology provides a number of great...
by Lea Anne Burke | May 4, 2016 | Blog, Native Information, Procurement, Small Business Information
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s Office of Equal Opportunity has preserved a series of presentations relating to the following agencies and programs: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Title VI Program Equal Employment Opportunity...
by Lea Anne Burke | Jul 29, 2015 | Blog, Native Information
Reposted from SmallGovCon.com – Legal news and notes for small government contractors Published by Steven J. Koprince, Managing Partner, Koprince Law LLC July 14, 2015 The implementation of the Buy Indian Act set-aside program suffers from inconsistencies and...
by Lea Anne Burke | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Native Information, Press Releases, Small Business Information
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) enacted a Tribal Employment Rights (TERO) Ordinance on November 6, 2013. The TERO Ordinance asserts the Tribes sovereign rights to establish Indian and Tribal preference policy, a TERO program and a TERO Commission. The...
by Lea Anne Burke | May 28, 2014 | Blog, Native Information, Small Business Information
When seeking opportunities within Tribal procurement and employment, it is fairly common to find the phrase “Indian Preference Applies”. For businesses and individuals first looking into working within Indian Country, this can be a surprising term. What...
by Lea Anne Burke | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Native Information, Small Business Information
The Indian Incentive Program, Buy Indian Act, Native Owned certification, and Tribal and Indian Preference are several business certifications and programs that are uniquely available to individual Native, Tribal, and Alaska Native owned businesses. These...
by Lea Anne Burke | Apr 29, 2013 | Blog, Native Information, Small Business Information
Within the past four decades, Tribal governments have made tremendous strides in identifying and protecting the rights, resources and opportunities of their people. Tribes are effectively exercising self-governance to protect their water, timber, hunting, fishing and...
by Lea Anne Burke | Jan 2, 2013 | Blog, Native Information
In November 2012, the Native PTAC team went on a field trip to the Quinault Nation at Taholah, WA. We went to learn how the planning for the Paddle to Quinault 2013 was going and how the Tribe could leverage their preparations into continuing economic development for...