October was a monumental month of activity for the MBDA Federal Procurement Center (FPC), marking several pivotal events that helped to advance our mission to empower small, emerging, and minority businesses to win more federal contracts. November closes out with a visit to the University of Virgin Islands as a part of our commitment to advance a new MOU partnership between DoD and MBDA, and stronger collaboration with the PTACs nationwide.               

The White House MBDA Federal Procurement Summit filled with continued promise for small, emerging, and Minority owned Business growth in federal contracting. This month's edition is rich with highlights, contract opportunities, and policy awareness issues to react to. 

Here are the highlights:

1. The IAEOZ Summit 2024 Africa – This virtual event, held on October 17-18, brought together leaders from the U.S. and Africa to foster glob

2. MBDA’s Med Week 2024– From October 23-25 in Atlanta, GA, Med Week celebrated and offers strategic insights and resources to help businesses prepare for international expansion.

The Federal Procurement Center Tiger Team, a specialized task force dedicated to assisting Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in winning federal contracts, creating jobs, and expanding their footprint in the government marketplace, is in full operation. This Tiger Team is a collaborative powerhouse, providing executive-level expertise in business development, proposal writing, federal compliance, and marketing strategy. Through this initiative, the Federal Procurement Center, operated by KDM & Associates, LLC, is reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic growth for MBEs, aligning closely with the mission of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).

Additionally, I had the pleasure of recording a podcast in October with Eric Morrisette, Deputy Under Secretary at MBDA at this year's MED Week. (See the podcast section of our newsletter to watch.)  Deputy Under Secretary Morrisette and the MBDA team are working tirelessly to promote collaboration across MBDA centers and Equity Partners. Their dedication is helping to strengthen MBE capacity and drive greater efficiency within our network. And the results of success is continuing to be counted and shouted out leveraging our various media forums.

Warm regards,

Keith Moore

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Lead Operator, MBDA Federal Procurement Center

Buffalo Horse, Inc. is a tribally-owned 8a certified corporation established by the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) with the goal of providing contract services to federal, state, and private entities. The company specializes in developing a self-sustaining economy for the Aaniiih (Gros Ventre) and Nakoda (Assiniboine) Nations through new businesses, job creation, and resource development.  BHI provides services in the following areas: 1) Call Center Operations, 2) Physical and Cyber Security, 3) Intelligence Support, 4) Administrative Professional Support Services, 5) General Consulting Services, 6) Financial /Budget Consulting Services, and 7) Information Technology. 

Tribal 8(a) Organizations have several advantages that are also attractive to their partners. Those advantages include: 1) Up to $25M Federal & Civilian - Native American Tribal 8(a) can be awarded up to $25M for federal & civilian agencies of direct sole source contract without justification or protest. 2) Up to $100M Department of Defense - Native American Tribal 8(a) can be awarded up to $100M for DoD of direct sole source contract without justification or protest. 3) Buy Indian Act Eligible - Authorizes the Department of the Interior to purchase supplies, services and certain kinds of construction while giving preference to qualified Native American vendors (“Indian economic enterprises”). 4) Indian Incentive Program - Congressionally sponsored program that provides a 5% rebate to a prime contractor on the total amount subcontracted to an Indian-Owned Economic Enterprise or Indian Organization in accordance with DFARS Clause 252.226-7001.

Contact: Shawn Ironmaker, General Manager

Email: [email protected]