Contracting Advantages

DGG subsidiaries have several unique abilities that separate them from the competition including:

• Significant financial strength to manage working capital requirements and a bonding capacity in excess of $250 million (aggregate) and $100 million (single project). This level of financial fortitude is rare for small businesses and it provides our clients a stability factor that most small companies cannot offer.
• DGG is comprised of a family of companies with 8(a) and small disadvantaged business (SDB) set-aside certifications and extensive in-house resources. They have “reach-back ability” to utilize Doyon’s headquarters and sister subsidiary resources and expertise to meet specific contract requirements.
• All of DGG’s subsidiaries have experience performing multiple projects at different geographic locations simultaneously throughout the United States – with project and full-service offices established nationwide.
• Management and operations team members at DGG are Subject Matter Experts in their fields and are available for consultation.
• DGG’s management teams specialize in a wide range of design/build, new construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair services for vertical and horizontal construction, as well as providing quality control, safety, scheduling, logistics, and procurement services.

DGG has the financial capacity, in-house resources, and expertise to fully support both small and large projects from inception through completion.

DGG’s management believes in teamwork and partnerships to develop and foster highly skilled project teams that produce excellent results on a consistent basis. They welcome the opportunity to combine their knowledge and expertise with qualified team members to deliver the highest quality project possible in the industry today.

8(a) Contracting Advantages

DGG has had several companies participate in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, which was enacted in 1958 to help Small, Disadvantaged Businesses compete in the federal marketplace. Currently, DGG has two 8(a)-certified companies available for contracts.

Federal agencies are encouraged to contract with Native 8(a) businesses because they have been determined to be economically and socially disadvantaged entities.

Benefits of working with a Native 8(a) business include:

• Native 8(a) businesses are community-based (as opposed to individually-based) and owned by Native people. Revenue and profits from their work support important educational and community support programs.
• Working with 8(a) businesses helps create economic opportunities and social benefits for entire Native communities.
• Participation in the 8(a) program by Native businesses has helped Native communities develop their own business tools and become active participants in the US economy across all states.
• Contracts awarded to Native businesses provide good jobs for Americans in every state.

Tribal entities have a special set of rules under the 8(a) Program that exclude exemptions for lifetime contract limits, and they are exempt from competitive thresholds, making them eligible to receive direct source awards up to $100M.

As Tribal entities, DGG companies are considered to be Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) when contracted as subcontractors, regardless of their size. Therefore, large Prime Contractors teaming with DGG’s 8(a) companies benefit by gaining assistance in meeting their subcontracting goals. Government agencies may contract directly with Tribal 8(a) companies via a negotiated (Sole Source) contract, regardless of the dollar amount of the contract. Under these circumstances, the eligibility of the Tribal 8(a) company may not be challenged by another 8(a) participant or any other party, allowing federal agencies the benefit of claiming SDB and Native American credits.

Large Business Subcontracting Advantages

Under Full & Open contracts, large businesses can add to their subcontracting goals by subcontracting with a DGG Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) subsidiary.  This is applicable regardless of the size of the SDB or its Small Business Administration certification status.

Indian Incentive Program

According to the Office of Industrial Base Growth, Department of War, the Indian Incentive Program (IIP) is a congressionally sponsored program that provides a 5% rebate to a prime contractor on the total amount subcontracted to a Native American owned Economic Enterprise or Native American Organization in accordance with DFARS Clause 252.226-7001.  Prime contractors with a subcontract worth $500,000 or more that contains the DFARS clause are eligible for incentive payments. As Alaska Native subsidiaries, DGG construction companies qualify as Native American Owned entities, thereby enabling them to offer the IIP benefit to a prime contractor (other than a DGG prime).