Contracting Advantages

As an 8(a) Native Hawaiian Organization-owned entity EXJV offers unique contracting benefits

  • $100M Direct Awards for DoD. Effective March 17th, 2020, EXJV may receive direct awards up to $100M from our DoD Customers.
  • Awards cannot be protested. Awards to EXJV cannot be protested per 13 CFR 124.517(a).
  • No procurement competition. There is no requirement for competition of direct/sole source awards to EXJV per 13 CFR 124.506(b)(3).
  • Follow-on to competitive awards can be sole sourced. As an NHO, EXJV may receive sole source awards, even for contracts previously competitively awarded in the 8(a) program.
  • Faster procurements via Alpha Contracting. EXJV can work jointly with the Government to reduce procurement time, develop the statement of work, and provide a better solution via “Alpha Contracting”.
  • Achieve Small Business Target Goals. New administration could increase Small Business goals from 5% to 15%.
  • Average time from initial meeting to contract: 40 Days.

5 Step Direct Award Process

Federal customers can issue a sole source contract to EXJV by following these simple steps.

  1. Send an 8(a) Offering Letter to SBA per the instructions in our template. (Click here to download an Offering Letter Template)
  2. Wait to receive the SBA’s Letter of Approval (approximately 3 days)
  3. Send Request for Proposal to EXJV
  4. EXJV submits proposal
  5. Award contract to EXJV

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