Joint Ventures
Bakinaw-SciTech Joint Venture Corporation
Who Are We?
Bakinaw Federal Contracting Corporation and SciTech Services, Inc. have created a Small Business Administration (SBA) certified, mentor-protégé Joint Venture company. By forming this Joint Venture, we have fully integrated our capabilities, expertise, experience, and contracting advantages to provide even greater service to our clients. As joint venture partners, we are fully committed to Bakinaw’s mission of increasing STEM employment opportunities for Native Americans, and to SciTech Services’ mission of providing technical and management solutions with outstanding, innovative, and high-quality service to all customers. Our Joint Venture delivers the joint capabilities of both companies while competing as a Native American owned, 8(a), small business.
Contracting Advantages
As a mentor-protégé Joint Venture, the Bakinaw-SciTech Services Joint Venture Corporation acts as a combination of both companies. This enables the Joint Venture to fully access all Bakinaw and SciTech Services staff, resources, and certifications to support client needs. The Joint Venture is also able to use Bakinaw’s unique, FAR compliant contracting advantages contracting advantages only available to native owned (Native American Corporation and Alaskan Native Corporation) small businesses.
As a Joint Venture between an SBA certified mentor and protégé, the Joint Venture also acts as an 8(a) certified small business. The 8(a) program contracting advantages include:
- The ability to receive sole-source awards greater than $4,000,000 per contract including the ability to negotiate directly with federal clients prior to selection and award.
- The ability to compete for all small business; small, disadvantaged business; and minority owned, economically disadvantaged (8a) business set-aside procurements.
- The ability to team with large and small businesses to leverage these contracting advantages.
- For Department of Defense contracts, eligible prime contractors can receive a rebate of 5% of the total amount subcontracted to the Joint Venture.
Joint Capabilities
See the Client Services for additional information on Bakinaw Capabilities and www.scitechinc.com for additional information on SciTech Services capabilities.
Bakinaw-Karna Joint Venture
Who Are We?
Bakinaw Federal Contracting and Karna, LLC have combined capabilities to form a dynamic joint venture company that delivers comprehensive solutions across the healthcare and public health sectors. As an approved Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture between a tribally owned SBA-certified 8(a) firm and an experienced federal health contractor, the Bakinaw-Karna Joint Venture (JV) offers a suite of services spanning strategic health initiatives and technical program support. Together, we bring decades of experience supporting federal and commercial agencies, leveraging evidence-based strategies, cutting-edge technologies, and a shared commitment to operational excellence.
Joint Capabilities
Health Analytics
We provide a rapid, agile, and coordinated response to collect, analyze, and interpret complex health data—so insights are not just produced, but used to drive timely, informed decisions and measurable impact.
Health Communication
Our communication team translates complex information into material that resonates with intended audiences. From small marketing campaigns to national communication models, our agile team applies cutting-edge communication science to rapidly produce research-based, relevant, and timely solutions.
Reasearch & Evaluation
We partner with organizations to rapidly design and execute rigorous, practical research and evaluation that translates data into action.
Tailored Third Party Administration
Our team delivers tailored third‑party administration (TPA) solutions that strengthen daily operations while optimizing analytics, automation, and AI to support regulatory compliance and improve member and stakeholder experience.
Training and Technical Assistance
Our team provides agile, rapid, and integrated technical assistance, training, and network coordination. Our training and TA solutions strengthen workforce capacity, enables collaboration, and helps programs move from strategy to real world, sustainable impact.
Contracting Advantages
The Bakinaw-Karna JV is designed to meet the evolving needs of our clients by offering scalable, mission-driven services and staffing support that span the full project lifecycle.
Bakinaw’s Tribally-owned 8(a) certification streamlines federal contracting, product development, and staff augmentation. Karna’s affiliation with the Celerian Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina with 50 years of experience providing technical and programmatic services to the federal government, enhances its reach and infrastructure. This synergy ensures that clients receive tailored solutions and the agility and technical depth needed to meet evolving challenges with confidence.
As a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture between a tribally owned SBA-certified 8(a) firm and an experienced federal health contractor. the contracting advantages include:
- Direct Awards and Set Asides: Our JV is eligible for direct awards up to $25 million with civilian agencies and $100 million with the Department of Defense.
- Compliance with Small Business Goals: By partnering with us, clients can fulfill small business contracting goals established by the Small Business Administration (SBA), while still benefiting from enhanced operational capacities brought by the partnership.
- Lower Costs and Streamlined Contracting: Our JV offers streamlined solutions to clients, reducing the administrative burdens and costs compared to contracting with multiple disparate entities.
