UIDA Consulting Group (UCG)

American Indian Procurement Technical Assistance Center (AIPTAC)

UIDA Business Services (UBS), a non-profit American Indian Procurement Technical Center, is operated through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency. UBS provides professional business consulting services and technical assistance to Native American-owned businesses regarding marketing and selling to the Federal, state, local and tribal governments and large prime contractors.  Assistance extends to all Native American businesses (American Indian, Alaska Native Corporations and Native Hawaiians) and includes tribes and individual businesses both on and off  reservations.  Area of coverage is Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Regions:  50% Eastern Region; 100% Navajo and Southwest Regions.  Other states surrounding these BIA areas are served on a voluntary basis; any Native American business can contact the Main Office for further information about becoming a client.  Services are free.

Below is a partial list of services provided through the AIPTAC program:

• Determining Suitability for Contracting
• Securing Necessary Registrations
• SDB, 8(a), HUBzone and other Certifications
• Researching Procurement Histories
• Identifying Bid Opportunities
• Marketing & Networking

Main Office (Coverage Area: SC, TN, FL & KY)
86 S. Cobb Drive, MZ 0510
Marietta, GA 30063-0510
Web: www.uida.org
Program Manager:  George Williams, gwilliams@uida.org
Associate Procurement Specialist: Barbara Williams, bwilliams@uida.org
Phone: 770-494-0431
Fax: 770-494-1236

Mississippi Satellite Office (Coverage Area:  AL, LA, & MS)
One Choctaw Trail
Ocean Springs, MS  39564
Senior Procurement Specialist:
Jeanne Turner, jturner@uida.org
Phone: 228-818-2303
Fax: 228-8758198

Navajo Nation Satellite Office (Coverage Area:  Navajo Nation/Parts of AZ, NM & UT))
P. O. Box 663
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Procurement Specialist: Cyndi Jarvision, cjarvison@uida.org
Phone: 928-871-7377
Fax: 928-871-6084

New Mexico, Satellite Office (Coverage Area:  NM, CO, El Paso TX)
(Currently Vacant; for information contact Cyndi Jarvison at the Navajo Nation
Satellite Office)

Virginia Satellite Office (Coverage Area: CT, RI, NC and surrounding states)
2340 Dulles Corner Blvd, Mail Stop: 1N01
Herndon, VA 20171
Procurement Specialist:  Cris Pierce, cpierce@UIDA.ORG
phone: 703-561-4415
Fax: 703-561-4419