8(a) and Cost Savings

As an ANC subsidiary company, KOMAN is eligible to receive sole source contracts greater than $3 million as, per 13 CFR 124.506 (b), ANCs are exempt from competitive threshold limitations. As a result, ANC-owned 8(a) contracting is often less costly and more efficient than the competitive cost comparison bidding alternative.

If a project has not been advertised, federal governmental agencies can, through 3 CFR 124.506 (b), contract directly with an ANC-owned 8(a) company. The agency simply indicates its intent to award a project as an 8(a) contract by submitting a written offering letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA).

This ability to sole-source a contract limits costs associated with awarding an ANC-owned 8(a) contract; many contracts incur no costs.

In addition, ANC 8(a) sole-source contractors often realize outsourcing savings in the first fiscal year, unlike competitively awarded contracts, which can take three or more years to realize savings. ANC-owned companies are also sufficiently large enough and efficient enough to ensure a competitive general and administrative cost rate. And, under a partnering "open book" relationship, the government is virtually guaranteed the ability to negotiate a fair and reasonable price, with none of the uncertainties associated with the competitive process alternative. For more on the historical and current reasons for 8(a) set-asides, see the Goldbert Raven White Paper (opens as a PDF on a new page).

KOMAN's unique ability to provide clients with the following specialized array of benefits makes KOMAN a superior government contracting choice:

•   An ability to fulfill 8(a) requirements
•   Turnkey ability for both small and large project construction and design
•   An experienced, proven management team
•   Familiarity with federal projects and contracting
•   World-class strategic teaming partners
•   A vast depth of resources
•   A strong base of job-ready manpower
•   Extensive environmental restoration experience