Goldbelt subsidiary takes $821,000 in State Department work with no stated purpose

CP Marine, LLC of Juneau has taken more than $821,000 in State Department work since late July, in two staffing orders awarded without competition.

The first, signed July 22, is worth $436,835 for integrated support services and runs through late January. A second, signed Aug. 13, is worth $384,604 over a six-month base period with a six-month option. Neither posting names the underlying requirement. The work is performed in Washington, D.C.

Both orders come off a single staffing contract awarded under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program, which lets agencies award work to eligible small, disadvantaged businesses without full open competition.

CP Marine is a subsidiary of Goldbelt, Incorporated, the Alaska Native urban corporation for Juneau. The firm holds 8(a), HUBZone and Small Disadvantaged Business certifications, and a General Services Administration schedule contract that runs to 2042.

SBA finalized changes to 8(a) eligibility on Aug. 11. The rule reaches only firms owned by individuals and "does not in any way amend or affect the eligibility of entity-owned small businesses," the category that covers Alaska Native corporation subsidiaries.