Choctaw Strategies, LLC, doing business as Okla Risk Advisors, is a Native American owned small business registered and ready for federal, state, local, and tribal awards. The firm accepts prime awards, set aside and sole source awards under the Buy Indian Act, and subcontracts with the national disaster recovery and emergency management primes.
If one of these is your situation, this company is likely a fit and can be onboarded quickly.
Hazard mitigation and resilience planning is competed under NAICS 541620. This is a small business with FEMA mitigation planning certification, available now as a sub or teaming partner.
NAICS 541620 detailsA self-certified Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, Buy Indian Act eligible, small disadvantaged business, SBA 8(a) in process. That standing supports Indian preference requirements and utilization goals.
Socioeconomic statusEnrolled Choctaw ownership, an office inside the Choctaw Nation reservation, and graduate training in Indigenous peoples law. Sovereignty questions get handled rather than escalated.
Tribal disaster recoveryDeployment scales from one embedded specialist to multi-inspector field teams through an established network, with multi-state reciprocal licensure and Xactimate based estimating.
Claims and field capabilitySection 312 duplication of benefits reconciliation is the most common source of deobligation at closeout. Most grant consultancies do not carry that capability.
Section 312 explainedCapability statement, W-9, certificates of insurance, license list, resumes, and references are furnished on request, usually within the same week.
Capability statementThe firm holds the designations that support set aside, sole source, and subcontractor utilization eligibility under federal acquisition programs. Documentation is available on request and status is kept current.
If you are assembling a team for a Public Assistance technical assistance award, a hazard mitigation planning task order, a state or local recovery contract, or a disaster staffing requirement, this firm is available now.
Tribal and local hazard mitigation plan development and five year updates written to 44 CFR 201.7 and 201.6, risk and vulnerability assessment, resilience and floodplain planning, mitigation strategy development, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance subapplication support under HMGP, BRIC, and FMA. Solicited most often under NAICS 541620.
Damage assessment, project worksheet development, preliminary damage assessments, cost documentation, and closeout support for Public Assistance applicants and the primes that serve them, including first and second appeals, audit, and arbitration support across Categories A through G.
FEMA funds only what insurance does not. We reconcile carrier settlements against federal grant scopes so applicants capture the full eligible recovery and avoid duplication of benefits exposure. Most grant consultancies do not carry this discipline in-house.
Initial damage assessment support, joint PDA preparation, building condition surveys, damage description and dimensions, substantial damage estimates, and cost estimating to federal documentation standards. This is the technical record that supports eligibility determinations and survives audit. Damage assessment services.
Rapid deployment field inspection, damage documentation, and claims support for federally declared disasters and emergency programs nationwide, scaled from a single specialist to multi-inspector deployments through an established network of licensed adjusters and inspectors.
Risk, claims, and program advisory support shaped to the agency mission, including hazard mitigation and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program familiarity, procurement and acquisition support, and grant compliance.
The firm's full registered code list. Each service line page shows only the codes that apply to that work.
| NAICS | Description | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 524291 | Claims Adjusting | Primary |
| 541620 | Environmental Consulting Services | Key sub target |
| 541611 | Administrative and General Management Consulting Services | Secondary |
| 541618 | Other Management Consulting Services | Secondary |
| 541690 | Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | Secondary |
| 541350 | Building Inspection Services | Secondary |
| 541990 | All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | Secondary |
| 624230 | Emergency and Other Relief Services | Secondary |
| 524210 | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | Licensed producer |
NAICS 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, is a primary subcontracting target for this company. Most hazard mitigation, resilience, and floodplain planning task orders are competed under 541620, and the company is actively seeking subcontract and teaming positions on that work. Additional codes can be added to the registration where a requirement calls for one, so contracting officers and capture managers should ask rather than assume the list is closed.
Held by the firm’s principal, who directs every engagement. Solicitations for disaster, recovery and planning work usually name FEMA coursework for key personnel; the table maps the completed record against the requirements that appear most often.
| Requirement | Courses | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Incident management baseline | IS-100.c, IS-200.c, IS-700.b, IS-800.d | Held |
| ICS and NIMS, extended | IS-201.a, IS-703.b, IS-2200, IS-230.e, IS-235.c | Held |
| Public Assistance | IS-1000, 1002, 1004, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1017, 1021, 1023, 1024 | Held, 16 courses |
| Damage assessment | IS-559, IS-556 | Held |
| Mitigation planning | IS-318.b, IS-328.a, IS-393.b, IS-212.b, IS-30.b, IS-2700 | Held |
| Floodplain and substantial damage | IS-273, IS-274, IS-284.a, IS-285 | Held |
| Recovery framework | IS-2900.a, IS-2901, IS-403.a, IS-1300.a | Held |
| Tribal coordination | IS-650.b | Held |
| Retired courses still named in some solicitations | IS-253, IS-1001, IS-1016, IS-1018 | Retired by FEMA, no direct replacement |
Retired FEMA courses. Some solicitations still list Independent Study courses that FEMA has retired without a direct replacement, including IS-253 (Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance), IS-1001 (The Public Assistance Delivery Model Orientation), IS-1016 (Environmental and Historic Preservation Considerations for Public Assistance Grants) and IS-1018 (Determination Memorandums and Appeals). These courses can no longer be completed. Where a solicitation names one, the firm documents the equivalent coverage in its current training record in writing before proposal submission.
More than 25 years of catastrophe damage assessment in the field; NFIP flood certification across residential, commercial, condominium and manufactured housing; IICRC Water Damage Restoration and Applied Structural Drying; a Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law and membership in the Oklahoma Indian Bar Association. For insurance-side scopes: the Executive General Adjuster designation and multi-state adjuster licensure with Texas as designated home state, NPN 5700272.
Everything a contracting officer or small business liaison needs to verify this company and to work the authorities that apply to it.
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Yes. The firm actively seeks subcontract and teaming positions with disaster recovery, emergency management, and planning primes, and with agencies issuing task orders. Typical sub scopes are mitigation plan development, site inspection and damage description, cost estimating, project worksheet development, insurance review and duplication of benefits reconciliation, appeals and closeout support, and licensed adjuster surge staffing. Engagements scale from one embedded specialist to multi-inspector deployments.
Choctaw Strategies, LLC, doing business as Okla Risk Advisors, is a self-certified Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, Buy Indian Act eligible, and a small disadvantaged business, with an SBA 8(a) application in process. That standing supports Indian preference requirements and small and disadvantaged business utilization goals on federal, state, and tribal awards.
Yes. Choctaw Strategies, LLC holds an active SAM.gov registration under UEI MYNPY7NBUBT8 and CAGE 21SJ5, with primary NAICS 524291 and additional codes covering environmental consulting (541620), management consulting, building inspection, technical consulting, and emergency relief services. A capability statement, W-9, and certificates of insurance are available on request.
No, and the distinction matters for an acquisition file. Choctaw Strategies, LLC is wholly owned by one individual who is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. It is not owned by a Tribe, a tribal enterprise, an Alaska Native Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian Organization. That individual ownership qualifies the company as an Indian Economic Enterprise under the Buy Indian Act and as a small disadvantaged business, and it supports Indian preference and small business utilization goals. It does not carry the unlimited sole-source authority available to tribally owned and ANC owned 8(a) participants, so a sole source award to this company follows the ordinary dollar thresholds.
Sometimes, and it is worth asking. As a Native American owned enterprise, the firm can stand up additional professional and technical capability through teaming, staffing, and subcontracting arrangements. Contracting officers and small business liaisons with requirements adjacent to our practice areas are encouraged to reach out rather than assume.
Request a full capability statement, discuss a set aside or sole source opportunity, or open a subcontracting and teaming conversation.
Okla Risk Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The firm does not act as a public adjuster and does not represent policyholders. The firm is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEMA, DHS, SBA, BIA, IHS, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, or any other government or tribal government. Indian Economic Enterprise status is self-certified under the Buy Indian Act and the SBA 8(a) application is pending. Read the full disclosures.