Iiná Bá, Inc. v. Navajo Business Regulatory

OPINION

A Navajo-owned corporation appeals a decision of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) upholding the Navajo Nation’s award of a contract for engineering design services to a non-Indian corporation, on the grounds that the contract was awarded in violation of Navajo business preference laws. The Court finds a violation and reverses the OHA’s decision.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Iiná Bá, Inc. (Iiná Bá) was one of several firms that responded to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Design Professional Services issued by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) of the Navajo Nation Water Management…