Reopening America A solutions guide to health security in the federal workplace.
The Challenges Ahead COVID-19 remains a threat to the public and private sectors. Employees and visiting stakeholders want to know you are protecting their health. Show them how and you will win their trust. Organizations who adopt an effective health security strategy will ask: • How can we protect the health of our employees & visitors? • How can we quickly deploy health security screenings? • How can we safely isolate individuals who show symptoms of infection? • How can we maximize traffic flow & reduce operational impacts? • How can we use contact tracing to reduce the rate of infection? • How can we effectively use the health security data we collect? • How can we reduce the number of airborne pathogens in our facilities? • How can we effectively keep the workplace sanitized after re-entry? • How can we implement touchless solutions throughout the facility?
A Comprehensive Health Security Solution
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Protect the health of your workforce and help restore normal operations nationwide. Cherokee Federal’s team of companies offer the only comprehensive health security program of its kind. It serves as the architect, integrator and program manager for each of its offerings. From identifying potential infections before they enter your building, to isolating infection risks in real time, Cherokee Federal’s multi-pronged approach to protecting your workforce is top priority. Services include: improvements to existing infrastructure, strengthening entry and exit protocols, high-tech disinfection and sanitization services, medical assessments, containment and contact tracing, as well as implementation of touchless alternatives. Cherokee Federal’s experience in these areas extends decades before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Entry & Exit Protocols Including Temperature Taking / Thermal Scanning Cherokee Federal’s on-site health and security professionals create an effective front-line defense against workplace infections. Our team will help you facilitate effective health screenings, utilizing our positive and negative pressure mobile units, augment existing security protocols, bolster employee confidence, and improve traffic flow at entry and exit points. The Cherokee team will also help your organization: • Create procedures that minimize congestion, close contact & touch points • Conduct thermal body temperature screening at controlled entry points • Improve employee engagement & inform policy creation
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Airborne Pathogens
Detection, Medical Assessments & Containment Completely and thoroughly implement the tools and clinical experts you need to protect your workforce. The Cherokee team designs and manufactures positive and negative pressure mobile units for detection, screening, and isolation and assessment. We also provide the clinical staff you’ll need to operate those tools in the most effective way possible for the health of your organization. Our services will help you: • Assess & isolate health risks using modular solutions • Retrofit or construct facilities for health assessment & disposition • Rapidly deploy clinical & occupational safety experts
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Contact Tracing & Alert System The CDC recommends tracing all close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases and encouraging those contacts to self-quarantine. Our team provides leaders with contact tracing and alert systems that are tailored to their organizations. Such systems are key to sustaining the safest possible work environment. Our services will also help your organization: • Identify, track & warn at-risk employees — with on-site epidemiological investigators • Record & report accurately — with dedicated clinical, legal & safety experts • Clearly communicate risk & next steps
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Building Filtration, Design & Layout Through a comprehensive approach to facilities management/improvement, Cherokee Federal has the knowledge and expertise to protect the workplace against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Our filtration, workplace design and office layout services will help you minimize high-risk interactions with other employees and visitors, enable comfortable, safe and operational work environments, and minimize the risk of infection – creating a healthier and functional environment for your workforce. Services include: • Retrofit of existing HVAC systems • Post-quarantine/re-entry duct cleaning service • Retrofit for HEPA filtration • Reassessment of building signage & wayfinding directions • Adjustment to building layout, workspace design & workforce environment
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Disinfection & Sanitization Put your team’s health first, and you can return to full operational capacity. Cherokee Federal brings high-tech sanitization to your workplace, so your team’s workspaces are thoroughly cleaned and protected from recontamination. Enjoy a rapid and complete restoration of your work environment with services that rapidly scale to meet your needs. Services include: • Advanced sanitization technologies • Initial cleansing & sustainment of safe workspace • Rapid restoration of work environment • UV disinfection robots: Intense pathogen-killing power in minutes 99.99% sterilization rate, killing bacteria, viruses & “superbugs”
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Implementation of Touchless Alternatives Removing disease vectors from the workplace is critical for any organization. Cherokee can help you implement a hands-off, end-to-end approach that creates a safer and healthier work environment for your employees. Minimizing high-touch areas in your facility will help you reduce the risk of spreading illness. Our actionable and comprehensive services will help your organization: • Comprehensively assess & minimize high-touch common areas • Install automated touchless alternatives • Monitor, assess & refine touchless operations
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Healthy Workforce Decision Analytics Dashboard Make informed decisions to protect your workforce from health security threats. Cherokee Federal will work with you to define business objectives, identify needs and capture, integrate and visualize data in a meaningful way. With a custom dashboard, we’ll connect your health security components, giving you near real-time situational awareness to help your organization: • Improve outcomes via data-driven decision support • Comply with HIPAA & OSHA regulations on data aggregation, reporting & storage • Establish a baseline, improve data integrity & continuously improve internal processes
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Tribal 8(a) Contracting Benefits
Cherokee Federal is a team of 30+ government contracting companies that offer partners and clients all the advantages of a tribally owned, SBA 8(a) and/ or HUBZone-certified firm. The unlimited opportunities for sole sourcing make each of these companies the minority supplier of choice to achieve customers’ mission critical objectives. Through an arsenal of capabilities and contracting vehicles our rapidly scaling teams mobilize to meet whatever the circumstances require.
• Contracts are awarded rapidly for quick-turn acquisition & purchasing • 13 CFR 124.506(b) provides no limit on contract dollar amount to tribal 8(a) • Direct award ceiling, without J&A, up to $22 million • For DoD agencies, direct award ceiling, without J&A, up to $100 million – per the revision of Section 811 of the NDAA • Unlimited direct award ability with approved J&A requirements • Tribal 8(a) sole source awards are not protestable • Streamlined process allows for administrative cost savings
Cherokee Federal is owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses — the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. One-hundred percent of the company’s profits support future business investments and the well-being of the tribe’s citizens through health care, education and job creation, ensuring better lives for Cherokees today and tomorrow.
Call today to put Cherokee Federal to work for you. Doug Zwiselsberger Executive General Manager | Health 703.721.3404 w | 703.850.3108 m d.zwiselsberger@cherokee-federal.com
Joseph Pisciotta Sr. Director, Business Development | Health 571.214.1404 m joseph.pisciotta@cherokee-federal.com