Cayuse Holdings

What Cayuse Holdings does

Cayuse Holdings, LLC is a privately held holding company headquartered near Pendleton, Oregon, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It is wholly owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and operates as a 100% Indian-owned economic enterprise. The company was founded in 2006 and is organized into a family of 22 subsidiary companies and joint ventures that deliver IT services through four dedicated business units: Cayuse Government Operations (federal), Cayuse Civil Services (state, local, and education), Cayuse Commercial Services, and Cayuse Native Solutions (tribal).

The company's service portfolio spans program and project management, systems implementation and support, cybersecurity, IT operations, service desk, drone mapping and training, professional training, and IT managed services. Technical delivery is supported by CMMI Level 3 appraisal and federal procurement certifications including SBA Tribal 8(a), HUBZone, SDB, DBE, and MBE, as well as a Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion. Cayuse employs approximately 650 people, with the majority working remotely and a subset stationed at U.S. military and Department of State facilities abroad; offices are maintained in Pendleton, OR, Arlington, VA, and Honolulu, HI.

Cayuse makes money primarily as a government and commercial IT services contractor under a professional services revenue model. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is presumably determined through government procurement processes and quote-based commercial engagements. Go-to-market is executed through direct enterprise field sales organized by vertical, with a separate branded website and dedicated leadership for each of the four customer segments (federal, SLED, commercial, and tribal/native). The overarching corporate strategy is aligned with the CTUIR tribal philosophy of stewardship and reinvestment into the tribal community.

Name

Cayuse Holdings

Legal name

Cayuse Holdings, LLC

Website

https://cayuseholdings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cayuse Holdings is a tribally-owned (CTUIR) IT services holding company providing cybersecurity, program management, systems implementation, and managed services to federal, state/local/education, commercial, and tribal clients through four dedicated business units and 22 subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government IT Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Captive/Global In-House Center (GIC) Setup & Managed Services (BPAEAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Software/Application Support (SaaS, Enterprise Apps) (BPAAACAC)

Keywords

• Government IT services
• Cybersecurity services
• Managed IT services
• Systems implementation
• Drone mapping training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pendleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government IT Services: Revenue generated from providing IT services to federal, state, local, tribal, and commercial clients. Services include program/project management, systems implementation, cybersecurity, operations, service desk, drone mapping and training, and professional training services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cayuse Holdings is a tribally-owned holding company that delivers IT services through four business units serving federal government, state/local/education (SLED), commercial, and tribal clients. Its service portfolio includes program and project management, systems implementation and support, cybersecurity, IT operations, service desk, drone mapping and training, and professional training services. The company operates 22 subsidiary companies and joint ventures, with approximately 650 employees delivering services across the United States and at military and Department of State facilities worldwide.

Product overview

Cayuse Holdings operates as a holding company with a family of subsidiary companies providing IT services across four primary market segments: Federal Government, State/Local/Education (SLED), Commercial, and Native/Tribal Solutions. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services including Program & Project Management, Systems Implementation and Support, Cybersecurity, Operations, Service Desk, Drone Mapping & Training, Training, and IT Managed Services. The four business units—Cayuse Government Operations (CayuseGov), Cayuse Civil Services, Cayuse Commercial Services, and Cayuse Native Solutions—each serve their respective market segments while sharing core service capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cayuse Government Operations: Federal government IT services and solutions business unit.
• Cayuse Commercial Services
• Cayuse Native Solutions

Products and services

• Cayuse Government Operations (CayuseGov)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large publicly-traded federal IT services integrator serving defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Broad incumbent comparable in federal IT service delivery capabilities but operating at much larger scale across full-and-open competitions.
• ManTech International: Federal IT services and cybersecurity prime contractor (now part of Carlyle). Broad incumbent comparable in federal IT, cybersecurity, and systems implementation capabilities, particularly for defense and intelligence customers.
• Leidos: Large publicly-traded federal IT services and solutions prime contractor serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Broad incumbent that competes with Cayuse on full-and-open federal IT opportunities and as a subcontractor for prime contracts.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major publicly-traded federal IT and management consulting prime serving defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Broad incumbent competing with Cayuse for federal IT and cybersecurity contracts across full-and-open competitions.

Direct peers

• Koniag: Alaska Native Corporation providing IT, professional services, and infrastructure solutions to federal customers. Closely comparable as a tribal-ANC-owned federal services holding company with multiple operating subsidiaries and similar set-aside contracting advantages.
• Chickasaw Nation Industries: Tribally-owned holding company providing IT, cybersecurity, and professional services to federal, state, and commercial clients. Direct peer given identical tribally-owned structure, federal IT services focus, and CMMI-level process maturity.
• Diné Development Corporation: Navajo Nation-owned holding company providing IT services, cybersecurity, and professional services to federal customers. Direct peer as a tribally-owned 8(a) federal IT services holding company with similar capabilities and customer profile.
• Tatitlek Corporation: Alaska Native Village Corporation providing federal IT services, cybersecurity, and professional services across DoD and civilian agencies. Directly comparable as ANC-owned federal services company leveraging SBA set-aside certifications.
• Ahtna Infrastructure & Technologies: Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary providing IT, cybersecurity, and environmental services to federal customers. Comparable as an ANC-owned federal services provider competing for similar set-aside and sole-source contract vehicles.
• Akima: Alaska Native Corporation-owned holding company providing federal IT services, facilities management, and professional services across defense and civilian agencies. Directly comparable to Cayuse as a tribally-owned federal IT contractor with multiple subsidiaries, set-aside certifications, and similar customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cayuseholdings
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cayuseholdings

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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