CWU, Inc. (CWU) began operations in 2004 and is incorporated in the State of Florida. CWU is recognized as a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a) Native American Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) and is a Veteran’s Administration Center for Veteran’s Enterprise (VA-CVE) Verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). CWU is owned and managed by Charles Jenkins, retired US Army Special Forces Veteran, who is the qualifying disabled veteran and SBA 8(a) program participant. CWU’s 8(a) Program approved primary NAICS Code is 561320 Temporary Help Services with a small business size standard of $25.5 million. CWU has a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) approved accounting system.
CWU’s home office is located in Clearwater, Florida and we have an overseas operations office in Mainz, Germany and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to support our OCONUS contract requirements. We provide our government clients top quality, cost effective, professional support services. CWU has the proven ability and expertise to provide contingency operations (CONOPS) and expeditionary support; special operations and civil affairs training support and instruction; role player support services (RPSS); CAT I – III linguists; target country subject matter experts; language training and translation services; cultural awareness training and immersion; contract management; and professional staffing augmentation.
Since 2004, CWU has been awarded more than 50 prime contracts and task orders providing expeditionary and training support with cultural advisors, linguists, intelligence analysts, subject matter experts (SME), training instructors, and role player personnel. We have provided service CONUS and OCONUS to the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), NATO, and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). During this period, we estimate CWU has provided operational and training support services to more than 90 federal agencies for more than 100,000 law enforcement and military personnel. Our personnel have vast experience operating CONUS and OCONUS supporting government and civilian requirements including hostile areas with austere living conditions. CWU’s senior management team deployed to Iraq to provide direct program management and reconstruction support to MNF-I, MNC-I, DOS, MNSTC-I, and JCCI from 2004 through 2006.
The senior management team at CWU has extensive military and corporate government contracting experience supporting world-wide government operations and the civilian sector service industry. We have vast international experience in project management, cross-cultural communications, counter-insurgency (COIN) operations, antiterrorism/force protection (AT/FP), intelligence, security, business operations and logistics. We have solid past performance and a deep understanding of government contracting.
CWU has established rear area support and forward operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. We have solid experience conducting administrative support operations to include recruiting, testing, and hiring personnel; verifying personnel identification, conducting background checks, obtaining passports, visas and country clearances; coordinating travel, lodging, and rental vehicles in support of large-scale government contracts. CWU’s quality assurance program provides positive feedback from and to our clients, ensuring maximum performance of our personnel and services.
CWU has achieved an outstanding reputation with our government clients partner and solution provider by drawing upon experienced leadership, skilled personnel, and well-defined quality assurance processes. Our quality performance has been demonstrated though our support contracts through (1) our understanding of the mission, (2) our expertise in training, (3) our successful transitions on contracts, and above 95% retention of incumbent personnel, (4) our start-up capabilities, and (5) the fact that quality and safety come first. Our Past Performance Reviews reflect the quality and commitment of our personnel and their service.