Big Kahuna Charters LLC
Traverse City, MI
- UEI
- NHJ1EYJKKJ95
- CAGE
- 6GEF7
- Primary NAICS
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 6455 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684, USA
- Website
- bigkahunacharter.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Marine
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $135,000 |
| FY2025 | $161,194 |
| FY2024 | $136,387 |
| FY2023 | $137,500 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | $135,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Big Kahuna Charters LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Traverse City, Michigan, provides maritime support services—charter boat operations, training vessel support, and helicopter hoisting—exclusively to the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor under single-award indefinite delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements, with no subcontract footprint.
Big Kahuna Charters operates entirely within a single-customer relationship and one-agency set of vehicles. All seventeen recent prime awards come from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, collectively representing $4.2 million in combined potential value. The vendor's work is concentrated at Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, supporting the Coast Guard's Seventh District maritime operations. Recent work includes a $94,500 BPA call issued July 13, 2026, for aviation training support services through March 31, 2027; a $161,194 delivery order (February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026) for helicopter hoisting services; a $154,044 delivery order for charter boat and helicopter hoisting support through January 31, 2025; and a $137,500 delivery order for unspecified charter services through February 29, 2024. The vendor's primary NAICS concentration is 488390 (Other Support Activities for Water Transportation), with secondary work in 483114 (Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation).
Big Kahuna Charters holds two active IDC vehicles with the Coast Guard: a $742,038 indefinite delivery contract (awarded February 1, 2022, expiring January 31, 2027, total small business set-aside) under which the Coast Guard has issued five task orders worth $504 thousand combined potential value, and a $1.35 million single-award blanket purchase agreement for helicopter hoist support services (awarded April 1, 2026, expiring March 31, 2031). A third vehicle, IDC HSCG8417DBB9106, has generated four additional task orders valued at $581 thousand combined potential value. The vendor's activity accelerated in 2026, with four awards in the calendar year to date after a flat 2023–2025 period (one award per year). Three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing $135 thousand in combined potential value and therefore facing recompete or task-order renewal. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.4 million, or 34% of the $4.2 million combined potential value ceiling, indicating room for execution under existing vehicles.
SBA capabilities narrative
Big Kahuna Charters, LLC, one of the largest charter companies in the Great Lakes region of North America, makes available a fleet of 35?-38? mid-range charter boats, and, since 2004, has provided a boat and crew to the U.S. Coast Guard. As a government contractor, Big Kahuna Charters makes available to the Coast Guard a boat three or four days each week, which provides it with a vessel for rescue training and also for transporting people and products around the Great Lakes region.
Big Kahuna Charters also:
Provides a vessel and crew to the U.S. Forest Service for the purposes of testing military prototype drones and other devices under development
Provides a vessel and crew for TV and magazine crews interested in researching and/or filming in the Great Lakes region
Runs fishing charters for groups of all sizes
Takes local Cub Scouts on tours of the Great Lakes region
Is involved with the Maritime Heritage Alliance and the Children's Great Lakes Museum.
Quick answers
Is Big Kahuna Charters LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Big Kahuna Charters LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through April 20, 2027.
How much has Big Kahuna Charters LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $161,194 to Big Kahuna Charters LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $570,081 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Big Kahuna Charters LLC rank among federal contractors?
Big Kahuna Charters LLC ranked #41 in NAICS 48839 and #58 in PSC V124 in FY2025.
What is Big Kahuna Charters LLC's most recent federal award?
Big Kahuna Charters LLC's most recent federal contract award is USCG air station traverse city aviation training support services (70Z03026FCLEV0046), from Coast Guard, on July 13, 2026.
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