Kahuina Consulting LLC

Kahuina Consulting LLC, doing business as Huiana, is a Boston-area 8(a) certified minority-owned small disadvantaged business that delivers public health consulting, surveillance system support, and health information technology subject matter expertise to federal health agencies as a prime contractor on firm-fixed-price definitives and as a subcontractor on larger health surveillance programs. The vendor operates as a sole proprietorship under SBA 8(a) Program certification (expiring December 7, 2027) and competes predominantly under 8(a) set-asides, with five of seven prime awards carrying 8(a) Sole Source or Competitive 8(a) designations.

Kahuina's customer base is tightly concentrated in a single federal agency. The Department of Health and Human Services accounts for all eight prime and sub awards in the source data, split between CDC Pittsburgh (six awards, $2.9 million combined potential value) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (two awards, $1.7 million combined potential value). The ranking by award count and potential value align completely — CDC Pittsburgh dominates both volume and dollar share at 63% of the combined $4.6 million pipeline. Representative work includes a $1.56 million 8(a) Sole Source definitive contract awarded by CDC Pittsburgh on August 3, 2026 for technical support to local health department drug overdose surveillance (running through August 2028), a $938,894 8(a) Sole Source award from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration on September 30, 2024 for health information technology subject matter expertise and project management, and a $799,242 competitive (non-set-aside) award from the same office for USCDI+ public health data element support and working partner convening (completing September 2026). Earlier work included a $425,000 8(a) Sole Source contract from CDC Pittsburgh in 2023 for review of standardized indicators and linkage to care services, and a $380,407 linkage-to-care toolkit development contract from CDC Pittsburgh in 2021.

Kahuina sits on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule with one task order represented in the source. The vendor operates as a subcontractor under ICF Incorporated on BioSense/NSSP support work, providing systems analysts, data scientists, software developers, communications, and syndromic surveillance subject matter experts. Award activity is sparse and unevenly distributed — one award in 2020, two in 2021, a gap through 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, and two in 2026 — with two awards (combined potential value $1.7 million) facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. SCI-reported federal service-contract invoicing reflects minimal activity at $0 in FY2024, with roughly 0.4 FTEs captured across two prime and one subcontractor record, indicating either early-stage contract mobilization or incomplete SCI reporting coverage for awards issued late in the fiscal year. The vendor's primary NAICS profile splits across Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (five awards) and Other Management Consulting Services (two awards), grounding capability messaging in public health data infrastructure, COVID-19 response planning, surveillance system development, and health IT consulting.

Kahuina Consulting, LLC (Kahuina) specializes in elevating the impact of public health programs for health agencies (federal, state, and local), associations, and research institutions. We are cause-driven consultants commanding 40+ years of practical experience in the science, policy, and business and operations of public health initiatives and programs nationwide. Our clients gain custom services delivering results that advance long term strategic interests.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Kahuina offers formative facilitation and program support services designed to evolve partnerships, advance strategic priorities, and achieve meaningful and measurable results.

Our mission is to maximize impact and value to improve health and health security nationwide by strengthening strategic relationships and outcome-focused initiatives with compassion and integrity.