Kahuina Consulting LLC

Kahuina Consulting LLC, doing business as Huiana, is an 8(a) certified minority-owned small disadvantaged business that delivers public health surveillance systems, health information technology project management, and technical subject matter expertise to federal health agencies as a prime contractor. Based in Roslindale, Massachusetts, Kahuina competes predominantly under 8(a) set-asides (five of seven prime awards use 8(a) sole-source or competitive 8(a) designations) and operates as a sole proprietorship structured as a limited liability company.

The vendor's customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC Pittsburgh office accounts for six awards (combined potential value $2.9 million), encompassing technical support for local health department drug overdose surveillance systems under Executive Order 14398, standardized indicator review and linkage-to-care services, and syndromic surveillance system support. The remaining work splits between the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (one award, $799 thousand, for USCDI+ public health data element support and working partner convening, awarded competitively without set-aside in September 2024) and the HHS Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (one award, $938 thousand, for health information technology subject matter expertise and project management support under 8(a) sole-source in September 2024, with a scope modification replacing pilot implementation with workshops on USCDI+SCD data elements exchange through December 2026).

Recent award activity shows two awards in 2024 and two in 2026, following slower cycles in prior years (one award in 2023, two in 2021, one in 2020). Combined potential value across eight awards stands at $4.6 million, with $3.7 million obligated to date. Two awards (combined potential value $2.5 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. The vendor sits on a GSA Multiple Award Schedule and holds one documented sub-award role under ICF Incorporated for a CDC BioSense/NSSP support contract, where Kahuina provides systems analysts, data scientists, software developers, and syndromic surveillance subject matter experts. The SCI dataset captures minimal activity — roughly 0.4 to 0.6 FTEs reported across prime and sub records in FY2024 and FY2025, with zero reported invoiced revenue in those fiscal years, indicating either contract structuring that bypasses SCI reporting thresholds or that SCI capture lags contract timing. Kahuina's capability footprint, grounded in recent awards, centers on public health data systems, infectious disease surveillance platforms, and health IT modernization support aligned with federal health data exchange standards.

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.