International Archaeology, LLC

International Archaeology, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company based in Honolulu, Hawaii that specializes in providing cultural resource management and archaeological services to the federal government, particularly the Department of Defense. Established in 2014 and registered with SAM.gov through August 2026, the firm delivers a comprehensive range of archaeological and historic preservation services that support military installations' compliance with federal cultural resource regulations and environmental requirements. International Archaeology, LLC serves as both a prime contractor and subcontractor on federal awards, leveraging extensive expertise in supporting Department of Defense projects throughout the Pacific region, including Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and other Pacific Island locations.

Through prime federal contract awards, International Archaeology, LLC has delivered extensive archaeological and cultural resource management services across multiple Department of Defense installations. The company has received task orders for archaeological surveys and subsurface assessments, archaeological monitoring during military construction projects (MILCON), National Register of Historic Places nominations, historic context studies, and specialized services such as LIDAR data analysis and archaeological data recovery. Notable contract work includes surveying approximately 593 acres at Naval Base Guam's Orote Peninsula ($844,171.99), providing archaeological monitoring for Dry Dock 5 construction at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ($317,714.42), conducting sacred site investigations at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler in Okinawa ($454,628.13), and analyzing LIDAR data at Camp Hansen in Okinawa ($906,081.38). The firm has also prepared multiple National Register nominations for historic properties on Department of Defense lands in Guam, conducted archaeological surveys and monitoring for various military construction projects at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and provided oral history interviews and curation services for Navy archaeological collections. Funding agencies for these contract awards include the Marine Corps, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Naval Installations Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Pacific Air Forces. The company serves as a prime contractor on these awards but also functions as a subcontractor to major defense contractors including AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Mantech SRS Technologies, Inc., IAP World Services, Inc., and Cardno GS-AECOM Pacific JV, providing specialized archaeological investigation and cultural resources support to these larger prime contractors. None of the contract awards identified include small business set-aside designations.

Through federal grant awards, International Archaeology, LLC operates as a sub-recipient under the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Cooperative Agreement HQ0761-18-2-0001, managed through The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. Under this grant framework, the firm (operating under the name International Archaeological Research Institute Inc.) conducts archaeological fieldwork including Phase I field surveys, Phase II field testing, and Phase III archaeological recovery operations. The company has performed terrestrial investigation missions focused on historic loss areas, including work at Bundschu Ridge in the Asan-Maina Municipality of Guam and operations in Mbarana Village, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. These grant-funded activities require the firm to recover and document remains and relevant material evidence, transferring custody to appropriate host nation officials while providing detailed reports to DPAA. The work supports the federal government's mission to identify and recover the remains of missing military personnel from World War II and other conflicts throughout the Pacific region.

International Archaeology, LLC holds a significant $98 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (N62742-21-D-1801) with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) that expires in May 2026. This master contract enables NAVFAC to efficiently procure specialized cultural resource management services across the Pacific region and provides the vehicle through which numerous task orders have been issued. The IDIQ contract encompasses a comprehensive range of services including archaeological surveys, monitoring during construction activities, testing, historic property documentation, National Register of Historic Places nominations, curation of archaeological collections, LIDAR data analysis, and sacred site investigations. Task orders issued under this IDV vehicle have supported military construction projects, facility maintenance activities, and environmental investigations at Department of Defense installations throughout Hawaii, Guam, and Japan, with work locations including Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler in Okinawa, and Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai. The contract carries no set-aside designation and enables various Department of Defense components, including the Marine Corps, Naval Installations Command, and Naval Sea Systems Command, to efficiently access International Archaeology, LLC's specialized cultural resource management expertise.

Cultural resources management services: archaeological inventory surveys, data recovery, monitoring, preservation/interpretive planning, historical studies, GIS studies, oral history, AA, CIA, Sect.106, wood ID, paleoenvironmental studies, osteological analyses.