Kaiva Services, LLC

Kaiva Services, LLC, a tribally-owned, minority-owned small business based in Ivins, Utah, delivers IT infrastructure, facility services, security systems, and specialized equipment procurement to federal agencies as a prime contractor (99% of awards) under multiple SBA set-aside certifications—8(a) Program Participant (expiring February 2030) and HUBZone firm. The company operates as the primary operating entity of Kaiva Corporation, a tax-exempt Native American-owned parent, alongside five subsidiaries focused on joint ventures and specialized capabilities including manufacturing and vertical-lift operations.

Kaiva's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward domestic civilian agencies and healthcare-serving departments. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 72% of awards: the Indian Health Service leads with 71 awards worth $32 million combined potential value, followed by the National Park Service National Office (36 awards, $14.1 million), the HHS Office of the Inspector General (18 awards, $27.4 million), the Bureau of Indian Education (10 awards, $2.2 million), and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (9 awards, $17.7 million). However, the dollar ranking differs markedly—the Army's PEO Ammunition anchors the portfolio with two awards totaling $69.4 million potential value (a single $34.7 million IDIQ for ammunition packaging and a $5,000 minimum-guarantee delivery order), and the Naval Air Warfare Center holds two awards worth $26.2 million for corrosion training and facility services. This split between award count (IHS-dominated) and dollar volume (Army and Navy programs) signals that Kaiva sustains a high-transaction-frequency relationship with Indian Health Service across dozens of modest IT infrastructure and facility maintenance task orders while also holding strategic large-dollar vehicles with defense agencies.

Kaiva's capability portfolio centers on four distinct service lines. IT infrastructure modernization includes network equipment (Cisco, Meraki), server and storage solutions, WiFi upgrades, cabling installation, and software licensing (VMware, Ivanti, Netapp) across IHS service areas and civilian agencies—exemplified by a $2.4 million Indian Health Service contract for video surveillance systems at Kayenta Service Unit (awarded February 2026) and a $1.3 million Haskell Indian Nations University WiFi upgrade. Physical security and access control systems span FIPS-201 and HSPD-12 compliant equipment, Electronic Physical Access Control System (EPACS) installations in multiple U.S. cities, security camera deployments, and card-reader infrastructure, anchored by a $24 million HHS Office of the Inspector General indefinite-delivery contract for nationwide physical security services. Facility maintenance and HVAC services target federal properties in the Washington DC area and national parks, including a $7.5 million National Office indefinite-delivery contract for comprehensive HVAC maintenance through September 2030, with task orders ranging from emergency waterline repairs ($40,000 range) to multi-site HVAC repairs ($417,857 order from March 2026). Specialized goods procurement covers locks and lock components ($3.7 million State Department vehicle), ammunition packaging materials ($34.7 million Army IDIQ), and IT equipment lifecycle management, reflecting Kaiva's ability to serve as both a service integrator and equipment vendor across multiple technical domains.

Kaiva's vehicle position is concentrated on single-award indefinite-delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements with high-frequency task-order issuance. The top vehicle by task-order count is Indefinite Delivery Contract 140D0424D0086 (17 task orders, $3.4 million combined value), followed by 140P3025D0002 (11 task orders, $1.6 million), and Indian Health Service IDIQ 75H70625D00005 (3 task orders, $1.1 million) for physical access control and surveillance systems. Kaiva also holds multiple BPAs with IHS for networking and audio/visual installation services ($330,000 and $200,000 ceilings) that generate frequent $40,000–$50,000 calls. The two largest IDVs by ceiling value—the $34.7 million Army ammunition IDIQ and the $20 million Naval Air Warfare Center facility/training IDIQ—remain underutilized relative to their potential, with minimal recorded task-order activity, suggesting they serve as strategic reserve capacity or early-stage vehicles.

Activity has grown year-over-year from 26 awards in 2022 to a peak of 64 in 2024, with 45 awards in 2025 and 20 recorded through June 2026. The trajectory reflects increasing utilization of standing vehicles and expansion of customer relationships rather than new vehicle wins. Twenty-eight awards totaling $44.9 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing significant recompete exposure—particularly the National Office HVAC contract ($7.5 million ceiling), the HHS OIG physical security vehicle ($24 million), and multiple IHS task orders and single-award contracts. This recompete cliff is a material risk for pipeline continuity, though Kaiva's 8(a) and HUBZone posture positions it competitively on set-aside vehicles it currently holds.

SCI-reported service-contract invoicing shows $11.3 million in FY2024 (the only fiscal year captured in the dataset), reflecting seven prime contracts and three subcontractor engagements above the $150,000 reporting threshold. The vendor operates predominantly as a prime with zero sub-hours share reported on those contracts, indicating direct labor delivery and minimal subcontractor reliance for SCI-reportable work. The two named subcontractors on record—Kaiva-Signature JV, LLC (in a Razor Consulting Solutions, Inc. prime role) and co-venture status on a small refrigerant-line repair sub-award—suggest occasional joint-venture or subcontractor participation but do not represent a material part of the portfolio. The FTE count reads as zero in the SCI dataset, likely reflecting IT and professional-services classification conventions or partial-year reporting; this does not indicate workforce absence but rather that SCI FTE metrics are not applicable to the contract mix in this fiscal year.

Kaiva's set-aside posture is heavily 8(a)–centric, with approximately 70–80% of recent awards designated as 8(a) sole source or competitive 8(a), and secondary use of Buy Indian (Indian Economic Enterprise) and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-asides concentrated at IHS. The company rarely competes in full-and-open space except where customer relationships or vehicle structure (like the IHS IDIQ for physical access control, which carries no set-aside on individual task orders) require unrestricted competition. This deliberate focus on set-asides leverages its SBA certifications and keeps pricing/margin protected; it also signals dependency on 8(a) status for competitive positioning and pipeline sustainability, making recompete and recertification cycles material business continuity factors.

The corporate structure reveals a parent (Kaiva Corporation) with six operating subsidiaries, including joint-venture entities (KRE JV, Kaiva-Signature JV, Kaiva Achuti JV) and specialized operating companies (Kaiva Vertical Lift LLC for manufacturing, Kaiva Field LLC for field operations and manufacturing). This structure enables participation in set-asides (joint ventures can compete as Indian small-business economic enterprises on multiple awards), segregation of capability lines (vertical-lift and manufacturing operations under separate legal entities), and potential risk isolation. However, all named award activity flows through Kaiva Services, LLC as the operating prime, and the subsidiaries appear primarily to facilitate joint-venture or subcontractor roles rather than to operate independent contract portfolios.

In scope, Kaiva competes across 39 distinct federal agencies with notable concentration in health services (IHS), civilian property stewardship (National Park Service, National Office), and defense logistics (Army, Navy), reflecting a deliberate vertical strategy in Native-American–serving and trust-responsibility agencies where tribally-owned status and set-aside certifications convey competitive and mission-fit advantages. The company's award velocity, facility-maintenance and IT-modernization capability breadth, and sustained seat-holding on large indefinite-delivery contracts position it as a reliable mid-market federal contractor within the 8(a) and HUBZone segment, though the recompete cliff and dependency on set-aside vehicles present concentration risk requiring active vehicle-refresh and new-customer development to sustain growth beyond FY2026.

Kaiva is a Tribally-owned 8(a) business providing Low-Voltage Infrastructure Cabling Design and Installation, Turn-key Architectural Design-Build Services, General Contractor - Construction Services, Facilities Support Services, Janitorial, Custodial, and Warehouse Management. Manufacturing capabilities include aerospace sheet metal and wiring harnesses.