Kalahari Development LLC

Kalahari Development LLC, doing business as Kalahari Resorts, provides military resort venue rental and hospitality services to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders, with no subcontracting footprint and no set-aside participation despite sporadic total small business awards. The company is a for-profit limited liability partnership headquartered in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, operating resort facilities in Wisconsin Dells, Round Rock, Texas, and Sandusky, Ohio, classified under NAICS 721110 (Hotels except Casino Hotels and Motels) and PSC 7310 (Lodging, Hotel/Motel).

Kalahari Resorts specializes in hosting military chaplain-led family support programming, marriage enrichment retreats, reintegration events, and unit training conferences for active duty, reserve, and National Guard personnel and their families. The vendor delivers lodging, catered meals, conference facilities, audiovisual support, and recreational amenities such as waterpark access, bowling, and fitness centers. Representative prime awards include a $78.9 thousand delivery for a May 2024 Air Education and Training Command family retreat supporting the 959th Medical Wing, 502nd Intelligence Support Group, and 37th Training Wing at Round Rock; a $77.8 thousand contract for three chaplain retreats with AETC in June 2025; and a $65.2 thousand Air National Guard Strong Bonds event in February 2022 at the Sandusky location hosting 60 military members, 60 spouses, and 232 children. Recent activity includes a July 2026 Wisconsin National Guard Yellow Ribbon Phase 1 event for $12.6 thousand and a May 2026 Air Education and Training Command family retreat for $17.2 thousand at the Round Rock facility.

Kalahari's customer base concentrates heavily on Air Force components. The top five funding agencies account for 74% of recent awards by count and 83% by combined potential value, led by Air Education and Training Command (13 awards, $516 thousand), Air National Guard (13 awards, $366 thousand), and the Department of the Air Force proper (11 awards, $365 thousand). The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard and Department of the Army round out the active set with smaller engagement. The vendor has worked with 14 distinct customer agencies since 2006 but maintains concentrated relationships with Air Force training and morale commands.

Activity has been volatile. The vendor recorded four awards in 2022, nine in 2023, six in 2024, seven in 2025, and three awards year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across all 58 prime awards stands at $2 million, with 100% obligated. All awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders with no parent IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs named in the source. The vendor competes full-and-open across its footprint; two awards carried total small business set-asides (a $14.9 thousand Ohio National Guard December 2023 contract and a $9.1 thousand October 2023 Ohio National Guard award), but the overwhelming majority are unrestricted procurements. Kalahari does not subcontract on federal work and carries no sub-award history in the source.