Kekolu Contracting, LLC

Kekolu Contracting, LLC, an SBA 8(a)-certified Native Hawaiian Organization-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, delivers construction, facilities maintenance, and infrastructure upgrade services to federal agencies as a prime contractor across 561 recent prime awards worth $1.66 billion in combined potential value. The firm operates across a diversified federal customer base spanning 28 agencies, with concentration in Air Force and Navy installations, and competes predominantly under 8(a) set-asides and Total Small Business designations, though it has demonstrated consistent success winning unset-aside delivery orders in open competition.

Kekolu's capability portfolio centers on concrete facilities and infrastructure work: HVAC system replacements and repairs (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, chillers, package units, heat pumps); electrical infrastructure upgrades (panel modifications, receptacle installations, transformer connections, power systems); roof and structural repairs (roof replacements, bunker repairs, water damage remediation); plumbing and domestic water system work; fire protection and alarm system installations and replacements; building renovations and reconfigurations (bathroom, office, administrative space); mold remediation; mechanical systems maintenance; and general facility maintenance across federal installations. Representative recent work includes a $689.2 million delivery order for repair and replacement of a 120-ton chiller in Building 4385 at Eglin Air Force Base (Air Force Materiel Command, August 2025), a $2.42 million delivery order for Integrated Detection Systems and chiller replacement at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, Maryland (Naval Sea Systems Command, October 2025), and a $1.97 million delivery order for roof replacement at the Indian Head facility (Naval Sea Systems Command, October 2025).

Customer concentration is bifurcated by volume and dollars. By award count, the top five agencies account for 71 percent of recent awards: Air Force Headquarters District Washington leads with 127 awards ($143.9 million), followed by Air Force with 119 awards ($29.8 million), Air Force Materiel Command with 53 awards ($212.7 million), Navy Naval Sea Systems Command with 52 awards ($128.9 million), and Navy Naval Air Warfare Center with 49 awards ($18.8 million). By potential value, Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command anchors the top tier with 9 awards worth $375.7 million—a sharp concentration signal indicating large infrastructure projects—while Air Force Materiel Command ranks second with $212.7 million across 53 awards, and Air Force Headquarters District Washington ranks third with $143.9 million across 127 awards. The divergence signals that Kekolu wins numerous smaller task orders from District Washington while capturing fewer but substantially larger awards from Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Air Force Materiel Command.

Kekolu operates under five primary indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity vehicles. The largest is Contract FA286020D0004 (Air Force Materiel Command), a $200 million single-award competitive 8(a) IDIQ known as the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract, extending through July 2029, with 286 task orders totaling $70.4 million in combined potential value. This vehicle provides comprehensive construction, maintenance, and infrastructure services primarily at Eglin Air Force Base and across multiple Air Force locations. The second-largest is Contract N4008022D0003 (Naval Sea Systems Command), a $75 million 8(a) IDIQ construction contract for Indian Head, Maryland, extending through 2029, with 101 task orders worth $33.8 million. Supporting Naval Sea Systems Command operations are three Basic Ordering Agreements for mechanical/controls, electrical, and fire alarm and protection services, awarded December 2024, extending through November 2029. Kekolu also holds two Smithsonian Institution Job Order Contracts (multiple-award IDIQ and single-award competitive 8(a)), both with one-dollar ceiling valuations and five-year performance periods ending March 2030, covering on-demand facilities maintenance across Smithsonian museums and properties in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. A subsidiary, Kekolu-Rio Vista Joint Venture, LLC, is also registered as a Minority Owned Business and Native American-owned entity.

Activity has grown sharply: awards per year increased from 86 in 2022 to 192 in 2025, with 22 awards recorded by July 2026. Forty-seven awards (combined potential value $53.6 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure. Work is performed across 28 federal agencies with operational footprint concentrated at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, Maryland; and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, as well as scattered Air Force and Navy installations, the Smithsonian Institution, and Pentagon facilities in Washington, D.C.

Kekolu competes entirely as a prime; the source documents zero subcontractor relationships across the portfolio. The firm's 8(a) status, Native Hawaiian Organization ownership, and self-certified Small Disadvantaged Business designation recur across the entire award set, with awards split between set-aside (Competitive 8(a), 8(a) Sole Source, Total Small Business) and full open competition, demonstrating maturity in competing across both protected and unrestricted procurement channels. NAICS concentration centers on Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (436 awards) and Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (105 awards), with PSC codes dominated by Repair or Alteration of Miscellaneous Buildings (149 awards) and Repair or Alteration of Office Buildings (88 awards). The vendor holds no subcontract positions and does not appear in any vendor team structures described in the source, positioning Kekolu as a self-sufficient, vertically integrated small business contractor executing federal facilities work directly.

Kekolu Contracting, LLC (kay-KOH-loo) provides DoD and non-DoD Government Construction Contract management on IDIQ, Stand-alone and Firm Fixed Price Government contracts. Kekolu provides outstanding past performance experience, corporate resources with small business responsiveness and customer-focused attention.