Kern, Inc.
Lawrence, KS Kern Marketing
- UEI
- DJ2TYMD17LL1
- CAGE
- 532B8
- Primary NAICS
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 708 W 9th St Suite #213, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA
- Website
- kerngroupinc.com
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Advertising
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
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About the company
Kern, Inc. Kern Marketing Division, a Native American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Lawrence, Kansas, delivers graphic design, web-based marketing, commercial photography, and creative direction services to federal agencies as a prime contractor, operating exclusively through a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract with no subcontractor activity. The vendor is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation structured as a self-certified SDB with no set-aside designation on its active federal vehicle.
Kern's federal footprint is narrow and concentrated. The vendor holds a single active prime award—a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract issued January 24, 2024, with a $3.3 million ceiling through January 23, 2029—under Special Item Numbers covering web-based marketing, graphic design, and commercial photography. The MAS contract is the sole source of Kern's $3.3 million combined potential value across its five recorded federal awards. The remaining four awards, totaling $94 thousand in combined potential value, span the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Region over a fifteen-year period (2009–2016); those awards appear dormant, with only $94 thousand obligated across the entire vendor portfolio to date (3% of combined potential value). Customer concentration is binary: GSA Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 100% of the current potential-value base, while the Southern Plains Region BIA accounts for the award count but negligible recent dollars.
Kern's GSA labor portfolio consists of five commercial creative and technical roles spanning hourly rates from $59.00 (Social Media Manager, high school education, zero experience) to $173.00 (Creative Director, bachelor's degree, five years' experience). The vendor offers no security-cleared labor categories. Intermediate roles include Photographer at $60.00 per hour, Graphic Designer at $86.00 per hour, and Website Designer at $119.00 per hour, supporting full-spectrum creative services from social media content and still photography through web design and executive creative direction. The MAS contract applies a two-percent quantity discount to single task orders exceeding $500,000. Activity trajectory shows sporadic prime awards between 2009 and 2016, with no federal activity recorded until the January 2024 GSA MAS award. The vendor competes under full-and-open acquisition on its active GSA Schedule vehicle; no set-asides or other restricted-competition vehicles appear in the source record.
Quick answers
Is Kern, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Kern, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 7, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Kern, Inc. hold?
Kern, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: MAS.
What is Kern, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Kern, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Haskell trademark (INA16PX01222), from Southern Plains Region (BIA), on July 15, 2016.
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