Nakupuna Consulting LLC

Nakupuna Consulting LLC, a Native Hawaiian Organization-owned, SBA 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, operates as a prime contractor on over $2.36 billion in combined potential federal award value across defense and civilian agencies, with 94% of recent awards held as prime contracts. The firm competes predominantly under 8(a) set-asides—both Sole Source and Competitive designations—and holds parent company status within the Nakupuna Foundation corporate structure, with one named subsidiary (Nakupuna Nika JV LLC, itself an SDB and joint venture partner).

Nakupuna's capability footprint spans cloud and network infrastructure modernization, personnel and pay systems, IT application development and transformation, environmental remediation and compliance, strategic communications, financial management, and management consulting. Representative capability examples include a $98.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee Defense Health Agency contract awarded in August 2024 for IT requirements analysis, web and application transformation, and cyber vulnerability management services at Hanahan, South Carolina, with subcontractors 3 Reasons Consulting LLC (WOSB) and Modus21 LLC providing application development and systems engineering; a $370 million single-award Army PEO Enterprise Information Systems IDC awarded July 2024 for Total Army Military Payroll (AMP) agile software development and deployment across active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve; and a $99.9 million single-award Naval Information Warfare Systems Command IDC for Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) hire-to-retire personnel functions, awarded most recently in December 2024 with an ultimate completion date of December 10, 2029. Nakupuna also holds a $809 million Marine Corps IDC (awarded May 2024) for telecommunications and base-area network modernization and refresh across multiple installations.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense. The top five funding agencies by combined potential value account for 83% of the portfolio: United States Marine Corps ($893.7 million across 5 awards), Department of the Army PEO Enterprise Information Systems ($440.7 million across 2 awards), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command ($399.8 million across 6 awards), Office of the Secretary of Defense ($116.3 million across 8 awards), and Naval Sea Systems Command ($108.6 million across 2 awards). By award count, the Office of the Secretary of Defense leads with 8 awards ($116.3 million), followed by Naval Supply Systems Command with 7 awards ($16.3 million) and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command with 6 awards ($399.8 million), indicating that the dollar concentration reflects a smaller number of very large platform contracts rather than broad transactional volume. Civilian-agency work—Department of Agriculture Rural Services, USDA Forest Service, Department of Health and Human Services Defense Health Agency, Coast Guard, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—represents a secondary stream.

Nakupuna's vehicle posture centers on large single-award and multiple-award IDCs and BPAs. The Infrastructure Services, Transport and Communications Base Area Network MAC generates 4 Marine Corps task orders totaling $84.6 million combined potential value. The NIWSC NP2 IDC (N00039-22-D-0071) produces 3 delivery orders at $99.9 million combined value. The Army PEO Enterprise Information Systems IDC (awarded 2024) anchors $370 million in potential value. USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services blanket purchase agreements (BPA 12RADZ22A0002) support 3 task orders for environmental review services at $5.6 million combined value. Nakupuna also holds a $50 million USDA Forest Service Road Maintenance IDC (awarded 2023 for Colorado; separate $50 million BPA for New Mexico awarded 2023 with 10-year term through 2032) and a $47.5 million Office of the Secretary of Defense Professional and Strategic Communications Support Services IDC (awarded 2022).

Activity has grown substantially. Awards per year increased from 4 in 2021 through 12 in 2022, to 23 in 2023 and 24 in 2024, with 5 awards recorded in 2025 and 2 in 2026 (reflecting reporting lag). Combined potential value obligated across all awards stands at $445.6 million (19% of combined potential value), indicating significant backlog. Fourteen awards totaling $222.2 million combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing material recompete exposure.

SCI-reported invoicing on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold shows strong revenue trajectory: FY2022 invoiced $568 thousand across 2.4 FTEs; FY2023 jumped to $39.6 million across 99.1 FTEs; FY2024 grew to $65.1 million across 262 FTEs; FY2025 recorded $80.4 million across 252 FTEs. Government-paid hourly rates derived from SCI records span a median of $107.05 per hour, with the 10th percentile at $20.43 per hour and the 90th percentile at $200.58 per hour, reflecting a mixed portfolio of program-management and administrative labor priced lower alongside technical and specialized roles commanding premium rates. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed approximately 3% of total contractor hours; Nakupuna named 28 subcontractors over the SCI reporting period, including Serco Inc. (program support services for Naval Sea Systems Command SEA 04), Carahsoft Technology Corp (Salesforce and defense network services on the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Mission Information Systems contract), FCN Inc. (Esri ArcGIS), Cydecor Inc. (SDVOSB providing analytical and reporting services), JMA Resources Inc. (EDWOSB/8(a) providing IT services and financial/logistics support), and specialized firms such as 3 Reasons Consulting (WOSB, application development), Trihydro Corporation (HUBZone, environmental design), Element Environmental LLC (minority-owned environmental sampling), and Valley Well Drilling LLC (WOSB, pump repair for environmental remediation). The low average sub-hours share indicates Nakupuna primarily builds its own delivery workforce rather than serving as a feeder subcontractor, though selective prime partnerships—notably with Deloitte Consulting LLP on U.S. Indo-Pacific Command enterprise professional services (three sub awards, 2025–2026)—and historical partnerships with Serco (Naval Sea Systems Command) extend reach to larger integrator portfolios.

Nakupuna's top NAICS representations are Computer Systems Design Services (14 awards) and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (14 awards), with secondary concentrations in Environmental Consulting Services (9 awards) and Engineering Services (7 awards). The award footprint reflects dual technical and administrative competency across the defense portfolio, with particular depth in naval IT modernization, Army personnel systems, Marine Corps network infrastructure, and OSD strategic planning and communications support.

Nakupuna Consulting LLC is a Native Hawaiian Organization-owned 8(a) disadvantaged small business serving the DOD and Federal agencies in: Information Technology (IT): Agile Development; Data Engineering & Information Design; AI/ML; Cloud Computing Services; Support Services & Application Sustainment; Cybersecurity. Management Consulting: Strategic Planning & Communications; Financial & Acquisition Support; Program & Project Management; Human Capital; Business Intelligence & Data Analytics; Change Management & Process Improvement. Environmental: Investigation & Remediation; Munitions Response; Compliance; Restoration Construction. Facilities: Network/Telecommunications Engineering; Facilities Management; Corporate Operations & Logistics; Building Systems Management; Inside/Outside Cable Plant Management; CBRN Screening. Logistics: Property Accountability & Audit Readiness; Inventory & Supply Chain Management; Logistics IT; ILS/IPS; Program Office Support.