Searcherhawaii LLC

Searcherhawaii LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Keaau, Hawaii, operates as a prime contractor providing vessel charter and maritime transportation services to the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. The company is structured as a limited liability partnership and competes entirely in set-aside vehicles aligned with its small-business designation.

Searcherhawaii's federal footprint consists of three awards—all prime—issued within the past six months (April through June 2026) totaling $2.4 million in combined potential value. The vendor holds a single-award indefinite-delivery contract with DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, awarded May 27, 2026, with a $1.95 million ceiling and a completion date of July 5, 2027. The IDIQ covers firm fixed-price vessel charter services for conservation and research operations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument) and Central Pacific (Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument), with a one-year base period running April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031. Against this vehicle, Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 has issued two delivery orders to date: one on June 22, 2026, valued at $289,685 for Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument vessel operations through September 30, 2026, and a second on June 22, 2026, with a $266,740 ceiling through September 14, 2026. Earlier, on April 20, 2026, the same agency awarded Searcherhawaii a $158,700 firm fixed-price purchase order for small vessel charter services supporting invasive species removal and fieldwork on Nihoa Island within the monument, with performance through June 30, 2026.

Searcherhawaii's service offering is highly specialized: the vendor operates vessels meeting strict operational requirements for open-ocean service, including minimum 8-knot cruising speed, 21-day continuous operation capacity, accommodation for up to 12 passengers with separate berthing, soft-hulled inflatable skiffs, U.S. Coast Guard–approved safety equipment, and full biosecurity compliance (rodent and ant inspections, hull inspections, ballast water management, MARPOL 73/78 waste management). Place of performance originates from Kewalo Basin Harbor and other Honolulu ports, with administrative oversight in Falls Church, Virginia. Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards fund DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 operations. All three awards carry NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) and PSC Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Vessel Freight. Obligated dollars stand at $448,000 against $2.4 million potential value, reflecting early-stage execution. The company has no subcontract footprint in the source data and no sub-awards.