Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii

Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii (RCUH), a state government entity based in Honolulu, Hawaii, that functions as the administrative and operational support organization for the University of Hawaii system, operates as a prime contractor delivering facilities management, custodial services, and specialized scientific support to federal agencies across Hawaii-based research and administrative locations. RCUH competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across its recent award footprint.

RCUH's customer concentration is narrow and dominated by the Smithsonian Institution, which accounts for 72 awards (55% of total awards by count) with $3.2 million in combined potential value. The top five funding agencies by award count represent 55% of recent work; beyond the Smithsonian, activity fragments across the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station (18 awards, $133 thousand), the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (16 awards, $60 thousand), and the Department of the Interior US Geological Survey (14 awards, $1 million). The potential-value ranking shifts slightly to reflect USGS contributions (14 awards, $1 million combined potential value, ranking second) and NASA Shared Services Center work (5 awards, $970 thousand), which together with Smithsonian account for 72% of total potential value. Concrete recent Smithsonian awards include a $181,640 firm fixed-price purchase order for common area services (April 18, 2026, completion September 30, 2026), a $178,305 FY25 common area services contract (November 11, 2024, completion September 30, 2025), and a $56,691 SAO share of common area services contract (October 30, 2024, completion September 30, 2025). Specialized work includes a $144,000 USGS volcano monitoring training contract (June 1, 2023, completion July 29, 2023).

RCUH's capability portfolio centers on custodial and common area maintenance services at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Maunakea Summit Facility and related Honolulu-area locations, supplemented by road maintenance, lodging and meals support, and scientific training delivery. Category concentration reflects this mix: 85 awards fall under NAICS Office Administrative Services, with 30 awards in All Other Business Support Services and 8 awards each in both Testing Laboratories and Services and Janitorial Services. Awards are primarily individual purchase orders rather than task orders under standing vehicles; three indefinite-delivery contracts carry one task order each (N6600182C0005, N6600183C0025, 50ABNF100045), suggesting minimal reliance on parent vehicle pipelines. Activity has remained flat to declining—seven awards in 2022, three in 2023, seven in 2024, one in 2025, two in 2026—with only two awards (combined potential value $232 thousand) facing completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore potential recompete. RCUH also operates as a sub-recipient on Hawaii Department of Health grant work, providing administrative services and data-driven decision-making support (award dates December 3, 2025, November 12, 2024, September 18, 2023). The vendor's federal footprint comprises 228 prime awards (99% of total) against three sub-awards (1%), establishing it as a direct federal prime rather than a subcontracting entity.