Contracting office · U.S. Geological Survey

HAWAII VOLCANO OBSERVATORY(00087)

HAWAII VOLCANO OBSERVATORY(00087) obligated $73.4K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 13 contract actions (−67% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was VENESSA KUCHENIK ($42K).

Obligations · FY2026
$73.4K
Actions
13
New awards: 3
Sole-source
33%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 370.4KFY2017
  2. 127KFY2018
  3. 402.5KFY2019
  4. 270.1KFY2020
  5. 210.5KFY2021
  6. 294.2KFY2022
  7. 137KFY2023
  8. 72KFY2024
  9. 221.3KFY2025
  10. 73.4KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. VENESSA KUCHENIK$42K57%
  2. WICKUM WELD, INC.$22.1K30%
  3. DANIEL SCOTT HANSEN$15.9K22%
  4. CROWN CASTLE USA INC$8,85812%
  5. EVA LIM$7,0009.5%
  6. ASTA MIKLIUS-$6,5400.0%
  7. THOMAS BOENISH-$15.9K0.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$42.5K58%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$22.1K30%
  3. Construction & real property$8,85812%

Where the work was performed

  1. Washington$64.1K87%
  2. Pennsylvania$8,85812%
  3. California$7,0009.5%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition43%
    US 39% · $31.4K
  • Sole-source awards33%
    US 30% · $24.4K
  • Single-offer competitions9.5%
    US 8.7% · $7,000
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. VENESSA KUCHENIK$62K
    VENESSA KUCHENIK· Clark County, WA· Professional services· Mar 13, 2025 – Jul 13, 2026· 140G1525P0004
  2. ELLIS-HARDIN - STUDENT SERVICES CONTRACT$41.5K
    DARRIAN ELLIS-HARDIN· Santa Clara County, CA· Professional services· Jul 23, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026· 140G1524P0008
  3. DANIEL HANSEN$35.9K
    DANIEL SCOTT HANSEN· Clark County, WA· Professional services· Mar 7, 2025 – Jul 28, 2026· 140G1525P0003
  4. SUZANNAH BROOKSHIRE$35K
    SUZANNAH BROOKSHIRE· San Benito County, CA· Professional services· Mar 20, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026· 140G1525P0006
  5. INFRASOUND WIND REDUCTION DEVICES$22.1K
    WICKUM WELD, INC.· Clark County, WA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026· 140G1526P0002
  6. KAITLYN WALTERS$15K
    KAITLYN WALTERS· St. Johns County, FL· Professional services· Apr 1, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026· 140G1525P0005
  7. ALEXANDER GILLCREST STRONG$15K
    ALEXANDER G STRONG· Travis County, TX· Professional services· Apr 1, 2025 – Jul 28, 2026· 140G1525P0007
  8. SPARPOLE TOWER LEASE$8,858
    CROWN CASTLE USA INC· Washington County, PA· Construction & real property· Mar 5, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026· 140G1526P0001

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.