ARLINGTON, VA – The Nakupuna Companies have announced that they have achieved “Awardable” status through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.
The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is the premier offering of Tradewinds, the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) suite of tools and services designed to accelerate the procurement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), data, and analytics capabilities.
Nakupuna is a family of Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)–owned businesses that specialize in IT, mission & business operations, facilities & infrastructure, logistics, and environmental support services, as well as a leading provider of IT and other solutions for government agencies.
“It is extremely exciting for us to be a part of Tradewinds and give government organizations an easy way to access our cutting-edge AI capabilities,” said Dan Nega, Nakupuna Chief Customer Success Officer. “We are looking forward to leveraging the CDAO’s great new platform to provide even more value and efficiency to government agencies.”
Nakupuna’s video, AI Support for National Security Classification Lifecycle, showcases a real-world use case for how Nakupuna’s AI capabilities can address one of the most challenging areas in government: national security document classification and declassification. Nakupuna was recognized among a competitive field of applicants to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace whose solutions demonstrated innovation, scalability, and potential impact on DoD missions. Government customers interested in viewing the video, which is only accessible on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, can create an account at https://www.tradewindai.com.
About the Nakupuna Companies
The Nakupuna Companies are a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)–owned family of companies comprising large and 8(a) small businesses dedicated to providing innovative and impactful solutions to our customers while supporting our Native Hawaiian community. Specializing in mission & business operations, IT, facilities & infrastructure, logistics, and environmental services, we excel at finding elegant approaches that solve our clients’ toughest technical, programmatic, and logistical challenges. Headquartered in Hawai‘i, with offices in Arlington, VA, Denver, CO, Mechanicsburg, PA, Charleston, SC, and Patuxent River, MD, we combine the broad capabilities and resources of a national company with the agility and ingenuity of a small business.
All Nakupuna Companies are majority owned by the non-profit Nakupuna Foundation, an NHO with a mission to support the economic advancement of Native Hawaiians through culturally centered STEM educational programs, career pathways, and services that empower individuals to succeed professionally in a global talent pool.
For more information or media requests, contact the Nakupuna Strategic Communications Team.
About the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, readily awardable pitch videos that address the Department of Defense’s (DoD) most significant challenges in the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), data, and analytics space. All awardable solutions have been assessed through complex scoring rubrics and competitive procedures and are available to Government customers with a Marketplace account. Government customers can create an account at www.tradewindai.com. Tradewinds is housed in the DoD’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office.
For more information or media requests, contact Success@tradewindai.com.
