- About · Cannida Group
Built on standards. Delivered with discipline.
Cannida Group is an African American, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering residential, commercial, and government contracting across Tampa Bay and the Washington DMV. We hold our work to the standards we learned in service — and we don’t lower them for anyone.
2019
Founded
SDVOSB
Veteran-owned
2
Regions served
- — At a glance
A multiservice and federal contractor serving Tampa Bay and the DMV.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
SDVOSB · SBE · MWBE
State of Florida VBE
EPA Lead-Safe Certified (DC)
Bonded & Insured
- — Where our standards come from
Cannida wasn't built around a contracting playbook. It was built around four institutions that taught us how to operate.
Each one left a discipline behind. Together they’re the reason a Cannida job arrives scoped clearly, finishes on time, and gets documented at completion — every time, in every market.
- 01 / Annapolis
The Naval Academy
A U.S. Naval Academy education. The standard of accountability isn’t optional — it’s the baseline. Show up prepared. Brief clearly. Own the outcome.
- 02 / The Fleet
Naval Officer
- 03 / The System
Federal Service
GS-13 federal experience in grants management, IT systems, and audit resolution. We know how work gets scoped, awarded, and held to spec.
- 04 / Cornell
Graduate Business
Founder · Senior Managing Member
Jonah Cannida Perkins
- — Principals
Leadership on the record.
Cannida Group was founded and is led by Jonah Cannida Perkins — a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former Naval Officer, now a service-disabled veteran. He brings GS-13 federal experience in grants management, information technology systems, and audit resolution, along with a graduate business background from Cornell University.
That gives Cannida a perspective most contractors don’t have — how government and enterprise clients actually scope, evaluate, and hold a vendor accountable — and we apply the same standard to every project, regardless of size. Our broader leadership and technical team brings decades of combined experience across federal agencies.
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
Former Naval Officer
Commissioned service
Federal GS-13
Grants · IT · Audit resolution
Cornell University
Graduate business
Team experience across federal agencies
USDA · NOAA · DHS · SSA · U.S. Navy · USCIS
- — Full capabilities
One contractor for the whole property.
A comprehensive, NAICS-aligned suite spanning construction, facilities, professional services, and federal program support — for residential, commercial, and government clients.
- 01 / Construction & Trades
Construction & Trades
236220 | Commercial & institutional construction
238230 | Painting & wall covering
236220 | Cement & concrete work
EV charging installation
541410 | Interior design
- 02 / Facilities & Maintenance
Facilities & Maintenance
531311 | Property & facilities management
561720 | Janitorial services
561790 | Pressure cleaning & exterior
561740 | Carpet, tile & grout cleaning
541320 | Landscaping & grounds · HVAC support
- 03 / Professional & Administrative
Professional & Administrative
541611 | Administrative management & consulting
541519 | Systems integration
541513 | Computer facilities management
541330 | Engineering services
492210 | Courier services
- 03 / Federal Programs & Grants
Federal Programs & Grants
813211 | Grants management
Programmatic cooperative agreements
Federal contract management
Facilities support services
Moving & junk / trash removal
- — Certifications & Status
Credentials that open doors.
Cannida holds the designations that matter for federal, state, and regulatory contracting — and we can produce documentation on request.
- Federal
SDVOSB
- Eligibility:
Federal set-aside
- State
Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Certified Small Business Enterprise for state, county, and municipal procurement programs across our service regions.
- Eligibility:
State & regional
- Minority / Woman
MWBE
Minority/Woman-Owned Business Enterprise — qualifying us for diversity and inclusion procurement set-asides and supplier programs.
- Authority:
Diversity programs
- State of Florida
VBE
State of Florida Veteran Business Enterprise, recognizing veteran ownership for Florida state and agency contracting.
- Authority:
State of Florida
Procurement identifiers
- CAGE 88KM8 · DUNS 116956811
Regulatory
- Lead-based paint RRP — DC remediation
Risk & coverage
- Public & private-sector ready
- — Past performance
A documented record across public and private clients.
Housing authorities, state agencies, medical and rehabilitation facilities, commercial spaces, and a federal IT collaboration portal.
- Public Housing · FL
St. Petersburg Housing Authority
Painting, pressure cleaning, and facility upgrades across authority properties.
- Public Housing · FL
Pinellas County Housing Authority
Multi-site maintenance and cleaning across a portfolio of housing sites.
- State Government · FL
State of Florida
Pressure cleaning and facility support services for state-managed properties.
- Healthcare · Construction
East Bay Rehabilitation Center
Emergency generator enclosure construction — scoped, built, and delivered.
- Commercial · Remodel
Rush Hour Restaurant
Full commercial remodel for an operating restaurant space.
- Federal IT · USCIS
USCIS — GrantBook Portal
Collaboration on a federal IT system, reflecting our grants and systems experience.
- — Our mission
We grow by helping others grow.
Beyond our own contracts, Cannida Group is committed to strengthening the economic fabric of the communities we serve. We help minority-owned and disadvantaged small businesses find opportunities, win work, and build the credentials that open federal and state doors.
Free lead generation
We connect qualifying partners with real opportunities — at no cost to them.
SBA certification support
We help partners pursue the certifications that unlock set-aside contracting.
Prime & subcontractor teaming
We collaborate on federal, state, county, city, and municipal opportunities together.
- — Where we work
Two regions. One team on the ground.
Founded in Florida and serving Tampa Bay, with a DMV office in Largo, MD covering Southern Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.
Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg · Pinellas · Hillsborough
Washington, D.C.
All wards · Lead-Cert · Federal corridor
Southern Maryland
Prince George's · Charles · Calvert · St. Mary's
Northern Virginia
Arlington · Alexandria · Fairfax · Loudoun
- Florida Headquarters
St. Petersburg, FL
Tampa Bay region
St. Petersburg, Florida
- DMV Office
Largo, MD
9701 Apollo Drive, Suite 100
Largo, Maryland 20774
- — Work with Cannida