Lava Valley Solutions LLC, a minority-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Benson, Arizona, was awarded a $115.5K firm-fixed-price contract by Air Force Materiel Command on September 22, 2025, for engineering, furnishing, installation, and testing of a backup fiber optic cable pathway at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This total small business set-aside contract, designated under NAICS code 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors), requires the installation of a 12-strand single-mode fiber optic cable system spanning approximately 3,275 linear feet through existing and new 4-inch conduit infrastructure connecting Building 760 to Building 1044.
The project scope encompasses comprehensive services including cable routing, splicing, termination, labeling, and testing using optical time domain reflectometer and optical power meter measurements, as well as creation of as-built drawings and installation of 12-port fiber optic distribution panels at each building. The contract carries an ultimate completion date of September 22, 2026, and work must commence within 10 calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed. This infrastructure modernization initiative supports the 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group's mission to establish critical backup data transmission capabilities for the Air Force's operations.