This federal contract award, valued at $178,237.28, was issued by the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) division of the U.S. Air Force to Weldin Construction LLC, a certified HUBZone small business owned by the Alaskan Native corporation Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI). The contract is for the replacement of flooring at the Sitka Child Development Center located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Weldin Construction has previously been awarded several large Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contracts with the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Army, leveraging its HUBZone certification to support economic development in historically underutilized business zones while providing services to federal agencies. This specific contract was set aside for HUBZone-certified small businesses.