Solara Systems, Inc.

Solara Systems, Inc., doing business as Solara Communications, is an SBA-certified 8(a) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Pensacola, Florida, that delivers facilities maintenance, mechanical systems repair, and IT infrastructure services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Air National Guard as a prime contractor operating exclusively on set-aside and full-and-open procurements. The company is minority-owned, veteran-owned, and operates as a Subchapter S corporation; it competes predominantly under SDVOSB and 8(a) set-asides, with nineteen prime awards and no subcontract footprint across recent activity.

Solara's capability portfolio centers on HVAC maintenance, chiller repair, cooling-tower systems, medical-gas infrastructure, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) upgrades, distributed antenna systems (DAS) installation, water-monitoring system deployment, and emergency facilities repair at VA medical centers. Work is grounded in mechanical and building-systems expertise rather than IT consulting. Representative prime awards include a $1.322 million preventive maintenance agreement with VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VISN 22) for HVAC inspection and service on fifty-one air handlers, seventy variable-speed drives, ten chillers, and seventy exhaust fans running through September 2026; a $458,160 purchase order from VA Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center (VISN 19) for a Distributed Antenna System upgrade and testing; a $386,235 firm-fixed-price contract from the Air National Guard to renovate a command post facility at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California with demolition, raised flooring, mechanical and electrical upgrades; and a $362,365 contract with VA Loma Linda to install water-monitoring sensors and building-automation integration across five campus buildings.

Customer concentration is acute. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VA Loma Linda) accounts for 12 of 19 awards (63%) and $2.3 million of $3.8 million in combined potential value (61%). The Air National Guard places two awards for $479,000. GSA's Federal Acquisition Service and other VA regional networks round out activity. Solara holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract with a $500,000 ceiling through July 2027, from which it can offer six labor categories spanning Tech I ($88.47 per hour, associate degree, two years' experience) through Network Consultant ($230.56 per hour, bachelor's degree, ten years' experience), with intermediate positions including Wireless Engineer ($157.83 per hour), Project Manager ($204.44 per hour), and Project Lead Technician ($141.55 per hour). No security-cleared roles are offered; education requirements span associate through bachelor's degrees. The MAS vehicle is positioned as a nationwide IT and infrastructure services option but has generated minimal task-order lift relative to the direct VA purchase-order footprint.

Activity has been sporadic — six awards in 2021, six in 2022, three in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026 — with only one award carrying an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, a $1.3 million preventive-maintenance renewal on the books for September 2026. NAICS concentration skews toward plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors (8 awards) and commercial and institutional building construction (5 awards); PSC concentration clusters around HVAC, refrigeration, and plumbing systems maintenance and repair. Solara operates as a pure prime vendor with no documented subcontract engagements, making it a specialized single-customer (VA) facilities contractor rather than a competitive infrastructure IT player on federal systems-integration vehicles.

Solara Systems Inc. holds SBA 8a certification, enabling federal set-aside and sole source contracts, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status, qualifying us us for dedicated federal contracts. Our Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification ensures expertise in advanced network infrastructure design. We partner with Ruckus for cutting-edge wireless solutions, OCC Optical Cable Corporation for high-performance fiber optic cabling, and Signamax for scalable network connectivity. These certifications and partnerships drive our ability to deliver innovative, reliable solutions tailored to client needs.