Capability Statement
Solon Consulting LLC Capability Statement
This SDVOSB capability statement covers codes, past performance, and differentiators in the format SBA veteran contracting programs expect. Engineering and manufacturing consulting for beverage, food, and process manufacturing, delivered to commercial clients and federal agencies by a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business built and run by operating owners.
Company information
Business Information and Registrations
Legal entity
Solon Consulting LLC. Established 2020. Active Texas Secretary of State LLC registration since 2 March 2020. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, serving clients across the United States and internationally.
Federal registrations
SAM.gov: active federal business registration. CAGE code: 9TE77. DUNS and UEI available on request.
Socioeconomic status
SBA-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Hispanic American owned business. Military veteran leadership.
Contracting availability
Available for commercial engagements, federal contracts, SDVOSB set-aside procurement, and government prime contractor teaming arrangements.
Core competencies
Seven Core Competencies
Facility engineering and design
Plant layout, utility system design, sanitary and hygienic design, expansion and retrofit engineering, and construction-phase engineering support.
Process engineering and optimization
Process flow design, thermal and utility sizing, sanitation and cleaning system design, capacity and throughput engineering, and troubleshooting of operating lines.
Industrial automation and controls
Control narratives, IO and panel design, PLC and HMI design and programming, SCADA and historian architecture, instrumentation specification, factory and site acceptance testing, and commissioning.
Operational consulting and optimization
Production efficiency and throughput, standard operating procedures, workforce training, scheduling, and reliability improvement inside operating facilities.
Project management and commissioning
Owner-side project management from kickoff through factory testing, site testing, startup, operator training, and production handoff.
Regulatory compliance
Permitting, agency coordination, regulatory documentation, and compliance support for regulated production and cross-border installations.
Food safety systems
HACCP and FSMA-aligned food safety system design, process validation, sanitation programs, and auditable record structures.
Past performance
Representative Past Performance
Projects delivered directly by Solon Consulting, spanning greenfield facility delivery, owner’s representation through construction, automation and controls, equipment procurement and installation, and international execution.
Old Gregg Brewing — Austin, Texas
Greenfield production facility carried from business planning and permitting through facility planning, equipment selection, glycol and hot liquor system design, PLC controls, commissioning, and startup to first commercial batch. Co-founder-level project involvement.
Balanced Rock Brewery
Owner’s technical representative for the duration of construction. Design management, coordination of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and controls trades, integration of glycol, hot water, compressed air and drain systems, startup sequencing, punch-list closure, and production-readiness verification.
FMN Brewery — international
Process flow design and equipment specification across a cross-border supply chain, PLC design, programming and commissioning, operator training, and cross-border regulatory coordination. Client reference: “Solon Consulting’s expertise and support were instrumental in our success.”
Idle Brewing — San Antonio, Texas
Production project manager on behalf of Pouring with Heart. Sourced, managed, and installed the complete production equipment package, delivered the operator interface and temperature control system, and provided regulatory and compliance guidance throughout.
Stay Put Brewing — Austin, Texas
Engineering and architectural consultant to the owner’s engineers, architect, project managers, and construction teams. Advised rigging crews on equipment placement and installed equipment-specific cooling systems.
Starbase Brewing
Build support and production systems. Client reference: Solon “essentially built our entire brewery from scratch,” with work completed efficiently and to a high standard.
Tibi Soda — Monterrey, Mexico
On-site quality assurance and equipment selection advisement for a beverage production operation.
Augusta Vin
Cellar cooling system design and installation for a working winery, including associated instrumentation and temperature control.
Central Machine Works — Austin, Texas
Brewery design and production support. Client reference: “experts in designing successful breweries… from grain to glass.”
Istrouma Brewing
Construction-phase and operations support. Client reference describes work ethic through construction and operational experience conveyed to the team.
Austin Cocktails
Installation services and operational support for a ready-to-drink cocktail producer, described by the client as going beyond previous consulting partners.
Oddwood Brewing
Ongoing brewery technical support across production needs.
Markets and industries served
Industries Served
Beverage manufacturing
Craft and commercial breweries, distilleries and spirits producers, wineries, ready-to-drink beverage manufacturers, functional beverage producers, and kombucha and fermented beverage operations.
Food and industrial manufacturing
Food processors and co-manufacturers, dairy operations, nutraceutical and supplement manufacturers, contract manufacturing organizations, industrial manufacturing facilities, and pharmaceutical and biotech production.
Federal and government
Department of Defense food service operations, Veterans Affairs facilities, USDA-regulated operations, military food service, government prime contractors, and federal agency SDVOSB set-aside contracts.
Differentiators
Why Clients Retain Solon
Operators, not observers
Solon is built and run by people who have operated production facilities. Recommendations are written by people who have had to live with them at six in the morning.
End-to-end scope
Business planning and permitting, facility and process design, automation and controls, equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, training, and ongoing operations support — without handing the project across four firms at every transition.
Hands-on execution
Solon has managed rigging crews, installed cooling systems, and physically installed production equipment. The engineering is informed by having built the thing.
Owner-side alignment
Solon does not sell equipment and does not take vendor commissions. The technical review is worth something because there is nothing behind it.
International capability
Cross-border project delivery including equipment specification, import and regulatory coordination, commissioning, and operator training in Mexico and internationally.
Regulated-environment discipline
HACCP and FSMA food safety systems, process validation, permitting and agency coordination, and documentation built to be audited rather than filed.
Request the Full Capability Statement
Send the agency, prime, or company, the scope, the site, and the period of performance. Solon will respond with fit, availability, and the complete capability statement document, including DUNS and UEI on request.