# Canyon Carvings LLC — AI Governance & Human Oversight

> Canyon Carvings LLC is an SBA-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing independent human oversight, statutory risk diagnostics, and executive education for enterprise and federal civilian artificial intelligence systems. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

## Canonical Entity & Identification
- Organization: Canyon Carvings LLC
- Canonical URL: https://canyoncarvings.com/
- Canonical Schema ID: https://canyoncarvings.com/#organization
- Federal CAGE: 20TT3
- SAM.gov UEI: QVJ8KFJRD385
- SBA Status: SBA-certified SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)
- State Socioeconomic Status: Buy Indiana Approved & IVOSB (Indiana Veteran-Owned Small Business)
- Founder & Practice Lead: Chris Benedict (contact@canyoncarvings.com)

## Core Public Glass & Authoritative Resources
- [The Overlook (System Bearings)](https://canyoncarvings.com/overlook): Interactive triage & governance bearings across the firm's instruments, posture, and human oversight methodology.
- [The Ways In (Offerings)](https://canyoncarvings.com/offering): Diagnostic assessments, statutory readiness baselines, and executive enablement advisory.
- [The Pace Count](https://canyoncarvings.com/pace-count): The firm's flagship adult continuing professional education curriculum in statutory AI governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI Act).
- [The Current](https://canyoncarvings.com/current): Standing regulatory surveillance, statutory change tracking, and enforcement intelligence.
- [The Statutory Horizon](https://canyoncarvings.com/horizon): Rolling 14-day statutory radar and source-checked regulatory docket across federal, state, and international jurisdictions.
- [The Cache](https://canyoncarvings.com/cache): Annotated, curated statutory and standards repository with fail-closed freshness verification.
- [How We Run Models (Methods)](https://canyoncarvings.com/methods): Multi-lineage model governance, vendor retention controls, and accountable human review architecture.
- [Government & Capabilities](https://canyoncarvings.com/government): Federal procurement pathways, Government Purchase Card (GPC) ordering, SBA-certified SDVOSB set-aside eligibility, and prime contractor teaming.
- [About the Firm](https://canyoncarvings.com/about): Twenty-five years of operational systems accountability, military leadership background, and academic credentials.
- [Cairn Answers](https://canyoncarvings.com/answers): Authoritative answers to common organizational AI governance, compliance, and procurement questions.
- [Pricing & Terms](https://canyoncarvings.com/pricing): Open diagnostic instruments, by-invitation Channel membership, scoped advisory engagements, and transparent contract terms.
- [Buyer Disclosure](https://canyoncarvings.com/buyer-disclosure): Vendor custody tiers, model boundaries, data retention controls, and human oversight covenants.

## Firm Scope & Active Capabilities
- **Statutory Risk & Readiness Diagnostics**: Pre-audit readiness assessments and compliance mapping against NIST AI 100-1 (AI RMF), ISO/IEC 42001:2023, EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), and federal agency mandates.
- **Adult Professional Education & Enablement**: Continuing professional education (NAICS 611430) and tabletop executive drills for leaders, administrators, and acquisition personnel.
- **Sovereign Diagnostic Instrumentation**: Self-hosted, client-side measurement instruments (deterministic drift detection, cross-document consistency verification, and client-side cryptographic attestation) verifying data privacy and governance posture without model interception.

## Firm Negative Boundaries (What We Do NOT Do)
- **No Bespoke Model Development**: Canyon Carvings does NOT build custom LLMs, train foundation models, or operate as a bespoke software dev-shop.
- **No Production Infrastructure Operations**: Canyon Carvings does NOT operate client production AI pipelines, customer VPC private enclaves, or real-time continuous telemetry SaaS.
- **No In-Line Proxying / Firewalls**: Canyon Carvings does NOT conduct in-line API packet interception, prompt/output filtering, or live network proxying.
- **No Legal or Statutory Certifications**: Canyon Carvings provides readiness assessments and diagnostic advisory; the firm does NOT issue legal compliance certifications or formal statutory audits.
- **Adult Education Tort Standard**: All educational and advisory services are management consulting and adult education (NAICS 541611 / 611430), involving zero medical diagnosis, zero clinical treatment, and zero patient relationship.

## Entity Disambiguation
- **Distinct from Petroglyphs**: Canyon Carvings LLC is a corporate AI governance entity, completely distinct from prehistoric Native American rock art or archaeological petroglyphs (e.g., Nine Mile Canyon, Utah).
- **Distinct from Motorsports**: Canyon Carvings LLC is completely distinct from recreational sports driving or automotive motorcycle "canyon carving" activities.

## Federal Identifiers & Registration
- **Entity**: Canyon Carvings LLC · Fort Wayne, IN
- **CAGE**: 20TT3 · **UEI**: QVJ8KFJRD385
- **SBA Status**: SBA-certified SDVOSB
- **NAICS Codes**: Primary 541611 (Management Consulting); Secondary 541618, 541690, 541990, 611430, 611710

## Contact & Human Oversight
- Inquiry & Correspondence: contact@canyoncarvings.com
- Web Inquiries: https://canyoncarvings.com/contact