Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority, an independent civilian agency charged with developing and operating the Tennessee Valley region's power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, has a substantial federal contract footprint driven primarily by procurement through non-set-aside awards.

TVA has issued 34,109 federal contract awards since 1978, with combined dollars obligated across the portfolio totaling $22.02 billion. The most recent recorded award closed in March 2016. Recent activity cadence shows 64 awards in 2002, 65 in 2003, 2 in 2014, 107 in 2015, and 49 in 2016. The combined potential value on record is $14.1 million, with obligated dollars substantially exceeding reported potential value—a pattern indicating heavy reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders that do not carry explicitly reported ceiling values.

The set-aside mix is dominated by non-set-aside awards, which account for 97 percent of all contract awards. Very Small Business set-asides comprise 3 percent of awards (940); Total Small Business accounts for 1 percent (185); Buy Indian awards represent a negligible share (3 awards). The competitive landscape spans 6,584 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio history, indicating fragmentation across a broad vendor base.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the agency.

The Tennessee Valley Authority, a government owned corporation, provides low-cost electricity in seven southeatern states and provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system.