Purchase Order 15B12026P00000020

The U.S. Penitentiary McCreary, a civilian Bureau of Prisons facility located in Sunbright, Tennessee, awarded a $11,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for telephone services covering the first quarter period of October through December 2025 and January 2026. The contract was awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. No set-aside designation was used for this procurement. Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit telecommunications provider based in Sunbright, Tennessee, has been the consistent recipient of these recurring annual telephone service contracts from the McCreary facility since at least fiscal year 2020.

Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. specializes in providing telecommunications infrastructure and services to rural communities and federal facilities. As a long-standing vendor in the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons contracting portfolio, the cooperative has established itself as the primary local telecommunications provider supporting the McCreary facility's communication needs. The organization's recurring contract awards, which typically range from approximately $4,000 to $15,000 annually on a firm fixed-price basis, reflect the facility's ongoing operational requirements for reliable telephone communication services to support correctional operations.