BEK Communications Cooperative
Steele, ND
- UEI
- HYGCDR7EXKD4
- CAGE
- 3NSE5
- Primary NAICS
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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- Steele, ND LEHCKJ52DCB6
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 200 Broadway E, Steele, ND 58482, USA
- Website
- bek.coop
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Integrated Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot broadband grant | Rural Utilities Service | $13,942,351 | |
| Community connect grant | Rural Utilities Service | $2,136,045 | |
| Community connect grant | Rural Utilities Service | $2,999,815 | |
| Community connect grant | Rural Utilities Service | $2,967,224 | |
| Direct BB treasury rate grant - (FY09-10) stimulus | Rural Utilities Service | $1,899,287 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Of North Dakota | 3820B106 | $5,942,467 | |
| State Of North Dakota | CPFFN0155 | $423,386 | |
| State Of North Dakota | CPFFN0155 | $912,187 |
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About the company
BEK Communications Cooperative, a tax-exempt cooperative headquartered in Steele, North Dakota, is a rural telecommunications operator that has received federal grants as a prime recipient under the Department of Agriculture's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program and related rural broadband initiatives, with secondary grant sub-award engagement under state-administered broadband programs. The cooperative is not a federal contractor; all its federal activity is grant-based, not contract-based.
BEK Communications Cooperative's federal grant footprint is centered on rural broadband infrastructure and telemedicine service delivery. The concrete representative award is a $13.9 million USDA Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants award (CFDA 10.855) issued on August 4, 2022, to support distance learning and telemedicine service delivery to rural communities in Steele, North Dakota, with grant completion dated August 4, 2024. As a sub-recipient, the cooperative has received two grant sub-awards from the State of North Dakota dated October 29, 2025, for broadband service expansion under the Community Broadband Fund (CPF) ExteND program — one covering West Central Cass County and one covering Burleigh and Morton Counties.
Customer concentration across the cooperative's federal grant portfolio spans five agencies. The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has issued five awards and anchors the single largest grant (the $13.9 million DLT award); the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices has issued two awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service has issued two awards (combined potential value $13 thousand); the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area has issued one award ($7 thousand potential value); and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation has issued one award ($14 thousand potential value). Dollar concentration diverges from award volume — the USDA Rural Utilities Service DLT grant dominates dollars, while the remaining prime awards and sub-awards are sub-million in stated potential value.
Activity across the entire federal award portfolio (prime and sub, all sources) spans fifteen years, with significant recency bias toward 2025. The cooperative received one award in 2014, one in 2015, two in 2016, one in 2022, and two in 2025. Combined potential value across all eleven awards is $34 thousand, but combined dollars obligated is $25.3 million — the disparity reflects the large USDA DLT award, which was issued under a grant program with multi-year obligation profiles rather than contract-style potential-value ceilings. The cooperative operates as a prime recipient in 82% of its federal awards and as a sub-recipient in 18%. It maintains a single named subsidiary, Inter-Community Telephone Company, L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, which likely carries operational telecommunications infrastructure capability not directly reflected in the federal grant portfolio shown here.
Quick answers
Is BEK Communications Cooperative registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. BEK Communications Cooperative's SAM.gov registration is active through January 25, 2027.
What is BEK Communications Cooperative's most recent federal award?
BEK Communications Cooperative's most recent federal grant award is Pilot broadband grant (CLSS00000074311), from Rural Utilities Service, on August 4, 2022.
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