Central Lincoln People's Utility District

Central Lincoln People's Utility District, doing business as Central Lincoln Pud, provides electrical utility service to federal facilities as a state government entity and sole-source utility provider, operating as a prime contractor on recurring annual purchase orders with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and as a sub-recipient on federal disaster-recovery grants through the Oregon Military Department.

Central Lincoln Pud is a U.S. state government utility district headquartered in Newport, Oregon, with primary NAICS concentration in electric power distribution (23 of 32 awards). The vendor operates in a monopoly utility position — it holds no set-asides and competes in full-and-open procurements, but as the sole authorized utility provider at its service territory, renewal contracts with NOAA are structured as sole-source awards. The utility has been registered in SAM.gov since 2003.

NOAA accounts for 75% of awards by count and 96% by combined potential value. Central Lincoln Pud has maintained a recurring annual relationship with NOAA's Marine Operations Center - Pacific facility in Newport, Oregon, providing continuous electrical service under purchase orders with one-year performance periods and ceiling values typically ranging from $95,952 to $260,000. Recent prime awards include a $150,000 firm fixed-price purchase order effective through December 31, 2026 (awarded January 20, 2026), a $150,000 purchase order for the period January 1 through December 31, 2025 (awarded January 1, 2025), a $12,704.14 purchase order for April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025 (awarded April 1, 2024), and a $95,952.13 purchase order for April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Activity on the NOAA contract line has been consistent at one award per year across the past five years, with one award completing in the next twenty-four months (the December 31, 2026 contract, combined potential value $150,000).

In its secondary capacity, Central Lincoln Pud acts as a sub-recipient on federal disaster-recovery grants administered by the Oregon Military Department. The vendor received two sub-awards from the Oregon Military Department under FEMA disaster-recovery program DR4562 in July 2021 (designated PW304 and PW277), participating in utility infrastructure recovery and disaster restoration efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters also shows five awards in the portfolio, though magnitudes are not specified in the source.

The vendor's award history spans from 2006 to present, with combined dollars obligated ($40.9 million) significantly exceeding combined potential value ($2.5 million), indicating mature, multi-year performance history with low contract churn. Central Lincoln Pud operates five distinct customer agencies in total, with NOAA as the dominant and recurring customer.