City Of Big Spring

City Of Big Spring, doing business as City Cemetery, is a U.S. local government municipality based in Big Spring, Texas that operates as a prime contractor (98% of awards) providing consolidated refuse and solid waste disposal, water and sewer utilities, and ambulance services to the Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring under a series of firm fixed-price purchase orders with no set-aside designation.

The city's federal contract footprint is heavily concentrated with a single customer: the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring accounts for 104 awards (78% of total award count) valued at $9.1 million combined potential value. This concentration reflects the city's role as the sole municipal service provider for essential infrastructure to the federal correctional facility located within its jurisdiction. The Department of Veterans Affairs represents the second-largest customer relationship with 39 awards, though dollar magnitude is substantially lower; the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons (non-FCI) and the Corporation for National and Community Service complete the active set. The city also received two federal project grants: a $193,600 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) from FEMA awarded July 15, 2024, for fire and emergency response capability enhancement, and a $4.066 million Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities grant (CFDA 11.300) from the Economic Development Administration awarded September 20, 2022, to fund water and wastewater infrastructure at the Crossroads Business Park.

The city's capability portfolio, grounded in its award history, centers on three concrete service lines. Consolidated refuse and solid waste disposal (COBS landfill operations) accounts for 39 awards spanning monthly to quarterly performance periods, with representative contracts including a $20,512.08 purchase order covering February through May FY26 landfill operations, a $26,466.39 award for July–September FY23 landfill services, and a $30,548.61 order for May–September FY24 COBS operations. Water and sewer utilities make up 91 awards and represent the largest dollar category; recent examples include a $155,593.80 delivery order for July–September FY23 water and sewer, a $153,401.97 contract for March–June FY24 utilities, and a $128,118.07 award covering July–September FY24 service. Ambulance services comprise 36 awards with smaller per-order values, such as a $35,410.00 contract for April–September FY23, a $5,226.00 award for October FY23–FY24, and a $5,153.00 purchase order for November–December FY24 service.

Activity has remained stable at approximately 15–19 awards per fiscal year from 2022 through 2024, declining to 7 in FY25 and 6 in FY26, tracking typical seasonality in federal procurement rounds rather than broader portfolio contraction. The city operates across two identified parent vehicles: a Blanket Purchase Agreement (V519P1372) carrying 10 task orders valued at $182 thousand, and an Indefinite Delivery Contract (GS00P91BSD0023) with 4 task orders. The source shows no subcontract footprint; the city operates 98% as prime and 2% (4 awards) as sub-recipient on federal grant work, including pavement reconstruction sub-awards from the Texas Department of Transportation and lead service line inventory and replacement work under a Texas Water Development Board grant. The combined potential value reported across 232 total awards is $12.9 million, with $25.6 million in obligated dollars, reflecting the city's steady cash flow from recurring monthly and quarterly service contracts with the Federal Correctional Institution.