City Utilities Of Springfield

City Utilities Of Springfield, Missouri Division is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, that operates as a federal grant recipient and occasional prime contractor, delivering public utilities infrastructure services and public transit operations to federal agencies and FEMA disaster-recovery programs. The entity competes on full-and-open basis and does not hold SBA set-aside certifications.

City Utilities operates across two distinct capability domains: utilities infrastructure (electric power generation and distribution, natural gas distribution, water supply and treatment) and public transit operations. On the utilities side, the vendor holds federal prime grants for natural gas distribution modernization and raw water infrastructure expansion. On the transit side, City Utilities operates a federally funded regional public transportation system serving the Springfield urbanized area under recurring formula grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Recent representative work includes a $20.04 million project grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (CFDA 20.708) awarded April 4, 2025, to repair, rehabilitate, or replace natural gas distribution infrastructure with a performance period through April 3, 2030; a $6.63 million formula grant from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) awarded July 23, 2026, for one year of operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and transit planning running through September 30, 2027; and a $200.771 thousand Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant (CFDA 20.513) awarded August 19, 2026, to purchase 19 metal ADA-accessible transit shelters for completion by September 30, 2027. The entity also held a $2.01 million firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Springfield for all utilities (electricity, natural gas, water, sewer) at the federal prison facility from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.

City Utilities has served 9 distinct federal customer agencies across 152 prime and sub awards with combined obligated dollars of $258.4 million. The Federal Transit Administration dominates the award count with 78 awards reflecting the recurring nature of annual operating and capital grants to City Utilities Transit. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service holds 24 awards, and the Bureau of Prisons Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Springfield anchors the dollar concentration with 15 awards totaling $23.3 million in combined potential value. By NAICS category, work spans fossil fuel electric power generation (20 awards), electric power distribution (19 awards), water supply and irrigation systems (9 awards), and other electric power generation (6 awards). The vendor operates under Basic Ordering Agreements 25876798 and 29129658 (12 task orders each) and holds BPA relationships with the Bureau of Prisons. Activity has held steady at three to eight awards per year over the past five years, with four awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. City Utilities also serves as a sub-recipient on grant work flowing through the Missouri Department of Public Safety and The American Public Power Association, receiving sub-awards for utility infrastructure resilience projects, disaster recovery management costs, and cybersecurity technology deployment for municipal utilities.