Commonwealth Edison Co

Commonwealth Edison Co, doing business as Comed, a for-profit electric utility based in Chicago, Illinois, supplies electrical power delivery and transmission services to federal facilities as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition with no small-business set-aside utilization across its federal footprint. The company operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards), with 1,946 federal awards spanning contracts and grants across 43 distinct customer agencies since 1980; Comed competes on commercial utility rates without set-aside advantage and does not serve as a subcontractor on federal programs.

Comed's federal capability portfolio consists entirely of electrical utility services — power delivery, transmission infrastructure, and related facility support. Representative contracts include a $723,077 delivery order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for electric distribution services (closed May 2023), a $600,000 Social Security Administration delivery order for electrical transmission to the Hiram W. Sibley Social Security Center in Chicago (closed July 2025), and a $265,000 delivery order from the Army Corps of Engineers for utility service to the Chicago Harbor Lock (running through February 2026). Recent smaller awards include a $200,000 purchase order from the Railroad Retirement Board for FY26–FY27 electricity services (awarded October 2026) and a $200,000 Social Security Administration delivery order for electrical transmission to the Harold Washington Social Security Center (awarded August 2026). All work is performed in the Chicago metropolitan region and northern Illinois, with place of performance anchored to federal facilities' physical locations.

Customer concentration is highly skewed toward a single buyer segment. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service dominates the portfolio, accounting for 1,171 awards (60% of all awards) and $50.8 million in combined potential value through its Region 5 office (163 awards). The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 ranks second by potential value ($12.4 million across 38 awards), followed by the Army Corps of Engineers district and Chicago operations ($6.9 million and $4.1 million respectively across 53 combined awards). The Social Security Administration (27 awards, $5.9 million) and the Railroad Retirement Board (45 awards, $1.8 million) complete the active set. By both award count and dollars, GSA's PBS Real Property Services network is Comed's dominant customer. The company has worked with all three branches of the federal government and supports multiple independent agencies; the concentration in GSA and VA reflects the volume of real-property utility demand across civilian-agency facilities in the Chicago region.

Comed places work under five named parent vehicles. The General Services Administration Indefinite Delivery Contract GS00P05BSD0361 anchors the portfolio with 262 task orders worth $64.4 million in combined potential value — this vehicle represents nearly half of Comed's total federal dollar footprint. The General Services Administration Indefinite Delivery Contract GS00P16BSD1205 carries 97 task orders ($29.7 million), and GS00P87BSD0010 carries 53 task orders. The Federal Supply Schedule GS00S28601 supports 42 task orders, and Basic Ordering Agreement 75625452 accounts for 27 task orders. These vehicles are centrally managed by GSA and represent standing utility supply relationships with multiple federal facilities across the Chicago region.

Activity has remained flat to slightly declining in recent years. Annual award volume fluctuated between seven and thirteen awards per year from 2022 through 2026, with no growth trajectory. The combined potential value across all 1,946 awards totals $125.1 million; however, combined dollars obligated reach $384.5 million (307% of potential value), indicating substantial prior invoiced revenue and ongoing performance across multi-year standing utility contracts. Fifteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $6 million and face routine recompete as quarterly and annual utility service delivery orders cycle through their terms. Comed's grant portfolio includes two prime federal grants: a $83.75 million Middle Mile Broadband Grant Program award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (CFDA 11.033) for 446-mile fiber deployment across Chicago's south and west sides (July 2023–June 2028), and a Department of Energy Bipartisan Infrastructure Law project grant for an interoperable control framework for distributed energy resources and grid-edge devices (October 2024–October 2025). Comed also serves as a sub-recipient on four Department of Energy research and development awards focusing on grid cybersecurity, microgrid resilience, and AI-enabled grid operations under partnerships with Illinois Institute of Technology, Washington State University, Electric Power Research Institute, and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York. The grant work extends beyond utility operations into grid modernization and broadband infrastructure, anchoring Comed's federal footprint in infrastructure innovation alongside its core electrical service delivery mission.