Delta-Montrose Electric Association
Montrose, CO Doing business as DMEA
- UEI
- E1XRK9M9KPW5
- CAGE
- 1VC17
- Primary NAICS
- 221122 Electric Power Distribution
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Other
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Delta-Montrose Electric Association
E1XRK9M9KPW5
- DMEA Utilities Services, LLC H6E4JBW6HK49
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Delta-Montrose Electric Association
E1XRK9M9KPW5
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 11925 6300 Rd, Montrose, CO 81401, USA
- Website
- dmea.com
- Founded
- 1938
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Utilities
- SIC code
- 49 Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical services - CFD - dmea | Bureau of Reclamation | $48,000 | |
| Electricity for curecanti field division | Bureau of Reclamation | $20,400 | |
| Provide electricity service for the following buildings and areas at curecanti field division located in montrose,… | Bureau of Reclamation | $20,400 | |
| Electricity for the OAK grove warehouse, cimmeron warehouse and yard, road maintenance building. | Bureau of Reclamation | $20,400 | |
| Pilot broadband cost overrun grant | Rural Utilities Service | $1,466,410 |
About Delta-Montrose Electric Association
Delta-Montrose Electric Association (doing business as DMEA), a non-profit rural electric cooperative headquartered in Montrose, Colorado, operates as a prime recipient of federal grant funding for rural broadband infrastructure and as a prime contractor delivering electrical utility services to federal facilities, competing in full-and-open procurement with no set-aside designations. DMEA's federal footprint centers on two distinct service lines: recurring electricity supply to Bureau of Reclamation field operations and large-scale broadband-infrastructure grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service.
DMEA has been registered in SAM.gov since 2001 and operates through a for-profit subsidiary, DMEA Utilities Services, LLC. The vendor's concrete capability profile spans electric power distribution, rural broadband deployment, and power-line maintenance. On the contract side, DMEA supplies electricity to the Curecanti Field Division facilities in Montrose, Colorado — including the Oak Grove Warehouse, Cimmeron Warehouse and Yard, and Road Maintenance Building — under recurring Bureau of Reclamation purchase orders ranging from $20.4 thousand to $48 thousand with firm fixed-price terms and performance periods extending from annual to ten-year cycles. On the grant side, DMEA has received substantial awards from USDA Rural Utilities Service: a $13.9 million Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) for the PILOT BROADBAND GRANT project (completed August 2024), and a $1.47 million grant for cost-overrun support on the PILOT BROADBAND COST OVERRUN project (completed March 2025). DMEA acts as a sub-recipient on two additional federal grants: a vegetation-clearing subgrant from the Colorado Energy Office (awarded December 2024) for distribution-line maintenance across 35 miles of high-elevation powerline in Cedaredge, and a fiber-to-premise broadband deployment subgrant from the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (awarded May 2024) serving 333 addresses across Delta and Montrose counties.
Customer concentration is dominated by the Bureau of Reclamation, which accounts for 9 awards and $269 thousand in combined potential value — 71% of DMEA's award count and 75% of its total potential value across eight customer agencies. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Colorado Region (2 awards, $45 thousand) and Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region (2 awards, $23 thousand) round out the active federal set. Award activity has been minimal and sporadic — one award in 2022, two in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — with a combined potential value of $360 thousand across 24 total awards. The recompete cliff shows one award ($20 thousand) completing within the next twenty-four months. Notably, the source reports $30.8 million in combined dollars obligated against those awards, indicating that obligated federal funding substantially exceeds stated potential values — a signal of multi-year grant renewals or modification activity not fully captured in the listed ceiling values.
Quick answers
What is Delta-Montrose Electric Association's UEI?
Delta-Montrose Electric Association's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is E1XRK9M9KPW5.
What is Delta-Montrose Electric Association's CAGE code?
Delta-Montrose Electric Association's CAGE code is 1VC17.
What is Delta-Montrose Electric Association's primary NAICS code?
Delta-Montrose Electric Association's primary NAICS code is 221122 (Electric Power Distribution).
Where is Delta-Montrose Electric Association located?
Delta-Montrose Electric Association's physical address in SAM.gov is 11925 6300 Rd, Montrose, CO 81401, USA.
Is Delta-Montrose Electric Association registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Delta-Montrose Electric Association's SAM.gov registration is active through November 4, 2026.
What is Delta-Montrose Electric Association's most recent federal award?
Delta-Montrose Electric Association's most recent federal contract award is Electrical services - CFD - dmea (140R4026P0024), from Bureau of Reclamation, on October 1, 2026.
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