Garden Valley Telephone Co
Erskine, MN
- UEI
- MPPEJ6VBMC97
- CAGE
- 3JDX1
- Primary NAICS
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 206 Vance Ave S, Erskine, MN 56535, USA
- Website
- gvtel.com
- Founded
- 1906
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Integrated Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State Of Minnesota Of Employment & Economic Development | CPFFN0179 | $204,915 | |
| The State Of Minnesota Of Employment & Economic Development | CPFFN0179 | $198,973 | |
| The State Of Minnesota Of Employment & Economic Development | CPFFN0179 | $1,488,322 |
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About the company
Garden Valley Telephone Co, a tax-exempt nonprofit rural telecommunications provider based in Erskine, Minnesota, operates exclusively as a sub-recipient on federal broadband infrastructure grants, with no prime contracting footprint and no presence on federal contract vehicles. All five recent awards are federal grant sub-awards, with $2.3 million in combined obligated dollars across work performed entirely on behalf of the State of Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development as the prime grant recipient.
Garden Valley's federal grant activity centers on broadband deployment to rural unserved locations in Minnesota. The vendor's most recent sub-award, dated April 2026, addresses broadband infrastructure acquisition, construction, and installation with service-provision responsibilities. Earlier sub-awards from June 2024 and May 2024 similarly focus on wireline broadband infrastructure extension projects, specifically line extension connections delivering at least 100 Mbps downstream and upstream service to 17 unserved locations in Mahnomen County. The May 2024 sub-award carries a matching broadband infrastructure acquisition, construction, and installation mandate. All five sub-awards route through the State of Minnesota's employment and economic development agency as prime grantee, indicating that Garden Valley participates in state-administered federal broadband grant programs rather than holding direct federal relationships.
Customer concentration is absolute but narrow: all five awards fund Department of the Treasury programs (likely Treasury-administered broadband grant vehicles such as RDOF or similar rural infrastructure initiatives flowing through state intermediaries). Activity is minimal—four awards in 2024 and one in 2026—with no federal contract prime presence or GWAC/BPA vehicles. Garden Valley operates in the nonprofit rural broadband deployment niche, positioning itself as a last-mile infrastructure implementer and service provider for underserved Minnesota communities rather than as a federal contractor or large-scale systems integrator.
Quick answers
Is Garden Valley Telephone Co registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Garden Valley Telephone Co's SAM.gov registration is active through September 29, 2027.
On GovTribe
See Garden Valley Telephone Co's full federal record
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