Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit telecommunications provider headquartered in Sunbright, Tennessee, has been registered in the System for Award Management since May 18, 2000, and specializes in delivering telecommunications infrastructure and services to rural communities and federal facilities. The organization operates as a tax-exempt corporate entity and has established itself as a critical service provider to the federal government through its sustained contracting relationships. Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. supplies telephone services to federal facilities, leveraging its position as a local telecommunications provider to support essential communication infrastructure at government installations.

Since at least fiscal year 2021, Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. has received consistent annual purchase order contracts from the United States Penitentiary McCreary, a Bureau of Prisons facility under the Department of Justice, for the provision of telephone services. The cooperative's contract awards from the McCreary facility have ranged from approximately $4,000 to $21,081, with individual purchase orders structured as firm fixed-price agreements covering quarterly and annual service periods. Recent notable awards include an $11,000 purchase order awarded October 1, 2025, for telephone services covering the first quarter period of October 2025 through January 2026 with completion by September 30, 2026; a $21,080.67 award from October 1, 2024, for fiscal year 2025 telephone services; and a $15,039.41 award from December 13, 2023, for fiscal year 2024 services covering through September 30, 2025. All purchase orders were awarded without set-aside designations and reflect the McCreary facility's recurring operational requirements for reliable telephone communication services to support correctional operations. Additionally, the cooperative has received federal involvement through a sub-award from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency related to the PA 4541 grant program, demonstrating engagement beyond direct prime contract awards.