Jefferson Partners LP

Jefferson Partners LP, doing business as Jefferson Lines, is a for-profit intercity bus transportation company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that operates a comprehensive network across 13 states in the Midwest and Great Plains regions, serving over 160 communities. The entity has been registered to receive federal awards since September 2001 and maintains an active SAM.gov registration through October 2026. Jefferson Lines specializes in providing reliable and efficient transportation logistics to support both civilian and institutional transportation requirements, leveraging its extensive intercity bus network infrastructure to fulfill specialized government transportation needs. The company has established itself as a proven federal contractor and grant sub-recipient with demonstrated experience serving the unique operational requirements of federal agencies across multiple years.

Through federal prime contract awards, Jefferson Lines has provided inmate transportation services and bus tickets to the Federal Prison Camp Yankton, a civilian agency under the Department of Justice, across four distinct purchase orders spanning from fiscal year 2023 through 2026. The most recent contract award, effective October 1, 2025, valued at $8,000 and completing January 31, 2026, procures intercity bus transportation services for inmate transfers and related institutional transportation needs. Prior to this, Jefferson Lines received a $30,854.98 firm fixed-price purchase order on October 1, 2024, for inmate bus tickets in fiscal year 2025, with completion required by October 31, 2025. The company also fulfilled a $25,337.50 purchase order for inmate bus tickets and transportation services during October and November of fiscal year 2024 under continuing resolution budget authority, and a $63,156.42 purchase order awarded December 9, 2022, for bus tickets. All four contract awards carried no set-aside designations and were structured as firm fixed-price purchase orders, reflecting the government's confidence in Jefferson Lines' ability to provide cost-certain transportation services to correctional facilities.

Jefferson Lines has received substantial federal grant sub-awards through state departments of transportation in eight states—Montana, Missouri, South Dakota, Kansas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Minnesota—supporting intercity bus operations and capital infrastructure projects. Sub-grants have funded operating assistance, project administration, and capital acquisition for bus fleets, with notable awards including $535,616 in intercity bus (IC) funds from North Dakota in August 2024, a $569,500 bus replacement award from North Dakota in April 2024, four motor coaches capital assistance from Missouri in December 2024, and multiple 55-passenger ADA buses through Montana's Section 5311(F) capital assistance program. The company has received funding through federal programs including Section 5311 operating and capital grants, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and CARES funding, with sub-awards typically administered through state transportation departments as prime grantees. These grants have supported both ongoing operational expenses and strategic capital investments in Jefferson Lines' fleet and facilities, with sub-awards ranging from modest five-figure operating assistance awards to significant capital commitments exceeding half a million dollars, demonstrating the company's integral role in supporting rural and intercity transit infrastructure across the Upper Midwest and Great Plains.

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