Mid American Energy Company

Mid American Energy Company, doing business as Midamerican, is a for-profit corporate entity and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. The company is a utility infrastructure provider that delivers essential natural gas and electric services to federal facilities across multiple states, including Iowa and South Dakota. Midamerican has been registered in the System for Award Management since January 2002 and maintains current federal contracting eligibility through April 2026. The company leverages its energy infrastructure management network to support federal agency operations while also expanding into broadband infrastructure development for underserved communities.

Through federal contract awards, Midamerican has demonstrated extensive experience providing utility services to diverse federal agencies without set-aside designations. The company has delivered natural gas services to the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Federal Prison Camp Yankton across multiple fiscal years, with historical annual contract values ranging from approximately $126,000 to $209,000, including recent purchase orders valued at $30,449.02 (FY26 Q4, awarded October 1, 2025) and $23,651.16 (FY25 Q4, awarded May 1, 2025). Midamerican also serves the Department of the Navy through a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $452,580 for electric and gas services at the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity in Des Moines, Iowa, extending from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2031. Additionally, the company holds a purchase order from the Bureau of Indian Education for natural gas supply services at Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota, valued at $485,862.67 and extending through December 31, 2027. Midamerican also provided disaster relief support through a $158,400 purchase order awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on December 16, 2024, for electric utility services supporting 44 manufactured housing units at the Rock Ridge Group Site in Rock Valley, Iowa under disaster designation DR-4796. All contract awards have been issued through open competition with no set-aside designations, reflecting Midamerican's competitive positioning in the federal utility services market.

Through federal grant awards, Midamerican has expanded its role beyond traditional utility provision into broadband infrastructure development. The company received a Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, awarded July 1, 2023 and extending through December 31, 2027, to deploy middle-mile fiber optic infrastructure across Iowa. The project leverages Midamerican's existing energy infrastructure management network to provide cost-effective fiber routes, with planned activities including construction of 775 miles of new fiber build comprising six segments with 72 fiber strands for dark fiber leasing, and opening 1,365 miles of existing Midamerican-owned fiber to public access to provide 24 strands for last-mile connections. The initiative is designed to facilitate broadband connectivity for 12,677 unserved and 6,376 underserved locations while providing access to 695 unserved and underserved anchor institutions, ultimately enabling 1 Gbps symmetrical fiber connections across a wide area of Iowa with high-speed connections to Internet aggregation points of presence in Des Moines and Sioux City. The grant reflects federal recognition of Midamerican's infrastructure capabilities and commitment to open access, carrier-neutral interconnection principles in advancing broadband availability to rural and underserved communities.