National Rural Water Association
Duncan, OK Doing business as Gene's Place
- UEI
- FHNNYNLC22N3
- CAGE
- 3UUJ5
- Primary NAICS
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2915 S 13th St, Duncan, OK 73533, USA
- Website
- nrwa.org
- Founded
- 1976
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $23,947,152 |
| FY2025 | $21,798,374 |
| FY2024 | $22,218,652 |
| FY2023 | $22,736,232 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $23,947,152 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Rural Water Association, Inc. | 23A60CP000070 | $5,741,000 |
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About the company
National Rural Water Association, doing business as Gene's Place, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Duncan, Oklahoma, serves as the prime recipient on approximately $781.7 million in combined federal grants and contracts focused on technical assistance, training, and capacity building for rural and small water and wastewater systems nationwide. The organization operates almost exclusively as a prime recipient (99% of awards), with the vast majority of federal funding flowing through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service and the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water.
The organization's core mission centers on deploying circuit riders and Water Quality Action Specialists to deliver on-site technical assistance, operator training, compliance support, and infrastructure planning guidance to rural, tribal, and economically disadvantaged water systems serving populations under 10,000. Concrete recent work includes a $130 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by USDA Rural Utilities Service on May 1, 2026 for the Rural Water Circuit Rider Technical Assistance Program, continuing through December 31, 2030, which provides nationwide expert technical assistance to eligible rural water systems at no cost to participating utilities; a $14.74 million EPA project grant awarded September 1, 2025 under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) for training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities and wastewater systems, with subawards to 52 state affiliate offices; and a $9.999 million EPA project grant awarded August 1, 2025 under Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants (CFDA 66.424) delivering Safe Drinking Water Act compliance training across all 50 states, tribal communities, and U.S. territories. Additional grant work includes a $5.594 million EPA Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to accelerate career pathways through apprenticeships and internships in water utilities, and multiple USDA Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants (CFDA 10.761) totaling tens of millions across multiple years for feasibility studies, preliminary design assistance, regulatory compliance support, and operator training.
Customer concentration is pronounced and stable across USDA Rural Utilities Service and EPA. The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Water and Environmental Programs accounts for 5 awards worth $465.3 million combined potential value (60% of total portfolio value), with USDA Rural Utilities Service holding 77 awards across the portfolio. EPA Office for Water and EPA itself together account for 27 awards. The five top customer agencies cover 90% of awards. Recompete risk in the next twenty-four months involves five awards at ultimate completion.
The organization structures federal service delivery through a nationwide network of 50 fully staffed state affiliate offices. SCI-reported invoicing on prime federal service contracts shows $66.5 million across FY2022–FY2024, with government-paid hourly rates centered around $73.47 median, reflecting specialized water sector technical and managerial expertise. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors perform 95% of total contractor hours, with 149 named subcontractors reported; this sub-heavy structure reflects NRWA's role as a prime grant recipient and program administrator that deploys state affiliate organizations and third-party technical specialists to deliver field work. The organization has demonstrated consistent activity, with award volume of 8 in 2022, 18 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 through May.
Quick answers
Is National Rural Water Association registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. National Rural Water Association's SAM.gov registration is active through January 8, 2027.
How much has National Rural Water Association received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $21,798,374 to National Rural Water Association in fiscal year 2025 and $90,700,410 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does National Rural Water Association rank among federal contractors?
National Rural Water Association ranked #87 in NAICS 541611 and #88 at the Department of Agriculture in FY2025.
What is National Rural Water Association's most recent federal award?
National Rural Water Association's most recent federal contract award is The program provides a network of expert rural water circuit riders located in all 50 states which work one-on-one with… (12RADA26C0001), from Washington Office (RHS), on May 1, 2026.
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