Paintsville Utilities Commission

Paintsville Utilities Commission, doing business as Paintsville Utilities, provides sewage collection, wastewater treatment, and infrastructure maintenance services to the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy as a prime contractor operating under a master indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. Paintsville Utilities is a U.S. local government entity and municipality based in Paintsville, Kentucky, serving as the primary water and sewer utility provider for Johnson County and surrounding areas. The vendor operates exclusively in full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

The vendor's federal work is dominated by monthly delivery orders under a single parent vehicle: Indefinite Delivery Contract 15B11820D00000006, valued at $7.84 million and running through April 30, 2030, which has generated 62 task orders carrying $5.1 million in combined potential value. Individual delivery orders typically range from approximately $47,000 to $194,000 and cover firm fixed-price sewage services. Representative recent awards include a $180 thousand delivery order for sewer service covering July through September 2026, a $180 thousand order for April through June 2026 service, and a $56,151 order issued March 1, 2026 — all issued by United States Penitentiary Big Sandy.

Customer concentration is acute: the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary Big Sandy accounts for 144 of 156 total awards (96% coverage) worth $19.6 million in combined potential value, representing the overwhelming majority of the vendor's federal footprint. The source identifies six distinct customer agencies overall, but only five awards fall outside the Big Sandy facility, distributed across the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons more broadly, the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The top-customers-by-award-count and top-customers-by-potential-value rankings are identical, indicating no tension between volume and dollar concentration.

Activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years, ranging from 11 to 13 awards annually in 2022–2025, with five awards recorded in 2026 to date. The recompete cliff presents minimal exposure: only one award reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, carrying $180 thousand in combined potential value. The vendor operates without identified subcontractors and performs all work directly at the Paintsville, Kentucky facility. Award categorization centers on NAICS 311811 (Sewage Treatment Facilities), accounting for 146 of 156 awards, with secondary activity in NAICS 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) across six awards. Federal Emergency Management Agency grant work appears in the source but carries no grant sub-award detail beyond a single Kentucky Department of Military Affairs sub-grant dated December 20, 2024.