Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), operating through its Finance Directorate Division and doing business as Prepa, is the sole electric utility provider for Puerto Rico. As a not-for-profit public utility entity registered in SAM.gov since 2001, PREPA maintains an extensive infrastructure portfolio including power generation facilities, transmission systems, and distribution networks. The organization provides essential electrical utility services to federal agencies and facilities throughout Puerto Rico, serving as a critical infrastructure provider for the territory's government operations.

Through federal contract awards, PREPA has demonstrated a sustained commitment to providing electrical utility services to multiple federal agencies and facilities. The organization's most significant contract is a $25.7 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by Naval Facilities Engineering Command on October 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2034, for electrical service to various government sites in Puerto Rico including the Department of Justice's Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo and Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and offices. Additionally, PREPA received a $456,000 fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences on April 22, 2025, for utility services supporting federal facilities in San Juan. Beyond these larger contracts, PREPA has been awarded numerous purchase orders by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons for electric utility service at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, with individual monthly contracts ranging from approximately $155,000 to $226,000, spanning from October 2021 through at least January 2023. These contracts do not utilize set-aside designations, reflecting PREPA's status as the sole electric utility provider in the territory. All contract work has been performed by PREPA without subcontractors, demonstrating the organization's capacity to directly fulfill federal electrical service requirements.

PREPA's federal grant portfolio reflects a strategic focus on infrastructure resilience, dam safety, and grid modernization initiatives. Most significantly, the Department of Energy awarded PREPA a $368.65 million Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) on October 1, 2025, with performance through December 31, 2026, to improve the resilience and stabilization of the Puerto Rican electric grid by addressing critical vulnerabilities across generation, transmission, and distribution systems. PREPA has also received multiple Project Grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041), including a $4.24 million award on September 25, 2024, for rehabilitation and improvement of safety measures at high-hazard potential dams used for hydroelectric generation, with activities encompassing dam inspections, emergency planning, technical assistance, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Additional FEMA National Dam Safety Program grants were awarded on September 16, 2024, April 29, 2024, September 28, 2022, September 16, 2022, September 15, 2021, and August 15, 2021, demonstrating consistent federal support for PREPA's dam safety initiatives. Furthermore, PREPA has received multiple federal grant sub-awards flowing from the Governor's Authorized Representative and Puerto Rico Department of Housing, including numerous project work orders (PW codes) related to grid rehabilitation and reconstruction, energy grid resilience projects, and the Customer Battery Energy Sharing pilot project. These sub-grants support comprehensive post-disaster recovery and infrastructure modernization efforts across Puerto Rico's electrical system, positioning PREPA as a central recipient of federal disaster recovery and resilience funding for the territory.