Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is a non-profit, member-owned electric utility cooperative headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving over 164,000 connections across 22 counties in Virginia. The cooperative provides federal agencies with comprehensive electrical infrastructure and utility services, ranging from routine utility maintenance to specialized security-related electrical installations. REC has established itself as a reliable provider of electrical services to multiple civilian federal agencies through competitive procurement processes, leveraging its extensive experience in managing utility operations across a substantial geographic footprint in Virginia.

Through federal contract awards, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative has provided a diverse range of electrical services to multiple civilian agencies. The cooperative has secured purchase order contracts from the Smithsonian Office of the Chief Financial Officer for utility-electric services, with multiple awards ranging from $310,000 to $377,000 for electric utility services, power line repair and replacement, and utility infrastructure maintenance at federal facilities in Fredericksburg and Front Royal, Virginia. REC also holds a Definitive Contract with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with a ceiling value of $662,221.69 and a performance period extending through February 28, 2030, for the supply of electrical service to ATF facilities. Additionally, the cooperative was awarded a $60,000 purchase order by the Bureau of Indian Education for electric utilities services at the BIE's Eastern Network Operations Center in Woodford, Virginia, with performance through April 30, 2028. More recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration awarded REC a $19,259.74 purchase order for electrical services related to the installation and connections of required security measures. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also awarded a smaller purchase order valued at $9,596.00 for power line repair and replacement services. All of these contract awards were made without set-aside designations and were procured through open-market competitive processes.

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative has received significant federal grant funding primarily through the Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office. Most notably, REC was awarded a $76,324,030 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with an anticipated completion date of September 30, 2029. This substantial award supports the modernization of REC's distribution system in Fredericksburg, Virginia, encompassing the expansion of the cooperative's utility fiber network, the upgrade of substations with security systems, and the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and distributed energy resources management systems (DERMS). The project is designed to reduce power consumption, improve grid resilience and reliability, enable better integration of distributed energy resources, and enhance operational efficiencies and consumer engagement. REC has also received multiple sub-grant awards through the Department of Emergency Management, with awards designated as "CAT Z," "RAPPAHANNOCK UTILITIES," and "Operations Center" dated between September 2021 and March 2022, indicating the cooperative's involvement in emergency management and utility restoration efforts at the state level.