Santee Electric Cooperative Inc.

Santee Electric Cooperative Inc., a tax-exempt, member-owned electric utility headquartered in Kingstree, South Carolina, has established itself as a reliable provider of electrical infrastructure services to federal agencies. The cooperative, registered in SAM.gov since 2003, leverages its expertise in regional utility operations to support both federal facility operations and broader economic development initiatives in the Southeast. As a not-for-profit organization, Santee Electric Cooperative combines its core mission of providing electricity services with substantial capacity in federal contracting and infrastructure development.

Through federal contract awards, Santee Electric Cooperative has primarily provided electricity services to the Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg, demonstrating a consistent and established relationship with the Bureau of Prisons under the Department of Justice. Since fiscal year 2021, the cooperative has received annual delivery order contracts for electrical utility services to support the correctional facility's operations, with contract values ranging from approximately $300,000 to $990,375.76. The most recent contracts include a $300,000 delivery order awarded on October 1, 2025, for completion by December 31, 2025, and a $982,919.95 delivery order awarded on October 21, 2024, for the fiscal year 2025 period. Earlier awards include contracts valued at $941,821.00 (FY-24), $990,375.76 (FY-23), and $965,095.28 (FY-22), all firm fixed-price delivery orders with no set-aside designations. These contracts represent the continuation of an ongoing vendor relationship where Santee Electric Cooperative serves as the prime contractor, providing essential utility services to maintain federal correctional facility operations in the Kingstree area.

Through federal grant awards, Santee Electric Cooperative has demonstrated capacity in infrastructure development and emergency response initiatives. The cooperative received a $3.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on February 11, 2021, under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to support electrical and road improvements in Kingstree, South Carolina. Additionally, Santee Electric Cooperative has participated in federal grant programs as a sub-awardee under the Adjutant General South Carolina as the prime grantee, receiving sub-grant awards for critical infrastructure repair and restoration work. Sub-grant projects include initiatives focused on power restoration in Florence County (awarded June 1, 2023), replacement and repair of wooden utility poles and damaged electrical components including cross-arms, braces, and transformers (awarded April 29, 2022, and April 5, 2024), demonstrating the cooperative's engagement in disaster recovery and infrastructure resilience efforts throughout the region. These grant awards reflect the cooperative's role in supporting both economic development and emergency infrastructure restoration in South Carolina.