The Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc.

The Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Council Grove, Kansas, and registered with SAM.gov since March 2002. The cooperative specializes in providing electrical infrastructure maintenance, upgrades, and system improvements for federal agencies and rural communities across Kansas. As a cooperative entity, it serves a core mission of maintaining critical rural electrical infrastructure while enhancing utility system capabilities and reliability for its member communities in the region.

Through federal contract awards, The Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. has demonstrated expertise in electrical infrastructure replacement and upgrade projects funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Most recently, on September 24, 2025, the cooperative received a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $24,739.42 from the ENDIST Tulsa office of the Army Corps of Engineers for the replacement of primary electric line infrastructure in Marion, Kansas, with a completion date of January 27, 2026. Prior to this, on October 5, 2024, the cooperative was awarded a $4,907.89 purchase order by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for electrical infrastructure upgrades focused on transformer replacement at Canning Creek in Council Grove, Kansas, with a February 2, 2025 completion date. Neither contract award utilized a set-aside designation, indicating they were awarded through open competition. These contract efforts reflect the cooperative's established track record of executing specialized electrical infrastructure work for federal facilities without relying on small business or other preference categories.

Through federal grant awards, The Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. has focused on modernizing rural electric infrastructure and advancing clean energy initiatives. The cooperative received a $500,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758), awarded on January 15, 2025, with a completion date of January 15, 2027. This grant supports the cooperative's initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance the resiliency and reliability of its rural electric system, and implement renewable energy deployments that advance long-term affordability for its member communities. Additionally, the cooperative has received federal grant sub-awards from the Kansas Adjutant General Department, including a June 23, 2023 sub-award related to disaster recovery infrastructure. That particular sub-award supported restoration efforts following severe wind events that knocked down poles and interrupted service across three counties, requiring extensive conductor repair work involving the installation of multiple splices along a 3/4-mile section of copper conductor that had sustained significant structural damage and no longer met applicable electrical codes and standards.