Utah Communications Authority
Salt Lake City, UT Doing business as Ucan
- UEI
- P33MHG98ZU64
- CAGE
- 1TA50
- Primary NAICS
- 517121 Telecommunications Resellers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5215 Wiley Post Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, USA
- Website
- uca911.org
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Integrated Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 48 Communications
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $142,514 |
| FY2025 | $205,057 |
| FY2024 | $173,081 |
| FY2023 | $161,222 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $65,474 | |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | $33,888 | |
| 3 | Department of the Interior | $25,056 | |
| 4 | Department of Agriculture | $18,096 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
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About the company
Utah Communications Authority, doing business as Ucan, operates as a U.S. state government entity providing 800 megahertz radio services, microwave backhaul infrastructure, and critical telecommunications support to federal law enforcement and emergency response agencies across Utah as a prime contractor exclusively. Ucan holds no set-aside designations and competes on a full-and-open basis, though its unique position as Utah's sole communications infrastructure provider results in sole-source procurement across the federal customer base.
Ucan's capability portfolio centers on statewide radio network access, monthly radio service provisioning, repeater site utilization, and mobile and handheld radio frequency programming for law enforcement operations. Recent representative work includes a $111,360 definitive contract (July 2023 – June 2028) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for access to Utah's statewide communications network; a $90,980 purchase order (May 2025 – April 2030) with the Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station for mobile and handheld radio frequency and programming services; a $152,126.40 purchase order (September 2022 – September 2027) with the Utah Region for microwave radio backbone services; and recurring annual $37,634 purchase orders with the Drug Enforcement Administration for monthly 800 MHz radio services covering multiple radios and reprogramming. Ucan also holds a five-year $17,500 BPA (August 2024 – July 2029) with the Utah Army National Guard for repeater communication support services enabling emergency telecommunications for military units, the State Emergency Operations Center, and flight operations.
Customer concentration sits heavily with interior and justice agencies. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah Region leads by potential value ($813 thousand across 8 awards), followed by the Drug Enforcement Administration ($491 thousand across 15 awards) and the Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station ($275 thousand across 9 awards). The Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration round out the active set. The two rankings align — BLM and DEA anchor both volume and dollars — indicating stable, repeating customer relationships rather than one-time or variable contract patterns.
Ucan places work against a single named parent vehicle: Blanket Purchase Agreement W911YP24AA002, under which two task orders worth $7 thousand in combined potential value have been issued. The vendor maintains a federal vendor registration dating to February 2002. Activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years (2 awards in 2022–2023, growing to 4 in 2025), with 67 total prime awards and no subcontract footprint. Five awards (combined potential value $496 thousand) reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. Ucan's award portfolio carries $2.3 million in combined potential value, with $12.5 million obligated across all awards — a ratio reflecting the recurring, annual-renewal structure of its radio service contracts with law enforcement agencies.
Quick answers
Is Utah Communications Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Utah Communications Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through July 20, 2027.
How much has Utah Communications Authority received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $205,057 to Utah Communications Authority in fiscal year 2025 and $681,874 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Utah Communications Authority rank among federal contractors?
Utah Communications Authority ranked #15 in NAICS 5151, #19 in NAICS 5161 and #34 in NAICS 515 in FY2025.
What is Utah Communications Authority's most recent federal award?
Utah Communications Authority's most recent federal contract award is Support- professional: communications (15DDHQ26P00000220), from Drug Enforcement Administration, on February 5, 2026.
On GovTribe
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