Windstream Kentucky East, LLC

Windstream Kentucky East, LLC is a for-profit telecommunications company headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, that has been registered in the System for Award Management since October 2003. The company specializes in providing communication infrastructure and telecommunications services to federal agencies, with a particular focus on serving the Department of Justice and its various components. Windstream Kentucky East, LLC delivers essential voice communication solutions including long-distance telephone services and payphone infrastructure to federal correctional and medical facilities, supporting operational continuity and inmate communications within the federal prison system.

Windstream Kentucky East, LLC has established a consistent track record of providing telecommunications services to federal facilities through firm fixed-price purchase orders awarded without set-aside designations, indicating open competitive procurement processes. The company's federal contract work has primarily centered on long-distance telephone and payphone services for the Federal Medical Center Lexington, with awards ranging from approximately $3,600 to $1.95 million in ceiling value. Notable contracts include a two-year agreement valued at $1,945.52 for long-distance telephone and payphone services to the Federal Medical Center Lexington spanning October 2021 through December 2023, and recurring annual purchase orders for similar services in fiscal years 2022 through 2026, with the most recent fiscal year 2026 contract awarded on October 1, 2025, for $3,582.14. Additionally, Windstream has provided telephone landline services to the Federal Correctional Institution Manchester and specialized services to the Drug Enforcement Administration, including recurring phone line service for a resident office and installation and maintenance of T-1 PRIS telecommunications infrastructure with 100 Direct Inward Dialed (DID) numbers to support Louisville operations. All identified awards have been funded by the Department of Justice, whether through the Bureau of Prisons facilities or the Drug Enforcement Administration, demonstrating the company's established expertise in meeting the telecommunications needs of federal law enforcement and correctional agencies.