Federal contractor · ALPINE, TX

BIG BEND TELEPHONE COMPANY INC

BIG BEND TELEPHONE COMPANY INC received $9,060 in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 5 awards (−1.1% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $46.4K. Its largest customer was Drug Enforcement Administration ($5,083).

Obligations · FY2026
$9,060
New awards
5
Sole-source
44%
Single offer
56%
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.3KFY2017
  2. 3KFY2018
  3. 7.6KFY2019
  4. 3.3KFY2020
  5. 2KFY2021
  6. 2KFY2022
  7. 2KFY2023
  8. 6.8KFY2024
  9. 9.2KFY2025
  10. 9.1KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Drug Enforcement Administration$5,08356%
    4 awards
  2. International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico$3,97744%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$6,39571%
  2. Construction & real property$2,66529%

Where the work was performed

  1. Brewster County, TX$5,35259%
  2. El Paso County, TX$3,70841%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $9,060
  • Sole-source awards44%
    US 30% · $3,977
  • Single-offer competitions56%
    US 8.7% · $5,083
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico$3,977
    Department of State · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. LONG DISTANCE TELECOM$3,977
    International Boundary and Water Commission: U.S.-Mexico· El Paso County, TX· IT & telecom· Jun 3, 2026 – Jun 3, 2026· 191BWC26P0053
  2. ARO/INTERNET PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: OCTOBER 1, 2024- SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 FY25 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS REQUESTOR: TANYASUE R FRANCO POP DATES: 10/01/2024 TO 09/30/2025 FUND TO DATE: 09/30/2025$2,718
    Drug Enforcement Administration· El Paso County, TX· IT & telecom· Sep 9, 2024 – Jan 14, 2026· 15DDEL24P00000049
  3. ARO/INTERNET PERIOD OF PERFORMACE: OCTOBER 1, 2025- SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 REQUESTOR: TANYASUE R FRANCO POP DATES: 10/01/2025 TO 09/30/2026 FUND TO DATE: 09/30/2026 FY26 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS$2,687
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Brewster County, TX· IT & telecom· Jul 29, 2025 – Sep 4, 2026· 15DDEL25P00000023
  4. TITLE: 26-S-148/BIG BEND TELEPHONE/SERVICE LINE/LPRO-DXD REQUESTOR: DEBORAH A GREGORY ITJA#: ITJA0017457 POP DATES: 08/01/2026 TO 07/30/2027$2,665
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Brewster County, TX· Construction & real property· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 15DDHQ26P00000830
  5. ARO/INTERNET PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: OCTOBER 1, 2026- SEPTEMBER 30, 2027 FY27 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS REQUESTOR: TANYASUE R FRANCO POP DATES: 10/01/2026 TO 09/30/2027 FUND TO DATE: 09/30/2027$0
    Drug Enforcement Administration· El Paso County, TX· IT & telecom· Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· 15DDEL26P00000062

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

BIG BEND TELEPHONE COMPANY INC received -$20.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 52 actions (6 new awards), −2,598% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($189K).

Assistance · FY2026
-$20.3M
New awards
6
Actions
52
Since FY2021
$65.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 10MFY2021
  2. 34.3MFY2022
  3. 36.2MFY2023
  4. 4.4MFY2024
  5. 812.8KFY2025
  6. -20.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments-$20.3M0.0%

Top programs

  1. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$189K0.0%
  2. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$19.5K0.0%
  3. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$1,0170.0%
  4. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost-$20.5M0.0%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$23.7M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Aug 15, 2026· HC-143002409-442039-HCL
  2. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$16.8M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Jul 31, 2026· HC-143002409-442039-CAFBLS
  3. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$4.5M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002409-442039-CAFICC
  4. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$100K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2599031886
  5. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$87.5K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 30, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026· SL-2699008043
  6. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$26.2K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· LI-143002409-442039

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.