Federal contractor · DES MOINES, IA
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK received $27.3K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards. Since FY2017: $22.5K. Its largest customer was Office of the Chief Financial Officer ($27.3K). It also received $3.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $27.3K
- New awards
- 1
- Sole-source
- 100%
- Single offer
- 0.0%
- UEI
- JZF6MPS48987
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- -3.7KFY2017
- 2.6KFY2018
- -864.8FY2019
- -2.8KFY2020
- 27.3KFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer$27.3K100%1 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- IT & telecom$27.3K100%
Where the work was performed
- Polk County, IA$27.3K100%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition100%US 39% · $27.3K
- Sole-source awards100%US 30% · $27.3K
- Single-offer competitions0.0%US 8.8% · $0
- 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
- Department of Agriculture · 1 awards
Largest awards
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA), AGRICULTURE RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS), SCINET PROGRAM$27.3KOffice of the Chief Financial Officer· Polk County, IA· IT & telecom· Feb 26, 2026 – May 12, 2026· 12314426C0008
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.
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK received $3.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 197 actions (133 new awards), +82% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($3.4M).
- Assistance · FY2026
- $3.4M
- New awards
- 133
- Actions
- 197
- Since FY2021
- $14.8M
Assistance by fiscal year
- 1.4MFY2021
- 3.2MFY2022
- 1.3MFY2023
- 3.8MFY2024
- 1.8MFY2025
- 3.4MFY2026
By type
- Direct payments$3.4M100%
Top programs
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$3.4M100%
Awarding agencies
- Federal Communications Commission$3.4M100%
Largest awards
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 31, 2025· SL-2599006710
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2699020936
- THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES$50.7K32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2499016429
- THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES$33.8K32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 30, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2499041148
- THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES$31.7K32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2024 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2499021807
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2699028962
Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.
Subawards
Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.
As a prime: who it pays · FY2026
No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.
As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026
No subawards reported to it in FY2026.
By fiscal year
- FY2021: $0 paid out · $33.2K received
- FY2022: $0 paid out · $107.8K received
- FY2023: $0 paid out · $200K received
- FY2025: $0 paid out · $34.1K received
Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.
Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.
Teaming partners
Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.
Companies it pays
No subawards reported to other companies.
Primes that pay it
2 companies · $375.1K reported
- WINDSOR HEIGHTS, IA · 4 subawards
- CGI FEDERAL INC.$135.3KFAIRFAX, VA · 2 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.
Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.