Federal contractor · O NEALS, CA

THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE CO.

THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE CO. received $33.8K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 3 awards (+2.1% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $323K. Its largest customer was Bureau of Reclamation ($33.8K). It also received $42M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$33.8K
New awards
3
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 28KFY2017
  2. 29.7KFY2018
  3. 38.8KFY2019
  4. 32.5KFY2020
  5. 31.7KFY2021
  6. 15.5KFY2022
  7. 48.1KFY2023
  8. 31.9KFY2024
  9. 33.1KFY2025
  10. 33.8KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Bureau of Reclamation$33.8K100%
    3 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$33.8K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fresno County, CA$33.8K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $33.8K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $33.8K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $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

  1. Bureau of Reclamation$33.8K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. FRIANT VOIP PRICIRCUIT PONDEROSA$102.1K
    Bureau of Reclamation· Fresno County, CA· IT & telecom· Mar 10, 2022 – Mar 12, 2026· 140R8122P0023
  2. TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR FRIANT DAM FIELD OFFICE$29.8K
    Bureau of Reclamation· Fresno County, CA· IT & telecom· Sep 7, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026· 140R2023P0119
  3. EO 14398: FACILITIES ACCESS SERVICE FOR T1 DATA CIRCUIT USED FOR PROVIDING A DEDICATED MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FRIANT DAM AND THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA OFFICE$5,322
    Bureau of Reclamation· Fresno County, CA· IT & telecom· Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· 140R2026P0077

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.

THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE CO. received $42M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 12 actions (5 new awards). Its largest program was 10.752 · Rural Econnectivity Pilot Program ($21.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$42M
New awards
5
Actions
12
Since FY2021
$76.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 6.6MFY2021
  2. 6.8MFY2022
  3. 7.2MFY2023
  4. 14.2MFY2024
  5. 42MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$21.3M51%
  2. Direct payments$20.7M49%

Top programs

  1. 10.752 · Rural Econnectivity Pilot Program$21.3M51%
  2. 32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost$20.5M49%
  3. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$143.6K0.3%
  4. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$84.1K0.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Rural Utilities Service$21.3M51%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Federal Communications Commission$20.7M49%

Largest awards

  1. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$30.2M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002656-542332-CAFBLS
  2. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$21.4M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002656-542332-HCL
  3. RECONNECT TREAS RATE 50-50 LOAN-GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVEST AND JOBS ACT GRANT$21.3M
    10.752 · Rural Econnectivity Pilot Program· Rural Utilities Service· Project grant· May 6, 2026 – May 6, 2026· CLSS00000118419
  4. THE HIGH COST PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO COMPANIES WORKING TO EXPAND CONNECTIVITY IN UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED AREAS$1.7M
    32.002 · Universal Service Fund - High Cost· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2026· HC-143002656-542332-CAFICC
  5. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$291K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2026· LI-143002656-542332
  6. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$72.4K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026· SL-2699043845

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 2 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.$1.3B−21% in FY2026
    DENVER, CO · 62 entities · 86% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveBureau of Reclamation · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriersBureau of Reclamation · Wired telecommunications carriers
  2. VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC$1.9B−12% in FY2026
    ASHBURN, VA · 78 entities · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveBureau of Reclamation · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriersBureau of Reclamation · Wired telecommunications carriers
  3. AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$3.9B−6.9% in FY2026
    CHANTILLY, VA · 71 entities · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveBureau of Reclamation · Wired and wireless telecommunications carriersBureau of Reclamation · Wired telecommunications carriers

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.