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Memphis Light Gas & Water
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USAspending records $15M in award obligations to Memphis Light Gas & Water (Memphis, TN) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $3.4M, of which $3.4M (100%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($3.4M).
Memphis Light Gas & Water ranks 306 of 452 listed organisations located in TN by five-year obligations, and 22,010 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of the Treasury: 4 awards worth $14M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 221122 (Electric Power Distribution), where it ranks 23 of 53 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4,287,855 | $4,287,855 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $3,463,706 | $3,470,483 | $0 | -19% |
| FY2025 | $3,353,066 | $3,353,066 | $0 | -3% |
| FY2026 | $3,432,845 | $3,432,845 | $0 | +2% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in TN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $15M | $43B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.4M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $15M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $43B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 22,010 of 30,989 | 1 of 452 in TN | 1 |
Largest in state: Finance & Administration Tennessee Depar. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Treasury | 4 | $14M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 221122: 23 of 53 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Electric Power Distribution.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Shelby County, TN $14M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $3.5M | 1 Oct 2023 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractDefinitive Contract | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $3.4M | 1 Oct 2025 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $3.4M | 1 Oct 2024 | TN | USAspending |
| Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service | ContractPurchase Order | 221122 Electric Power Distribution | $3.2M | 2 Nov 2022 | TN | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $3.5M, Department of the Treasury, 1 Oct 2023: MEMPHIS UTILITIES FY24 10/1/2023 - 09/30/2024
- $3.4M, Department of the Treasury, 1 Oct 2025: UTILITY SERVICES (GAS, LIGHT AND WATER) FOR THE MEMPHIS FACILITY.
- $3.4M, Department of the Treasury, 1 Oct 2024: THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO PROVIDE UTILITY SERVICES (ELECTRIC, GAS AND WATER) FOR DAILY OPERATION AT THE MEMPHIS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER (MIRSC).
- $3.2M, Department of the Treasury, 2 Nov 2022: UTILITY SERVICE 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Memphis Light Gas & Water receive?
$15M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $4.3M; FY2024: $3.5M; FY2025: $3.4M; FY2026: $3.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Memphis Light Gas & Water?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of the Treasury ($14M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 221122 Electric Power Distribution.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: TN ($14M).
Is Memphis Light Gas & Water a large federal recipient?
It ranks 22,010 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 306 of 452 located in TN. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.