Arkansas National Guard

The Department of the Army Arkansas Army National Guard, a sub-agency within the Army, procures equipment, supplies, and services to support recruiting, training, maintenance, and operational readiness at Camp Joseph T. Robinson and subordinate facilities in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The agency operates a modest but persistent contracting footprint alongside a small but active grants program supporting state military operations.

The Arkansas Army National Guard closed 6,739 federal contract awards cumulatively since 2001, generating $310 million in combined award potential value and obligating $335.9 million across 1,951 distinct prime contractors. Contract activity has declined sharply in recent years: 202 awards in 2018, 125 in 2019, 120 in 2020, 34 in 2021, and only 1 award recorded in 2024. The most recent contract award closed on 2024-09-19. Competitive concentration is highly fragmented—HPI Federal LLC holds the only award in the last five years with $22 thousand in potential value, representing 100 percent of recorded recent awards by count and 0 percent of combined potential value by the portfolio's measure. The long tail of 1,950 other contractors reflects transactional spread across one-off buys. Set-aside activity skews heavily toward open competition: 85 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small Business awards account for 13 percent of all contract awards, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for 1 percent, and Competitive 8(a) for 1 percent; remaining designations (sole-source 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and variants) represent less than 1 percent each.

The Arkansas Army National Guard has issued 102 federal grant awards since 2015, obligating $602.5 million in federal dollars and $636.7 million total including non-federal share. Grant activity is steady but modest: 11 awards in 2021, 11 in 2022, 12 in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 9 awards so far in 2025, with the most recent award closing on 2025-10-01. All grants are Cooperative Agreements. Recipient concentration is highly concentrated—the Military Department, Arkansas National Guard received all 42 awards over the last five years, obligating $254.6 million in federal dollars, representing 100 percent of recent awards by count and 42 percent of combined federal dollars obligated by the portfolio.

Recent contract opportunities span base operations, equipment, and supplies. The Arkansas Army National Guard posted a Pre-Solicitation RFI (W912K6-RFI-POSTAGE-2026) due 2026-10-21 for postage and meter services, set aside for Total Small Business. A Solicitation (W912JF26QA012) due 2026-09-25 for Heckler & Koch Defense upper receiver kits and handguard sets targets small business. A Special Notice (W912JF26QEZEE) due 2026-09-26 solicits ARNG Event Display Packages—complete marketing event suites with tents, signage, coolers, and backdrops—also 100 percent small-business set-aside. Additional active solicitations target tactical trailers (PANNGB-26-P-0000-041162, due 2026-09-24), deployed projector systems (W91QDJ0012407397, due 2026-09-21), and field-support equipment including harrows and gym equipment. One furniture solicitation (PANNGB26P0000041406) was canceled and will be resolicited when requirements are more fully defined. Grant opportunities are not present in the source.