California National Guard

The Department of the Army California Army National Guard is the Army's state-level National Guard organization responsible for military readiness, training, and operational support across California; it procures construction, logistics, services, and equipment to sustain aviation, rescue, and ground operations at distributed installations. The organization awards the vast majority of its contract volume through unrestricted open competition, with smaller shares flowing to 8(a) entities, small-business concerns, and veteran-owned firms. It also funds Cooperative Agreement grants through a single recipient at the state level.

Over the last five years, the California Army National Guard issued 63 awards in 2022, 56 in 2023, 78 in 2024, 55 in 2025, and 13 year-to-date in 2026, drawn from a cumulative portfolio of 15,417 federal contract awards since 2000 with combined potential value of $1.09 billion and $1.04 billion obligated. The most recently recorded award date is July 1, 2026. Among the 2,449 distinct prime contractors awarded across the portfolio, competitive concentration is highly fragmented—the top five by award count hold 21 percent of recent awards, led by Government Acquisitions LLC (15 awards, $1.7 million potential value), Lifehealth LLC (13 awards, $9.9 million), and T-Mobile USA Inc. (11 awards, $202 thousand). The top five by potential value cover only 3 percent of recent combined value, with Dawson CMS LLC topping the list at $14.3 million across three awards. The lack of value concentration reflects the agency's heavy use of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and below-threshold purchase orders; recent awards with no reported potential value are prevalent across the portfolio. The set-aside mix is dominated by unrestricted awards at 91 percent; small-business set-asides account for 8 percent, 8(a) sole-source awards 1 percent, and woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone designations each under 1 percent.

The California Army National Guard has issued 122 federal grant awards since 2009, with 15 in 2022, 17 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 15 in 2025, and 4 year-to-date in 2026. All grant activity flows to a single recipient—the California Military Department—across 67 awards in the last five years totaling $822 million in federal dollars obligated and $1.61 billion combined federal and non-federal obligation. All grants are structured as Cooperative Agreements.

Recent solicitations span construction (Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight Simulator Facility at Moffett Air National Guard Base, due November 13, 2026, set aside for small business), facility services (UTA lodging and catering for the 129th Rescue Wing, both small-business set-asides), janitorial services (Star Base Sacramento, woman-owned small-business set-aside), program management (Unit Program Manager and Tactical Vehicle Program Manager, both small-business set-asides), medical services (Occupational Medical Examination and Laboratory Services, small-business set-aside), and physical security (intrusion detection and surveillance system installation in San Diego, service-disabled veteran-owned small-business set-aside). Earlier opportunities included mental-health event support (S.T.R.I.K.E. suicide prevention program), equipment procurement (CH-47 maintenance stand, borescope, portable oxygen refill station), and specialized repairs (hangar door system maintenance at Moffett ANGB). Amendment 0001 to the Combat Rescue Helicopter simulator facility solicitation (posted October 5, 2026) extends the bid submission deadline and incorporates pre-bid inquiries; Amendment 0001 to the Tactical Vehicle Program Manager solicitation (August 13, 2026) clarifies section 4.3 relevance requirements.