Iowa National Guard

The Department of the Army Iowa Army National Guard is a subordinate command within the Army that procures goods, services, and training support for National Guard operations and readiness at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa and related facilities.

The Iowa Army National Guard awarded 5,528 federal contracts cumulatively since 2002, with combined potential value of $273.4 million and combined dollars obligated of $307.5 million. Recent contract activity has declined substantially: the agency issued 119 awards in 2018, 54 in 2019, 5 in 2020, 1 in 2021, and 2 in 2022. The most recent contract award closed on August 24, 2022. Across the contract portfolio, 1,629 distinct prime contractors have been awarded. The competitive structure is highly fragmented: the top two award recipients over the last five years—JL Darling, LLC and Triplex Enterprises, L.L.C.—each hold a single award. No set-aside designations dominate: 80 percent of awards carry no set-aside, while 19 percent are Total Small Business awards. Smaller shares include Competitive 8(a) (1 percent), Partial Small Business (0 percent), Emerging Small Business (0 percent), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (0 percent), 8(a) Sole Source (0 percent), and HUBZone (0 percent).

The Iowa Army National Guard has obligated $411.9 million in federal grant dollars across 94 cooperative agreements since 2016. Grant activity has remained relatively steady: 10 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent grant award closed on June 18, 2026. The agency funds a single recipient—the Iowa Department of Public Defense—which has received 41 awards obligating $190.4 million in federal dollars over the last five years. All grant awards are structured as Cooperative Agreements.

Current contract solicitations target small business and focused acquisitions. Recent open opportunities include meal services for the 185th Regional Training Institute at Camp Dodge (Total Small Business set-aside, amendment posted September 17, 2026), meals for HHC 334th BSB IDT (Total Small Business, due October 6, 2026), shop towel and laundering services (Total Small Business, amendment incorporating updated wage determinations), a Canon X-Ray Tube Head Monoblock for medical equipment repair (full and open competition, brand-name requirement), and Evike Airsoft Rifles (no set-aside, with multiple amendments). Grant activity is not currently open for solicitation.