Montana National Guard

The Department of the Army Montana Army National Guard, a defense sub-agency within the Army's state-based military organization, procures supplies, equipment, and services to support armory operations and Soldier training across Montana. The agency operates as a contracting entity for Guard personnel and facilities, funding both operational purchases and capital improvements through federal contract and grant vehicles.

The Montana Army National Guard awarded 3,277 federal contracts cumulatively since 2001 with combined potential value of $81.4 million, of which $72.9 million has been obligated. Recent contract activity has declined sharply: the agency issued 71 awards in 2021, but only 17 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award closed on 2026-03-01. Among 1,066 distinct prime contractors awarded over the agency's history, competitive concentration is highly fragmented by both count and value over the last five years. B B N H Enterprises Inc. leads by count with 7 awards worth $283 thousand combined potential value; Inveris Training Solutions, Inc. tops by value with 1 award worth $380 thousand. The top five primes by count hold 46 percent of recent awards; the top five by value hold only 2 percent of combined potential value, indicating that contract values are small and widely distributed. Most awards carry no set-aside designation (67 percent); total small-business set-asides account for 30 percent of awards, while 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business set-asides together represent 2 percent.

The agency obligated $354.3 million in federal grant dollars across 43 total grants since 2013, with combined total dollars (federal and non-federal share) of $541 million. Recent grant activity shows 9 awards in 2020, 2 in 2021, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2024, and 7 in 2025; the most recent grant award closed on 2025-10-01. All 43 grants are Cooperative Agreements. Grant activity is highly concentrated: the sole recipient over the last five years is the Department Of Military Affairs Montana, which received 11 awards worth $41.1 million in federal dollars obligated — representing 12 percent of the federal dollars obligated across the entire grant portfolio to date.

Recent contract solicitations include Multi Armory Fitness Equipment (set-aside for Total Small Business, RFQ PANNGB26P0000034023, due 2026-09-29) for commercial-grade gym equipment across fourteen armory locations; Cabinet Style Weapon Storage (no set-aside, RFQ W9124V26QA016, closed 2026-09-21) for one Vidmar Stanley cabinet; Ultrasonic Weapon Cleaners (Total Small Business set-aside, RFQ W9124V26QA015, closed 2026-09-09); and Mobile Marksmanship Training Simulator (Total Small Business set-aside, RFQ W9124V26QA011, closed 2026-09-04) for up to seven systems. All open solicitations use FAR Part 12 commercial-products simplified procedures.