New Jersey National Guard

The Department of the Army New Jersey Army National Guard is a sub-agency of the Department of Defense that procures equipment, services, and supplies to support the military readiness and operational capabilities of New Jersey's Army National Guard forces. The organization operates as both a contracting and grant-dispensing entity, funding through its state-level administrative and operational structure.

The Army National Guard New Jersey closed 24 contract awards in 2022, 18 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting a significant decline in contracting activity over the last five years. Cumulatively, the organization has awarded 3,669 contracts since 2001, with a combined potential value of $226.8 million and combined dollars obligated at $255 million. Over the last five years, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented—the top five primes by award count account for 38 percent of recent awards, while by potential value they represent only 1 percent of combined dollars, indicating a portfolio skewed toward small-dollar, high-volume task orders and purchase orders. MCI Diagnostic Center LLC leads in award count with 12 recent awards totaling $135 thousand in potential value, while Dell Federal Systems L.P. ranks second by count with 5 awards valued at $511 thousand combined. The remaining 1,184 distinct prime contractors hold the tail; many awards involve below-threshold or unreported-value transactions typical of Army National Guard supply and services procurement.

Contract set-asides are skewed heavily toward unrestricted competition: 83 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 15 percent are small-business set-asides. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business set-asides collectively account for 2 percent of awards. A single Small Business contract opportunity is currently open—PANNGB26P0000039569, a solicitation for a Hydraulic Power Box Rake Attachment for use at Warren Grove Range in Barnegat, New Jersey, set aside 100 percent for small business under NAICS 333120, due August 21, 2026.

The Army National Guard New Jersey also functions as a grant-recipient organization, receiving cooperative agreements from the federal government. Since 2010, it has received 88 total grant awards obligating $351.9 million in federal dollars. Award cadence over the last five years shows 11 grants in 2022, 11 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The grant recipient base is highly concentrated: all recent awards flow to two state entities—the New Jersey Department of Treasury with 31 awards obligating $111.1 million in federal dollars, and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs with 10 awards obligating $57.9 million. Every grant award in the portfolio is structured as a Cooperative Agreement. These grants fund operations, infrastructure, and readiness at the state level rather than direct procurements by the contracting organization.