Vermont National Guard

The Department of the Army Vermont Army National Guard is a sub-agency of the U.S. Army that procures supplies, services, equipment, and facilities to support the operational readiness of Vermont's military forces, including both the Vermont Army National Guard and Vermont Air National Guard components.

The Vermont ARNG has awarded 4,618 federal contracts since 2001, with a combined potential value of $198.9 million and combined dollars obligated of $249.9 million. Recent activity has declined: the agency issued 22 awards in 2022, 49 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 20 so far in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is August 1, 2026. Across the portfolio, 1,450 distinct prime contractors have received awards. Competitive concentration is highly fragmented by value, with the top five primes holding only 4 percent of combined potential value over the last five years. By award count, concentration is moderately concentrated—CCO Missions, Inc. leads with 39 awards and $614 thousand combined potential value, followed by McGrath Enterprizes, LTD. and Govconnection Inc. with 10 awards each; these top five primes account for 45 percent of recent awards. However, Interactive Government Holdings, Inc. and Windwalker Group LLC dominate by potential value, holding $4.9 million and $2.2 million respectively, suggesting significant variability in deal size across the vendor base.

Set-asides are skewed heavily toward open competition: 68 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 28 percent are total small-business awards. Competitive 8(a) and 8(a) sole-source awards together account for 3 percent. HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other small-business variants represent less than 1 percent combined.

The Vermont ARNG has also obligated $347.1 million in federal grant dollars across 112 awards since 2013, with a most recent grant award dated October 1, 2025. Grant activity has remained steady, ranging from 10 to 19 awards per year over the last five years. Grant recipients are highly concentrated: the Department of Military Vermont holds 52 awards and $125.6 million in federal dollars obligated, while the City of Burlington holds 1 award and $1.7 million—together representing 100 percent of recent award count and 37 percent of federal dollars by the windowed measure. All 112 grant awards are structured as Cooperative Agreements.

Recent contract opportunities reflect facility maintenance, airfield operations, logistics, and administrative support. Open solicitations include a Vermont Air National Guard request for a mobile laser cleaner (RFQ W50S9C26QA020, due September 8, 2026, 100 percent small-business set-aside), an IDIQ contract for full food service at the 124th Regional Training Institute (W912LN26QA022, due September 3, 2026, 100 percent small-business set-aside), and business-class telecommunications services for three Army recruiting offices in Winooski, Rutland, and St. Albans (W912LN26QA025, due September 7, 2026, no set-aside). Other active solicitations cover F-35 mini-static display models, CATM enclosed trailers, GPS-enabled painting devices, ski and snow helmets, catering services, and a dental and audiology coordinator position (set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses). Several recent awards and sole-source notifications reflect proprietary system extensions and equipment replacements (Johnson Controls Simplex TSW fire alarm workstation, Black River Systems Ninja support, and Advantor system compatibility devices).