Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area
Vancouver, WA Doing business as C-Tran
- UEI
- GLHCGVXGNPM7
- CAGE
- 5DSC5
- Primary NAICS
- 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2425 NE 65th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661, USA
- Website
- c-tran.com
- Founded
- 1981
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | -$6,055 |
| FY2025 | $2,872 |
| FY2024 | -$15,469 |
| FY2023 | -$13,992 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Department, Washington State | 4481DRWAP00000001 | $1,638 |
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About the company
Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area, doing business as C-Tran, is a U.S. local government transit authority based in Vancouver, Washington that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to fund public bus operations, fleet procurement, infrastructure, and specialized mobility services. C-Tran operates overwhelmingly in the federal grant space — 99 percent of its 164 recent awards are prime grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, with minimal contract or sub-award exposure. The organization does not compete for federal contracts through standard procurement vehicles and does not hold SBA designations; it receives formula grants and project grants directly from FTA to support its regional public transit mission.
C-Tran's grant portfolio centers on capital purchases, preventive maintenance, and service expansion across its Clark County service area. Representative work includes a $20.999 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded in March 2026 for preventive maintenance of its fleet and facilities; a $3.239 million Federal Transit Formula Grant in June 2026 for the Highway 99 Bus Rapid Transit project, which funds construction of 32 new and 4 existing BRT station platforms, right-of-way acquisitions, and redesigned road geometry along a 10-mile corridor between downtown Vancouver and WSU-Vancouver; a $1.667 million Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities grant (CFDA 20.513) awarded in July 2026 for Reserve-a-Ride transportation services, mobility management, Braille placard installation, and ADA stop shelter replacements; and a $7.797 million Buses and Bus Facilities project grant (CFDA 20.526) from September 2023 for the purchase of approximately six replacement diesel buses. C-Tran also holds earlier grants supporting hydrogen fuel cell bus procurement, electric bus acquisition, and COVID-19 emergency relief under the American Rescue Plan, with some work performed through subrecipient agreements with Volunteers in Motion and Catholic Community Services for mobility management and volunteer driver programs.
The Federal Transit Administration dominates C-Tran's customer concentration — 122 of 164 awards (93 percent of award count) fund FTA programs, with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington Region accounting for 15 awards ($365 thousand combined potential value) driven primarily by small purchase orders for C-Tran Express transit passes sold to federal employees in Portland, Oregon. Activity has contracted in recent years — ten awards in 2022 declining to one in 2024, with a modest uptick to four awards in 2025 and three in 2026. C-Tran sits on one named IDIQ, the Indefinite Delivery Contract DTOS5911D00526 under the Department of Transportation, with four task orders worth $2.2 million combined potential value, though the majority of its federal footprint is direct formula and project grant awards rather than task-order-based vehicles. Only two awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure. As a government transit authority, C-Tran's role is fundamentally that of a federal grant recipient managing capital and operational investments for regional public transportation, not a federal contractor competing in procurement markets.
Quick answers
Is Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area's SAM.gov registration is active through November 12, 2026.
How much has Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,872 to Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area in fiscal year 2025.
How does Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area rank among federal contractors?
Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area ranked #44 in NAICS 485113 and #59 in NAICS 4851 in FY2025.
What is Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area's most recent federal award?
Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area's most recent federal grant award is Funds will be used for the purchase of reserve-a-ride transportation services mobility management services and… (WA2026063), from Federal Transit Administration, on July 22, 2026.
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