Colorado Department Of Public Safety

Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Prevention and Control, a state government entity and division of the City of Lakewood, receives federal grants as a recipient and holds a single federal purchase order as a prime, operating exclusively in non-set-aside federal grant and procurement channels. The division's federal footprint centers on wildland fire management, disaster response, and emergency preparedness work performed at its Windsor, Colorado headquarters.

The division's recent award portfolio spans 29 total awards across four federal customer agencies, though activity is sparse and episodic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency dominates the relationship, providing 19 awards (10 purchase orders and 9 disaster-relief grants) with $1.4 million in combined potential value; the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2–Rocky Mountain Region accounts for 5 awards; the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region provides 3 awards ($325 thousand combined potential value); and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued 1 award. The division's most recent work includes a $1.4 million FEMA purchase order issued September 28, 2026, for the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Basic Remote Pilot Course Program, running through September 27, 2027, and a $1.031 million NASA Congressionally Directed Program grant awarded July 15, 2026, to test and evaluate Fire SAT constellation data and models for wildland fire monitoring through July 14, 2029. Earlier grants from FEMA's Financial Assistance Awards line supported disaster-damaged facility repair and replacement between 2021 and 2022, and a U.S. Forest Service cooperative agreement from September 2023 addresses Colorado Front Range cross-boundary fuels treatment strategy through September 1, 2033. The division also holds a blanket purchase agreement under FEMA vehicle 140P1221A0001, which has generated one task order ($220 thousand combined potential value).

Awards per year show volatility — one award in 2020, five in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2023, and two in 2026 — with obligated dollars ($88.5 million cumulative) substantially exceeding potential value ($1.7 million), indicating significant prior-year drawdowns. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The division operates as a grant recipient and federal vendor without subcontractor exposure, working exclusively on its own account rather than under prime contractors.