Comal County

Comal County, a Texas local government entity headquartered in New Braunfels, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants and a prime contractor on small law enforcement and public safety purchase orders, with no role as a federal contractor or subcontractor to private vendors. The county operates entirely in full-and-open competitions with no set-aside designations across its recent federal footprint.

Comal County's capability portfolio centers on law enforcement services, emergency management, public health administration, and victim services. The county has held recurring purchase orders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District for increased law enforcement services at Canyon Lake — the most recent contract, a $33,045.88 purchase order awarded May 22, 2026, runs through September 7, 2026 for law enforcement coverage in the Canyon Lake area of Comal County. Prior-year similar efforts include a $51,019.30 contract from March through September 2024 and a $65,391.08 contract from March through September 2023, all firm fixed-price arrangements with the Army Corps of Engineers. Beyond law enforcement, Comal County acts as a sub-recipient on federal grants from the Department of State Health Services in public health emergency preparedness (CPS/PHEP, immunization, and COVID-related programs), from the Texas Division of Emergency Management for debris removal, and from the Texas Office of the Governor for victim-services and prosecutor training support. As a prime grant recipient, Comal County received a $15,497 Bureau of Justice Assistance Local JAG Fund award in FY2024 for law enforcement equipment procurement (handgun slides, optics, and holsters), running through September 30, 2025.

Customer concentration reflects a heavy regional and state-agency footprint. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth accounts for 17 awards ($799 thousand combined potential value) and dominates both volume and dollar share. The Department of Justice, the Department of the Army, and state-level partners (Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Division of Emergency Management) round out the active set. The county's parent vehicles include two Army Corps of Engineers indefinite delivery contracts (DACW6384H0071 with 4 task orders and DACW6381C0118 with 2 task orders), though the source provides no ceiling or obligated-dollar data for these vehicles.

Activity is modest and flat. The county recorded five awards in 2024, four in 2023, two in 2022, with three in 2025 and one in 2026 — all small-dollar arrangements. Combined potential value across all sixty-five awards totals $1.1 million, but combined dollars obligated reach $6.7 million, indicating prior awards have carried higher realized funding than current potential values reflect. The categorization by NAICS code aligns with this profile: 22 awards under Police Protection, 18 under Support—Professional Services, and 13 under Housekeeping—Surveillance. Comal County does not pursue federal contracts as a commercial vendor and carries no subcontracting relationships to private federal contractors.