County Of Contra Costa

County Of Contra Costa, doing business as the Office Of The Sheriff, a U.S. local government entity based in Martinez, California, serves the federal government as a prime recipient of federal grants and as a minor contractor for training range rental services. The organization operates as a division of the parent County Of Contra Costa and competes in the full-and-open market without set-aside designations. Its federal footprint centers on law enforcement and forensic support work for the Department of Justice and specialized training infrastructure for the Department of State.

The Sheriff's Forensic Services Division, which is ANSI-accredited, dominates the organization's federal grant activity. The Division receives recurring formula grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for DNA capacity enhancement and backlog reduction — a $293,613 award under CFDA 16.036 (Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program) for fiscal year 2024 and a $251,941 award under CFDA 16.741 (DNA Backlog Reduction Program) for fiscal year 2023 are representative examples. Both grants fund two full-time Forensic Analyst Project positions to perform DNA casework, validate new methods, and purchase DNA chemistries to reduce sample turnaround time across the county's 24 law enforcement agencies serving over one million residents. The Sheriff also holds recurring Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.738) as a block-grant recipient — a $188,180 award (October 2021–September 2025) supported patrol overtime, volunteer police services coordination in the City of Antioch, police academy trainee sponsorship in Concord, and tactical equipment procurement in Richmond.

Contract work is minimal by volume and dollar magnitude. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security awarded two small firm fixed-price purchase orders for educational and training range rental services: $10,200 (May 2024, completion December 2025) and $5,850 (January 2026, completion December 2026). The Army Materiel Command's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command accounts for $16.9 million in combined potential value across three awards, making it the top customer by dollars despite the Bureau of Justice Assistance leading by award count (30 awards among all Justice Office components). The organization also acts as sub-recipient on grant awards from the California Board of State and Community Corrections, the California Office of Emergency Services, and the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, where work includes mental health evaluation support, forensic laboratory improvement, and foodborne-illness case investigation.

Activity averaged 3.25 awards per year over the past five years, with modest growth from two awards in 2025 and one in 2026. Only three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $6 thousand. The organization's federal footprint is narrow and specialized — forensic laboratory services, law enforcement training support, and range rental — with no presence on government-wide acquisition contracts or blanket purchasing agreements.