County Of Carbon

County of Carbon is a local government entity headquartered in Rawlins, Wyoming, that has maintained active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since January 2007. The county serves as a parent entity that receives federal funding to support infrastructure improvements, public safety, environmental management, and transportation planning initiatives across Carbon County. Through both federal contracts and grants, County of Carbon demonstrates a strong capacity to manage complex projects involving airport infrastructure, invasive species management, and regional safety planning.

County of Carbon's federal contracting activity is limited but highly specialized. The entity received a sole-source, firm fixed-price purchase order contract valued at $105,000 from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, awarded on April 14, 2021, for weed control services on Reclamation lands within Carbon County, Wyoming. This five-year contract, which was completed by March 31, 2024, was awarded to Carbon County Weed and Pest Control District without competitive set-asides, citing the unique qualifications of the local government agency to perform invasive species management and wildfire risk reduction work on federal lands. The county's weed and pest control operations have demonstrated their capability through receipt of over $1.5 million in federal grants from the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture since 2020 for similar work.

County of Carbon has demonstrated substantial success in securing federal grant funding across multiple program areas and federal agencies. Most significantly, the county has received multiple grants from the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) totaling over $761,437 for infrastructure modernization at Dixon, Wyoming-area airports, including projects to realign taxiways, reconstruct wildlife fencing, acquire hangars, and conduct general airport improvements between 2021 and 2028. The county has also received substantial funding for invasive species management and wildfire risk reduction, including cooperative agreements and project grants from the U.S. Forest Service's Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region and the Bureau of Land Management's Wyoming Region for cheatgrass treatments and burned area rehabilitation on multiple ownerships, with project periods extending through 2028. Additionally, County of Carbon received a $182,400 Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning Grant (CFDA 20.939) from the Federal Highway Administration, awarded December 17, 2025, to develop comprehensive roadway safety action plans through 2029, and previously received American Rescue Plan Act economic assistance funding from the FAA in 2021. As a sub-recipient, the county has received allocations through the Department of Health Wyoming and the Wyoming Attorney General's office for victim services, public health initiatives, and law enforcement equipment programs including body-worn camera implementations.