County Of Fresno California

The County of Fresno, California, operating through its Sheriff's Department, is a local government entity registered in SAM.gov since 2002, providing critical law enforcement and public safety services to federal agencies. Located in the Central San Joaquin Valley, the Sheriff's Department serves Fresno County, which encompasses 6,017 square miles and has a population of approximately 1 million residents. As a U.S. local government entity, the organization primarily engages with federal agencies by offering specialized law enforcement, forensic, and public safety services across various specialized programs and operational contexts.

In terms of federal contract awards, the County of Fresno Sheriff's Department has primarily worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Sacramento. The most significant contract was a $485,621.92 firm fixed price purchase order for law enforcement services at Pine Flat Lake in Piedra, California, covering the period from April 2022 to March 2027. Another contract involved providing deputy and reserve law enforcement services, with the Corps of Engineers providing approximately $1 million in funding for services performed in Fresno from June 2021 through June 2022. These contracts were awarded without specific set-aside designations and focused on providing localized law enforcement support to federal infrastructure and regional security needs.

The Sheriff's Department has been particularly active in federal grant awards, predominantly through the Bureau of Justice Assistance's various programs. Major grant awards include multiple DNA Backlog Reduction Program grants totaling nearly $1.7 million, aimed at decreasing DNA case turnaround times, reducing forensic laboratory backlogs, and enhancing criminalist capabilities. A $430,000 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program grant funded the acquisition of 225 body-worn cameras to increase transparency and accountability. The department also received a cooperative agreement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which serves a nine-county region. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office has received sub-grants from the California Office of Emergency Services to improve forensic science service quality and credibility across federally accredited crime laboratories.