County Of Jefferson

County Of Jefferson, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Watertown, New York and operating through the Jefferson County Treasurer Division, is a federal grant recipient (38% of awards as prime recipient) and federal contract service provider (62% of awards as sub-recipient under state pass-through grantees), competing without set-aside designation across civilian infrastructure, social services, and corrections programs. The county's federal footprint splits sharply between two distinct operational lines: direct federal contracting for military confinement services and extensive sub-recipient status within federal social services and housing grant programs flowing through New York State intermediaries.

On the contract side, County Of Jefferson holds two single-award blanket purchase agreements with the U.S. Army's Installation Management Command Northeast Region (IMCOM-NE) for pre- and post-trial confinement services. The first BPA, awarded February 13, 2023, carries a $450 thousand ceiling through November 2027 under NAICS 922140 (Correctional Institutions); the second, awarded May 1, 2025, carries a $429.4 thousand ceiling through November 2027. Task orders under these vehicles include a $150 thousand BPA call issued February 24, 2026 for FY26 confinement services in Jefferson County and a $150 thousand call issued February 24, 2025 for FY25 services. The Army structures these as single-award vehicles to leverage existing county detention infrastructure rather than build dedicated military facilities, with IMCOM-NE issuing task orders on an as-needed basis. This represents direct competitive work under full-and-open procurement, with no set-aside designation.

The grant footprint dominates by award count and obligated dollars. County Of Jefferson acts as prime recipient on eleven direct federal grants totaling roughly $11.7 million in potential value, anchored by the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). Five FAA grants support Watertown-area airport infrastructure in Dexter, New York: a $3.04 million project grant for final-phase runway reconstruction and airfield sign replacement (awarded September 3, 2025, completion September 2, 2029); a $3.26 million grant for terminal construction and passenger boarding bridge installation (awarded September 3, 2025); a $3.795 million Phase 2 grant for airfield signage and runway rehabilitation (awarded August 13, 2024); a $1.21 million land acquisition grant for runway approach protection (awarded September 5, 2025); and a $202 thousand formula grant for Phase 1 design of obstruction removal (awarded September 3, 2025). Three earlier FAA grants support guidance systems, access road reconstruction, and snow removal equipment, with completion dates ranging through 2029. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) awarded County Of Jefferson two formula grants—$938.996 thousand (effective September 25, 2025, through September 30, 2034) and an earlier $856 thousand award (August 2, 2023, through September 30, 2032)—to fund affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and construction, and tenant-based rental assistance for low- and very low-income households. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $140.491 thousand project grant (September 20, 2024, through September 30, 2027) under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Process and Technology Improvement Grants program (CFDA 10.580) to modernize SNAP application and eligibility systems.

Federal grant sub-awards dominate the vendor's recent activity volume. County Of Jefferson receives 320 sub-awards (62% of total awards) flowing through New York State intermediaries—primarily the New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance (OTDA), New York State Office of Children and Family Services, New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, New York State Department of Labor, and Health Research, Inc. These sub-awards carry federal CFDA numbers including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs, reflecting county administration of social services, child welfare, workforce development, and public health initiatives funded by HHS, DOL, and DHS. The sub-award stream includes 109 awards through HHS Administration for Children and Families and 65 additional HHS awards, 48 through HUD's Community Planning and Development function, and 39 through USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. Activity in the sub-award pipeline has grown sharply—from 11 awards in 2022 to 124 in 2025 and 48 through May 2026—reflecting continuous quarterly or monthly funding cycles from state pass-through agencies to the county for ongoing program administration. Only four awards (combined potential value $150 thousand) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable, recurring federal funding relationship through state intermediaries rather than a competitive recompete risk profile.

County Of Jefferson operates through GSA Basic Ordering Agreement GS02B23270 as a lessor of nonresidential buildings, with 60 task orders and $2.7 million in combined potential value. This vehicle reflects the county's property holdings and facilities-management role. The top NAICS categories—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (61 awards), Correctional Institutions (6 awards), and miscellaneous schools and instruction (5 awards)—align with the county's asset-holding and service-delivery role as a local government entity. The vendor's posture is wholly non-set-aside: all awards appear under full-and-open competitive or sole-source selection, reflecting county government status and absence of any SBA 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or women-owned designations.