King County Metro Transit
Seattle, WA Doing business as Metro Transit Department Part of King County
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Corporate family
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King County · Seattle, WA
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King County · Seattle, WA
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
- Website
- kingcounty.gov
- Founded
- 1852
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | WA-2024-053 | $669,920 |
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About the company
King County Metro Transit, a U.S. local government transit agency based in Seattle, Washington, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with no role as a federal contractor or subcontractor. The agency is structured as the Metro Transit Department division of King County government and receives formula and project grants to fund bus, trolley, and water taxi operations and capital improvements in the Seattle metropolitan area, serving King County and surrounding regions.
Metro Transit's federal grant work centers on public transportation operations, infrastructure maintenance, and fleet modernization. Recent awards exemplify the breadth of the program: a $70.5 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) for vehicle preventive maintenance salaries during calendar 2024; a $145.3 million Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants award (CFDA 20.500) to construct the RapidRide I Line Bus Rapid Transit project connecting Renton, Kent, and Auburn; a $19.9 million Federal Transit Formula Grant to construct charging infrastructure supporting up to 105 battery electric buses; a $7.603 million Buses and Bus Facilities Formula award (CFDA 20.526) to purchase approximately six 40-foot battery electric buses; and a $3.875 million State of Good Repair Grant (CFDA 20.525) to replace the HVAC system at Atlantic Base. The agency also received a $2.5 million Project Grant from FEMA under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) in 2022 to support transit infrastructure security.
Customer concentration is extreme: the Federal Transit Administration issued 217 of 242 total awards (90% of the portfolio by count), with FEMA contributing 15 awards. The next-tier customer is the Department of Justice, which awarded 6 orders under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA 15JUST19A00000275) for $252 thousand in potential value. By obligated dollars, the portfolio carries $3.76 billion across all awards — a figure that reflects the massive scale of FTA formula grants flowing to Metro Transit as a regional transit operator.
Metro Transit's grant activity accelerated sharply in 2024 (16 awards) and continues through 2026, with 11 awards in the current year. The agency faces 27 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, creating ongoing recompete and grant-renewal management cycles. Work is performed entirely in Washington state, with administrative oversight in Seattle and operations distributed across King County and Snohomish County. No sub-recipients are identified across the prime grant footprint, indicating direct implementation by Metro Transit staff. A single sub-award documents Metro Transit's role as a sub-recipient under King County (the parent entity) for the Hyde Shuttle, a community demand-response service for seniors and people with disabilities.
Quick answers
Is King County Metro Transit registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. King County Metro Transit's SAM.gov registration is active through May 26, 2027.
What is King County Metro Transit's most recent federal award?
King County Metro Transit's most recent federal grant award is Apply effective post covid-19 pandemic transportation demand management (TDM) strategies to increase transit and… (WA2026066), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 14, 2026.
On GovTribe
See King County Metro Transit's full federal record
- Federal contract awards
- IDV awards
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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