County Of Kootenai

County Of Kootenai, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants and as a contractor on small-dollar purchase orders and delivery orders with no set-aside designations, focusing on public transportation operations, airport infrastructure, law enforcement services, and wildland fire management.

The county's federal footprint splits between 109 prime awards (82% of recent activity) and 24 sub-awards (18%), with a combined potential value of $404 thousand across 133 total awards. However, the source reports cumulative obligated dollars of $77.9 million, indicating that award ceilings substantially understate actual invoiced revenue — the discrepancy reflects the county's reliance on formula grants with recurring annual appropriations rather than single-ceiling contracts. Recent awards span 2022 through August 2026, with activity peaked in 2023 (18 awards) and declining in 2025–2026 (7 and 2 awards respectively).

Customer concentration is fragmented across transportation, aviation, and natural resources agencies. The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration leads by award count (43 awards) and funds the bulk of the county's recurring public transportation operations. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region and the national FAA office together account for 36 awards, predominantly project grants for Hayden Lake Airport infrastructure improvements. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region holds 13 awards valued at $236 thousand combined potential value, primarily small delivery orders for law enforcement patrols and wildland fire services. The top five funding sources account for 74% of awards by count; the top five by dollar value account for 97% of combined potential value, indicating tight concentration in a small set of programs.

Capability work breaks into three functional areas. Transportation grants dominate the portfolio: the Federal Transit Administration has funded fixed-route and paratransit operating assistance, vehicle maintenance, employee training, ADP cloud-based transit management system subscriptions, Riverstone Transit Center facility construction and maintenance, and preventive maintenance for fixed-route and demand-response vehicle fleets (with sub-recipient obligations to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe for portions of maintenance work). Airport infrastructure grants from the FAA Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) support taxiway rehabilitation, runway lighting and pavement repairs, snow removal equipment building construction (multi-phase project across 2022–2027), aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle acquisition, and airfield signage and guidance system installation at Hayden Lake Airport. Federal contract work with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Region and the Bureau of Land Management covers law enforcement patrols in Kootenai County and wildland fire protection services, with small firm fixed-price delivery orders ($26 thousand to $34 thousand) and a single-award IDIQ of $150 thousand ceiling running through December 2024.

Sub-award work routes through state pass-through entities. Kootenai County acts as sub-recipient under Idaho Department of Lands grants for hazard fuel reduction and wildfire mitigation on non-federal lands, under Idaho Department of Transportation grants for sheriff's traffic enforcement and impaired driving mobilizations, and under Idaho State Board of Education awards for National School Lunch Program support. A 2026 sub-award from an unnamed prime grantee supports demand-response transportation services for seniors and disabled individuals in rural District 1 (FY23 5310 80/20 funding).

Contract vehicles are minimal: a single-award IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202RZ22T0104) with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Region carries four task orders ($86 thousand combined potential value) and ran through December 2024. No GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs appear in the portfolio. Six awards carrying combined potential value of $30 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and represent modest recompete exposure. The county's award portfolio reflects the operational footprint of a regional transit authority and airport sponsor seeking federal operational support, capital grants for infrastructure, and law enforcement cost-sharing — transactional relationships with relatively low dollar ceilings and recurring formula-grant structures rather than competitive contract vehicles.