San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Contracts Unit Division, operating under the doing business as name "Sheriff Department," is a U.S. local government law enforcement agency registered to receive federal awards since April 16, 2001. Serving California's largest geographic county encompassing over 20,000 square miles, the Sheriff's Department provides comprehensive law enforcement and investigative services across its expansive jurisdiction, which includes approximately 80 percent federal public lands. The organization delivers specialized law enforcement support services to multiple federal agencies while maintaining critical operational infrastructure and forensic capabilities to support both local and federal law enforcement operations.

Through federal contract awards, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has demonstrated versatility in delivering specialized law enforcement and technical services. The department has provided California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) access and transaction services to the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, a Division of the U.S. Department of the Navy, across multiple contract periods with values ranging from approximately $2,787 to $7,121 per contract cycle. Wide-area network (WAN) services and connectivity solutions have been provided to both the Marine Air Ground Combat Center and the U.S. Department of the Interior's California Region, with contract values including $5,997.60 for monthly WAN services and $9,825.75 for enhanced network infrastructure. The Sheriff's Department has operated the San Bernardino Firing Range for firearms training and qualification services, providing shooting range sessions to the U.S. Marshals Service under multiple contracts valued between $2,392 and $22,471, with one significant contract extending through September 30, 2027. The department has also provided tactical vehicle dynamics (TVD) training to the Federal Bureau of Investigation under a substantial $717,332 firm fixed-price contract awarded February 9, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of February 8, 2026. Physical security services for NASA field research at the Armstrong Flight Research Center were provided under a $67,332.27 contract through the Shared Services Center. Additionally, the Sheriff's Department received awards from the Drug Enforcement Administration for range support and specialized law enforcement services valued at approximately $1,794 to $4,972. All federal contract awards were granted through open competition with no set-aside designations, and the department has served as a prime contractor on all identified contract vehicles without federal contract vehicle awards or subcontracting relationships documented in the recent award history.

Through federal grant awards, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has focused substantially on forensic science capability enhancement and drug trafficking interdiction. The department has been a prime recipient of multiple DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) formula grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, with awards dating from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026, designed to increase DNA laboratory throughput, reduce casework backlogs, and decrease case turnaround time through funding for criminalist positions, analyst overtime, training, equipment, and software licenses. The Sheriff's Department received a $1,500,000 project grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program to purchase body-worn cameras and Taser equipment for improved accountability and transparency in law enforcement operations, particularly on federal public lands and major interstate highways including Interstates 15, 10, and 40. The department has been a prime recipient of multiple High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program project grants from the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, with awards spanning from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026, focused on dismantling and disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. Additionally, the Sheriff's Department has received sub-grant awards through the California Office of Emergency Services under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant program, with sub-awards dated May 27, 2025, May 24, 2024, and June 6, 2023, designed to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services provided by federally accredited crime laboratories. These grant programs collectively reflect the department's commitment to enhancing forensic analytical capacity and contributing to federal drug enforcement objectives while maintaining critical law enforcement infrastructure across the county's expansive jurisdiction.