City Of Dubuque

City Of Dubuque, a municipal government entity headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, operates primarily as a federal grant recipient (92% of recent awards) across transportation, airport infrastructure, community development, and public safety programs, with subsidiary units including the City of Dubuque Housing Division and Dubuque, The City Of Inc (non-profit). The city competes in full-and-open federal grant programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Department of Justice, and other civilian agencies; the vendor does not hold federal contracts and therefore does not compete on any federal contracting vehicles.

Dubuque's federal grant portfolio concentrates heavily on three core capability areas. Transportation and transit operations dominate: the Federal Transit Administration has issued 42 awards funding operating reimbursement, vehicle acquisition, and service planning for The Jule, Dubuque's public transit system, including a $2.86 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) obligated May 6, 2026 for fiscal 2025–26 operating expenses and a $2.768 million project grant for battery-electric bus acquisition and charging infrastructure. Airport infrastructure represents the second pillar: the Federal Aviation Administration Central Region has awarded 24 grants totaling approximately $19.3 million to fund taxiway and apron reconstruction at Dubuque Regional Airport across multiple phases, a $1.4 million terminal building solar retrofit, and pavement condition assessment. Community development and housing grants from HUD's Community Development Block Grant program (CFDA 14.218) comprise the third: multiple formula grants fund housing, economic opportunity, and living-environment improvements for low- and moderate-income residents. Secondary grant programs include a $26.712 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award (CFDA 11.307) from the Economic Development Administration for stormwater infrastructure (Bee Branch Pumping Station), a $1.5 million Urban & Community Forestry Program grant (CFDA 10.727) from the U.S. Forest Service, public safety grants from the Department of Justice (Community Oriented Policing Services and Bureau of Justice Assistance), and emergency-response and disaster-relief grants from FEMA and state pass-through agencies following flooding events.

Customer concentration is dispersed across 25 federal agencies, with the Federal Transit Administration leading by award count (42 awards) followed by GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office (28 awards), the Federal Aviation Administration Central Region (24 awards), and HUD's Community Planning and Development office (24 awards). The source identifies four GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) — vehicles GS06B90002 (28 task orders), GS06B90003 (19 task orders), GS06B60019 (14 task orders), and GS06B70086 (12 tasks) — but these appear to be facility-lease BOAs tied to Dubuque's real-estate holdings rather than active procurement vehicles through which the city procures services; the city does not function as a contractor on these vehicles. Dubuque's NAICS footprint reflects its municipal character: 64 awards fall under "Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings" (reflecting facility and property leasing), with residual awards in event promotion and public administration.

Activity has remained relatively steady: 9 awards in 2022, rising to 15 in 2024, with 11 awards in 2025 and 5 recorded as of mid-2026. Five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined potential value across all 267 awards is $6.5 million, though the source reports combined obligated dollars of $313 million—a 4833% ratio that reflects the source's treatment of recurring formula-grant obligations (Federal Transit Administration and HUD CDBG annual awards, for example) where the full multi-year or average annual obligation is recorded against the "potential value" field. Sub-award activity (8% of the portfolio) routes through Iowa state agencies: the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department, and Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service pass federal disaster relief, water-infrastructure, and AmeriCorps funding to the city for specific projects such as lift-station improvements and debris removal.