Georgia Department Of Transportation

Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal is a state government entity functioning as a federal grant recipient, delivering transportation infrastructure planning, highway construction and preservation, safety improvements, and multimodal project development services across Georgia on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Aviation Administration. The division operates as a pass-through administrator of formula grants and cooperative agreements, with all 11,379 prime awards classified as federal grants rather than contracts, reflecting its role as a state transportation agency managing federal transportation funding allocations.

The division's federal footprint concentrates heavily on highway and transportation infrastructure work. The Federal Highway Administration accounts for 11,083 awards (97% of the portfolio) and the full combined potential value of the source data. Representative work includes a $13.8 million Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG, CFDA 20.287) award for State Route 21 preservation and improvement from west of SR 73 Loop to Jenkins County Line with completion by April 30, 2030; a $9.99 million STBG award for SR 1/US 27 reconstruction from Harris County line to Long Cane Creek (completion March 31, 2030); and a $7.4 million STBG award for State Route 15 improvements from Harris Road to SR 4 in McDuffie County (completion April 30, 2030). The division also administers Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP, CFDA 20.272) awards funding traffic signal installation, all-way stop control devices, and pedestrian infrastructure at multiple locations; Railway-Highway Crossings Program (CFDA 20.285) awards for signing and marking improvements at grade crossings; and Emergency Relief Program (CFDA 20.271) awards for disaster recovery on state routes. Beyond highways, the division manages Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 formula grants supporting small urban transit agencies ($23.5 million, CFDA 20.507, completion March 30, 2034) and Federal Aviation Administration airport block grant programs (e.g., $5.04 million for nonprimary airport infrastructure, CFDA 20.117, completion April 16, 2030; $892 thousand for state block grant administration, CFDA 20.117, completion May 6, 2030). The division also executes State Planning and Research (SPR, CFDA 20.258) cooperative agreements funding AI capabilities, asset management systems development, bridge prioritization methodologies, and related research ($200 thousand to $400 thousand per award, multiple 2026 awards with completion through February 28, 2030).

The recompete landscape shows 290 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, representing ongoing recompete exposure for formula grant awards across highway, transit, and aviation programs. Activity has declined sharply: 1,447 awards in 2022 declining to 194 through mid-2026, reflecting the cyclical nature of state grant administration tied to federal fiscal-year allocations and project completion cycles rather than recurring competitive solicitation. The division operates under the parent State of Georgia and is a child entity of the Office of the Governor structure; it does not compete under set-aside categories, and all work flows through federal formula grant mechanisms rather than competitive procurements. The division sub-awarded a small portion of funding to local municipalities and county authorities for implementation (e.g., City of Woodstock for I-575 right-of-way, City of Newnan for boulevard preliminary engineering, Henry County for Jonesboro Road construction), positioning it as a state-pass-through administrator rather than a prime delivery contractor. This structure, combined with the dominance of FHWA highway funding and the formula-grant-only award model, distinguishes GDOT Division of Intermodal from federal contractors in the traditional sense—it functions as a state infrastructure agency managing federal transportation dollars on behalf of multiple transportation modes and federal agencies in Georgia.