Kitsap Transit

Kitsap Transit, a U.S. local government transit authority headquartered in Bremerton, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on public transportation infrastructure and regional multimodal transit services in Kitsap County and the greater Puget Sound region. The organization receives no federal prime contracts but holds 174 federal grant awards as the sole recipient, with no subcontract footprint. Kitsap Transit operates bus and passenger-only ferry services and competes exclusively in full-and-open procurement; the organization holds no SBA set-asides and is not eligible for socioeconomic designations as a government entity.

Kitsap Transit's federal activity centers almost entirely on the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which accounts for 139 of 158 awards cited in recent activity (91% of the portfolio by count). The FTA grant footprint spans formula grants under Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507), State of Good Repair (CFDA 20.525), Buses and Bus Facilities (CFDA 20.526), and Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (CFDA 20.513) programs. Representative recent work includes a $10.131 million Federal Transit Formula Grants award (August 2026) for final design, construction, equipment installation, testing, and commissioning of a hybrid passenger-only ferry vessel to replace the Admiral Pete, a 1994-built diesel vessel; a $17.532 million award (August 2026) to acquire a modern high-speed passenger-only ferry replacing the MV Finest on the Kingston-Seattle route with completion by April 1, 2029; an $8.834 million award (May 2025) for construction of a new transit center in Silverdale featuring eight bus bays, shelters, parking, ADA improvements, and connections to Bainbridge Island and Bremerton ferry terminals; and a $3.575 million award (July 2025) for preliminary engineering design and environmental compliance for the Seattle Terminal Docking Facility, a ferry terminal planned for the Seattle waterfront serving intermodal connections across the Puget Sound. Additional capital work includes park-and-ride facilities along State Route 16 in Port Orchard and near Kingston-Poulsbo, fleet replacement (approximately ten battery-electric buses and supporting infrastructure), and preliminary engineering for the North Base Heavy-Duty Maintenance Facility in Poulsbo. Kitsap Transit also received a $30.9 million COVID-19 relief operating-assistance grant (January 2022) through FTA Section 5307 American Rescue Plan Act funding covering local and fast ferry operations for calendar 2021.

A small secondary customer base includes the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle Field Office (7 awards, $1 million combined potential value) and the Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary for Transportation (4 awards, $81.9 million), which issued purchase orders for monthly transit benefits and Orca regional fare cards for federal employees and personnel commuting in the Puget Sound region. These contracts, valued from $1,100 to $275,347, operate as small firm fixed-price purchase orders with no set-asides and completion dates between 2022 and 2026. The FBI and Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel contracts represent tactical bulk purchasing of regional transit access rather than operational or infrastructure work.

Combined potential value across all awards stands at $88.7 million, though the $307.6 million in obligated dollars (347% of combined potential value) reflects the inclusion of historical multiyear grants and operating-assistance awards in the source data. Recent annual award volume has held steady at two to nine awards per year across 2023–2025; thirteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete activity driven by capital project phases and biennial operating grants. Kitsap Transit operates exclusively as a prime recipient with no subrecipient relationships; the organization contracts with third-party consultants and equipment vendors to perform design, engineering, construction, and vehicle acquisition work but does not appear in the source as a sub-recipient on federal awards. The organization operates one named parent vehicle: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (DTOS5915D00500) with two task orders worth $6.5 million combined potential value. NAICS classification centers on Mixed Mode Transit Systems (18 awards), reflecting the integrated bus and ferry operating model.