Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority

Lehigh & Northampton Transportation Authority, doing business as Lanta, is a U.S. local government transit authority headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that operates as a federal grant recipient under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), with 96 percent of its recent awards as a prime recipient and no presence as a federal contract prime. Lanta's federal footprint consists entirely of FTA formula grants and project grants supporting the operational and capital requirements of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton urbanized-area transit system serving Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

Lanta's capability portfolio centers on public transportation operations, vehicle fleet maintenance, ADA paratransit services, and transit infrastructure capital projects. Recent representative grants include an $11.19 million Federal Transit Formula Grants award (CFDA 20.507) obligated December 16, 2025, covering fiscal year 2026 preventive maintenance of the transit vehicle fleet and facilities, complementary ADA paratransit services, and security contractor services; a $1,085,298 formula grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula program (CFDA 20.526) awarded September 10, 2025, funding bus tire leasing, driver seat procurement and mid-life replacement, scheduling software services, mobile ticketing equipment, automatic gate readers, bus passenger shelters, security camera installations, facility upgrades including bus wash enhancements, fuel tank monitoring systems, a tire mounting machine, maintenance-department tablets, and a new fare collection system; and a $405,000 award under the same Buses and Bus Facilities program (CFDA 20.526) on June 12, 2026, for the purchase, installation, system configuration, and training of three ticket vending machines enabling fare collection. Earlier awards span fixed-route bus purchases ($7.29 million, September 2024), vehicle overhauls and communications upgrades, facility sprinkler system replacements, facility renovations, and pandemic-response operating assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

Customer concentration is singular: 80 of 82 prime awards (96 percent coverage) flow from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. Two awards originate from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Lanta operates across two primary facilities — the Allentown operating and maintenance headquarters and the Easton operating facility — with place of performance spanning both locations and the broader service territory of Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Combined federal obligation across 85 awards spans $407 million. Activity volume has declined over the past five years, with five awards in 2022 declining to two awards in both 2025 and 2026. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete opportunity.