Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority
Bluffton, SC Doing business as Palmetto Breeze Part of State Of South Carolina
- UEI
- NX5FA5DC22A3
- CAGE
- 7LR52
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
-
Its parent company, State of South Carolina, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Corporate family
-
-
Parent
FQCEMRCLKK71
-
Parent
FQCEMRCLKK71
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 25 Benton Field Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910, USA
- Website
- palmettobreezetransit.com
- Founded
- 1978
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
-
- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | SC-2024-035 | $1,565,599 | |
| Not on record | SC-2024-040 | $123,552 | |
| Not on record | SC-2022-017 | $1,387,068 |
Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Swrta | Sumter, SC | 485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
| The Coast Rta | Conway, SC | — |
| Carta | North Charleston, SC | — |
| Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority | Florence, SC | 485113 Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems |
| Central Midlands Regional Transi | Columbia, SC | — |
About the company
Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as Palmetto Breeze, is a South Carolina local government transit authority that receives federal formula and project grants for public transportation operations and capital maintenance as a grant recipient under the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The organization operates as a child entity of the State of South Carolina and competes solely within federal transit grant programs rather than the federal contract marketplace.
Palmetto Breeze's federal footprint consists entirely of Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration grant awards funding ongoing bus transit operations, vehicle maintenance, facility repairs, and security infrastructure in the Beaufort/Port Royal urbanized area of South Carolina. The organization holds 14 prime grants and 3 sub-grants (82% prime, 18% sub-recipient) totaling $31.3 million in combined obligated dollars across 17 awards since 2017. The single customer agency across all awards is the Federal Transit Administration, reflecting Palmetto Breeze's specialization in the federal transit formula and project grant portfolio.
Representative awards include a $3.4 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded August 6, 2026, with performance extending through March 30, 2035, supporting operating expenses and preventative maintenance for the newly urbanized Beaufort/Port Royal transit area; a $2.19 million Federal Transit Formula Grant awarded August 18, 2025, covering driver salaries, fuel, maintenance, and security equipment for existing urban transit operations through March 30, 2032; and a $1.4 million Buses and Bus Facilities Project Grant (CFDA 20.526) awarded June 14, 2022, for repairs to the maintenance and administrative facility through March 20, 2030. In its sub-recipient capacity, Palmetto Breeze has received pass-through American Rescue Plan Act funding and Section 5311 funds from the State of South Carolina Department of Transportation for administrative, operational, and capital expenses.
Activity shows modest but consistent grant volume: three awards in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The organization's grant awards span performance periods extending to 2035, indicating stable, multi-year federal transit funding commitments without near-term procurement churn.
Quick answers
Is Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through May 27, 2027.
How does Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority rank among federal contractors?
Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority's parent company, State of South Carolina, ranked #4 in PSC M1FD, #5 in NAICS 72 and #12 in NAICS 813311 in FY2025.
What is Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal award?
Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority's most recent federal grant award is These funds will be used to support the new small urbanized area of beaufort/port royal SC transit through preventative… (SC2026018), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 6, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
- Similar vendors