Nicholas County Commission

Nicholas County Commission, a U.S. local government entity based in Summersville, West Virginia, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants and a prime contractor for law enforcement and security services to civilian federal agencies, with no small-business set-asides applied across its federal footprint. The commission acts as a county government provider of public safety, emergency management, and infrastructure services and has been registered in SAM.gov since 2002.

The commission's recent contract work centers on law enforcement operations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, awarded Nicholas County Commission a $376,590 firm fixed-price purchase order (W91237-26-Q-A025, awarded April 29, 2026) for law enforcement and security services at Summersville Lake, running through March 31, 2031, under NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services). The same customer previously awarded a $226,407 purchase order on April 18, 2022, for identical services at the same location, with ultimate completion through September 30, 2025. Both contracts reflect unrestricted full-and-open competition with no set-aside designation.

Grant funding dominates the commission's federal portfolio by dollar magnitude. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $12.435 million Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 10.855) on December 17, 2024, to improve telecommunications infrastructure and extend educational and medical services to underserved rural areas through 2026. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $256,218 Project Grant on September 12, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to update the master plan for Summersville Airport through September 2029. The Bureau of Justice Assistance funded law enforcement technology and equipment acquisitions across three separate grants awarded March 9, 2024 — patrol vehicle acquisition (6 Ford Utility vehicles), body-worn camera systems (20 units), and a server upgrade — with completion dates through February 28, 2025. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $327,600 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044) on September 18, 2022, for fire safety and firefighting capability enhancement through September 2024. The FAA also awarded economic relief under the American Rescue Plan Act ($airport COVID-19 relief, awarded November 26, 2021, through November 25, 2025).

Customer concentration splits across justice, aviation, and emergency management agencies. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance leads by award count (12 awards), followed by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (5 awards) and the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (5 awards, $464 thousand combined potential value). The commission also acts as sub-recipient on federal grants from the Division of Emergency Management (debris removal and generators at critical facilities), Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. (environmental health impact project), and Go33 Justice & Community Services (substance use and mental health treatment expansion, awarded October 1, 2023).

Activity has remained modest and sporadic — one contract award in 2026, five grant awards in 2025, seven in 2024, one in 2023, and three in 2022. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $841 thousand, but combined dollars obligated reaches $21.8 million, reflecting the multi-year nature of grant funding and the lag between award date and invoiced performance. The commission sits on one indefinite delivery contract (DACW6985C0028) with two task orders. With only one award (ultimate completion date unspecified in available data) facing recompete within the next twenty-four months, near-term recompete exposure is minimal.