Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
Glenwood Springs, CO Doing business as Rfta
- UEI
- NJJQCBHM51X3
- CAGE
- 5NJF5
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2307 Wulfsohn Rd, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, USA
- Website
- rfta.com
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 41 Local & Interurban Passenger Transit
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 | CO-2026-035 | $253,312 | |
| Not on record | CO-2025-041 | $1,274,860 | |
| Not on record | CO-2025-025 | $5,721,272 | |
| Not on record | CO-2025-012 | $1,237,728 |
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About the company
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (doing business as RFTA) is a local government transit authority recipient of federal grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, functioning as prime recipient on capital and planning grants and as a sub-recipient on operating-assistance and vehicle-replacement awards. RFTA is a U.S. government entity — a Colorado local government owned transit authority headquartered in Glenwood Springs — and does not hold federal contracts or IDIQ positions; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant funding under the Federal Transit Administration.
RFTA's grant portfolio centers on transit infrastructure modernization and operations in the Roaring Fork Valley service area, which spans Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Basalt, Carbondale, New Castle, and Snowmass Village in Colorado. As prime recipient, RFTA has secured $1,278,450 under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) as of July 8, 2026, to develop a locally preferred alternative for extending the VELOCIRFTA Bus Rapid Transit line through Glenwood Springs to the Interstate 70 corridor, with work running through August 1, 2029 and including third-party contractor engagement and public outreach to select a BRT alignment that improves safety, reduces travel time, and encourages mode shift away from private vehicles. RFTA also holds a Project Grant award from FTA dated September 8, 2025, for rehabilitation of an existing operations-maintenance-administration facility and construction of the final two phases (6–8) of an eight-phase Regional Transit Center in Glenwood Springs, including a multimodal hub, operations and training facility, and light electric vehicle maintenance and storage, with completion targeted for October 31, 2028. As sub-recipient, RFTA draws operating assistance covering up to 50 percent federal share (two awards dated April 9, 2025, and September 22, 2025) and capital bus replacement funds for vehicles under 30 feet (September 17, 2026) and standard 40-foot buses (August 15, 2025).
Over the past five years, RFTA has received two awards in 2026 and four in 2025, following a seven-year gap in recorded activity. All fourteen awards in the source data flow from the Federal Transit Administration; no other customer agencies are present. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $205.4 million. Two of RFTA's prime grants face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months: the August 1, 2029 VELOCIRFTA planning grant and the October 31, 2028 Regional Transit Center project grant will require recompete or renewal decisions in that window.
Quick answers
Is Roaring Fork Transportation Authority registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's SAM.gov registration is active through January 7, 2027.
What is Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's most recent federal award?
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's most recent federal grant award is The purpose of this grant award is to develop a locally preferred alternative (LPA) for extending the state highway… (CO2026018), from Federal Transit Administration, on July 8, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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