Windsor County Sheriff

Windsor County Sheriff, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Woodstock, Vermont, operates as a law enforcement agency funded through federal grants and ad hoc law enforcement service contracts. The agency acts as a prime recipient on federal grants and as a subrecipient on transportation safety grants, with limited prime contract work. The Sheriff's Department is a child entity under the Windsor County Clerk's Office.

The agency's federal footprint centers on law enforcement and public safety. As a prime grant recipient, Windsor County Sheriff received a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) grant from the Department of Justice in March 2024 (ultimate completion date March 31, 2026). That award supports the acquisition of equipment and technologies to enhance crime prevention and community policing capacity. The Sheriff's Department also holds a $13.68 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the Department of Defense Engineering District New England (issued June 20, 2026, performance due September 6, 2026) for law enforcement services at North Hartland Lake in North Hartland, Vermont.

Customer concentration across the federal footprint reflects the Sheriff's role as a local law enforcement provider. Five awards flow from the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Sheriff's Department serves as subrecipient on multiple sub-awards from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (prime grantee) dated July 1, 2025 and December 8, 2025. Two awards derive from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District New England, totaling $85 thousand in combined potential value. The single Department of Justice award completes the customer roster. All eight awards in the source data span 2019 through June 2026, with activity concentrated in 2025 (five awards).

The Sheriff's Department's recent award velocity reflects sporadic engagement rather than sustained pipeline. One award with combined potential value of $71 thousand reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The gap between combined potential value ($85 thousand across all awards) and combined dollars obligated ($1.6 million) signals that invoiced performance has substantially exceeded ceiling values on executed agreements, typical of smaller local government operations where federal dollars flow through multiple sub-awards and grants. NAICS coding reflects the core mission: Security Guards and Patrol Services (one award) and Police Protection (one award). The Sheriff's Department's federal footprint does not include parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs; all work flows through direct grants or purchase orders.