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USDA/RD/CONTRACT OPERATIONS BRANCH

USDA/RD/CONTRACT OPERATIONS BRANCH obligated $37M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 52 contract actions (+230% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GUIDEHOUSE INC. ($25.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$37M
Actions
52
New awards: 18
Sole-source
7.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 0FY2018
  2. 5MFY2019
  3. 2.5MFY2020
  4. 2.4MFY2021
  5. 22.4MFY2022
  6. 7.8MFY2023
  7. 2.9MFY2024
  8. 11.2MFY2025
  9. 37MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. GUIDEHOUSE INC.$25.7M69%
  2. FLATTER, INC$4.4M12%
  3. PITNEY BOWES INC.$2.6M7.1%
  4. MOODY'S ANALYTICS, INC.$1.6M4.4%
  5. SHALOM BARANES ASSOCIATES, P.C.$746.9K2.0%
  6. MERS/MISSOURI GOODWILL INDUSTRIES$570.1K1.5%
  7. CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.$382.9K1.0%
  8. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO.$331.2K0.9%
  9. CONSENSUS SOLUTIONS, LLC$184.4K0.5%
  10. PACIFIC CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES LLC$147.6K0.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$32.1M87%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$2.8M7.7%
  3. Facilities & utilities$953K2.6%
  4. Construction & real property$746.9K2.0%
  5. IT & telecom$268K0.7%
  6. Equipment maintenance$6,2080.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Missouri$33.6M91%
  2. New York$1.7M4.5%
  3. District of Columbia$1.3M3.5%
  4. California$147.6K0.4%
  5. Virginia$141.2K0.4%
  6. Arkansas$39.7K0.1%
  7. West Virginia$31.5K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition16%
    US 39% · $5.8M
  • Sole-source awards7.6%
    US 30% · $2.8M
  • Single-offer competitions8.1%
    US 8.8% · $3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush65%
    US 5.6% · $23.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. SERVICING OFFICE BPA CALL ORDER 1$22.7M
    GUIDEHOUSE INC.· St. Louis city, MO· Professional services· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 12C0BZ26F0008
  2. LOAN SERVICING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICING OFFICE$10.4M
    FLATTER, INC· St. Louis city, MO· Professional services· Sep 30, 2025 – Sep 9, 2026· 12C0BZ25F0008
  3. POSTAGE METERING EQUIPMENT LEASE AND MAINTENANCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT POSTAGE IS CONSIDERED A FORM OF CURRENCY BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THEREFORE, POSTAGE METERING EQUIPMENT AND METERS MUST BE PURCHASED OR LEASED FROM UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE$9.4M
    PITNEY BOWES INC.· St. Louis city, MO· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 23, 2022 – Jan 29, 2026· 12C0BZ23F0004
  4. CREDIT LENS, RISK CALC AND MORTGAGE PORTFOLIO ANALYZER TOOLS FOR THE INNOVATION CENTER$4.7M
    MOODY'S ANALYTICS, INC.· New York County, NY· Professional services· Sep 23, 2022 – Jul 16, 2026· 12C0BZ22C0002
  5. SPECIAL ASSET UNIT (SAU) SUPPORT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE, COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT - CALL ORDER 2$3M
    GUIDEHOUSE INC.· St. Louis city, MO· Professional services· Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 12C0BZ26F0009
  6. 1. THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT FOR MAIL ROOM MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONSTITUTES A NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH ALL SERVICES AS REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT. THIS CONTRACT IS DEEMED AN EXCEPTED SERVICE. FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL WORK PERFO$570.1K
    MERS/MISSOURI GOODWILL INDUSTRIES· St. Louis County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Nov 7, 2025 – May 1, 2026· 12C0BZ26C0002
  7. TASK ORDER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SENIOR ASSET MANAGER.$490K
    SHALOM BARANES ASSOCIATES, P.C.· District of Columbia, DC· Construction & real property· May 29, 2026 – May 29, 2026· 12C0BZ26F0002
  8. 1. THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT FOR WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS CONSTITUTES A NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH ALL SERVICES AS REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT. THIS CONTRACT IS DEEMED AN EXCEPTED SERVICE. FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED UP T$382.9K
    CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.· St. Louis County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Nov 7, 2025 – May 14, 2026· 12C0BZ26C0001

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.