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USDA/RD/REGIONAL ACQ DIVISION

USDA/RD/REGIONAL ACQ DIVISION obligated $31M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 28 contract actions (−19% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION ($23.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$31M
Actions
28
New awards: 13
Sole-source
2.4%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 37.2KFY2017
  2. 5.3MFY2018
  3. 19.7MFY2019
  4. 33.4MFY2020
  5. 37.4MFY2021
  6. 37.4MFY2022
  7. 60.1MFY2023
  8. 41.6MFY2024
  9. 38.1MFY2025
  10. 31MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION$23.9M77%
  2. ASCRIBE, LLC$2.2M7.0%
  3. HEARTLAND ENERGY PARTNERS LLC$2.2M7.0%
  4. ACTUALIZE CONSULTING, LLC$1M3.3%
  5. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC$660.1K2.1%
  6. SAVAN GROUP, LLC$476.7K1.5%
  7. DEERE & COMPANY$302K1.0%
  8. CORPORATE INTERIORS, INC.$208.6K0.7%
  9. ANTIETAM TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, INC$111.2K0.4%
  10. CONCEPT PLUS, LLC$79.3K0.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$30.1M97%
  2. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$413.3K1.3%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$315.8K1.0%
  4. Construction & real property$63K0.2%
  5. Facilities & utilities$57K0.2%
  6. Equipment maintenance$24.4K0.1%
  7. Transportation & logistics$19.3K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Oklahoma$23.9M77%
  2. Virginia$3.9M13%
  3. Georgia$2.2M7.0%
  4. Texas$321.3K1.0%
  5. Alabama$208.6K0.7%
  6. New York$123.3K0.4%
  7. West Virginia$111.2K0.4%
  8. Pennsylvania$63K0.2%
  9. District of Columbia$57.8K0.2%
  10. Massachusetts$24.9K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition80%
    US 39% · $24.9M
  • Sole-source awards2.4%
    US 30% · $732.1K
  • Single-offer competitions78%
    US 8.7% · $24.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush2.8%
    US 6.0% · $857.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · -$418.8K
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.3%
    US 4.2% · $79.3K

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

Largest awards

  1. CONTRACTOR SERVICES FOR USDA, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS (RUS/WEP) RURAL WATER CIRCUIT RIDER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR SERVICES ARE REQUIRED IAW/ATTACHMENT J-1, PWS.$121.2M
    NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION· Stephens County, OK· Professional services· Oct 30, 2020 – Dec 16, 2025· 12SAD121C0001
  2. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A NETWORK OF EXPERT RURAL WATER CIRCUIT RIDERS LOCATED IN ALL 50 STATES WHICH WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH ELIGIBLE RURAL WATER SYSTEMS IN MAJOR ASSISTANCE CATEGORIES. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE WATER SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM IS$14.6M
    NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION· Stephens County, OK· Professional services· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· 12RADA26C0001
  3. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO USDA RD-RBS BIO-PREFERRED PROGRAM. THIS CONTRACT EFFORT INVOLVES THE PERFORMANCE OF A VARIETY OF TASKS PROVIDING A SPECTRUM OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT, FEDERAL PROCUREMENT EXPERTISE, BIO-B$4.1M
    INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 30, 2021 – Feb 2, 2026· 12RADA21C0003
  4. USDA-RD ECONNECTIVITY - TASK ORDER #9 ROUND 5 APPLICATION REVIEWS$3.4M
    FALCON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Apr 30, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026· 12C0BZ24F0005
  5. THE SFHGLP CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THREE MAJOR AREAS, LENDER/SERVICER OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE REIVEW PROCESS, REPORTING AND SPECIAL STUDIES, AND PROGRAM / DELGATED AUTHORITY SUPPORT TASK$3M
    ACTUALIZE CONSULTING, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 17, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026· 12RADA24F0007
  6. ASCRIBE_SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING NATIONWIDE APPRAISAL SERVICES (SHNAS)_TASK ORDER 4. POP JUNE 01, 2026 - MAY 31, 2027.$2.2M
    ASCRIBE, LLC· Fulton County, GA· Professional services· May 13, 2026 – May 13, 2026· 12RADA26F0002
  7. SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING NATIONWIDE APPRAISAL SERVICES (SHNAS) HEARTLAND ENERGY PARTNERS TASK ORDER 4_ JUNE 01, 2026- MAY 31, 2027.$2.2M
    HEARTLAND ENERGY PARTNERS LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 13, 2026 – May 13, 2026· 12RADA26F0003
  8. BIOPREFERRED SUPPORT SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PWS.$1.5M
    CONCEPT PLUS, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 9, 2020 – Dec 19, 2025· 12SAD120F0030

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.