Legislative and Public Affairs

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Legislative and Public Affairs (APHIS LA&PA) is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that funds contract work primarily in communications, public affairs, marketing, and information technology.

APHIS LA&PA has awarded 155 federal contracts since 2008, with $32.9 million in combined award potential value and $31.8 million obligated (97% of combined potential). Recent activity has decelerated: 10 awards in 2022, 14 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 3 year-to-date in 2026. The agency works with 48 distinct prime contractors across its portfolio.

Competitive concentration is highly concentrated among active primes. Crosby Marketing Communications Inc. dominates with 18 awards over the last five years, holding $5 million in combined potential value and accounting for 84% of recent award count. The next four active primes (New TECH Solutions, The Winvale Group, Siteimprove, and Diversity Marketing And Communications) collectively hold only 14 awards and are significantly smaller by dollar volume. When measured by potential value over the last five years, the top five primes account for only 22% of combined potential value, indicating that many smaller awards are distributed across the contractor base, though Crosby remains the dominant prime by value as well.

The set-aside mix skews heavily toward unrestricted competition, with 85% of awards carried no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides (8(a) Sole Source and Total Small Business combined) account for 14% of awards.

The most recently recorded award date is August 12, 2026. No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against the agency or its descendant offices.