Emergency Management Safety and Security Division

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services Emergency Management Safety and Security Division is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that procures contracts supporting animal and plant health inspection, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and security operations. APHIS serves as the lead federal authority for protecting U.S. agriculture from pests and diseases, and this division manages acquisition for regulatory programs, business services, and emergency preparedness across that mission.

The division has awarded 265 contracts since 2009 with a combined potential value of $18.1 million, fully obligated. Recent activity has contracted significantly: the division issued 56 awards in 2021, then declined to 4 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2024, and 1 in 2025. The most recent award was recorded May 1, 2025. The division works with 101 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio history, indicating a highly fragmented competitive landscape. Over the last five years, Iowa State University of Science and Technology leads by award count with 3 recent awards ($26 thousand combined potential value), followed by Green Lantern LLC and Charles River Laboratories Inc., each with 2 awards ($86 thousand and $319 thousand respectively). By potential value, Charles River Laboratories holds the largest single contract at $319 thousand, with Avian Vaccine Services LLC and New TECH Solutions Inc. following at $249 thousand and $211 thousand. The top five primes by award count represent 82 percent of recent awards; by potential value, the top five account for only 5 percent of combined potential value, reflecting the small scale and distributed nature of contracts at this division.

The set-aside mix is dominated by unrestricted awards: 224 awards (85% of all awards) carry no set-aside designation. Small business receives 18 awards (7%), while 8(a) contracting accounts for 23 awards combined—12 sole-source and 11 competitive (5% and 4% respectively). The division does not report recent federal contract opportunities or grant activity.