ESD

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services Environmental Services Division executes contracts in support of its plant and animal health regulatory mission. This civilian sub-agency of USDA procures goods and services to support inspection, compliance, and regulatory operations across the APHIS footprint.

The sub-agency has awarded 507 total contracts since 2007, with combined potential value of $30.7 million and combined dollars obligated of $29.7 million (97% of potential). Contract activity has declined significantly in recent years: 29 awards in 2018, 24 in 2019, 10 in 2020, 4 in 2021, and 1 award in 2025. The most recent award closed on September 2, 2025.

The contract portfolio is highly fragmented competitively, with 161 distinct prime contractors across all time and only one award recorded in the last five years. Govsmart, Inc. received that single award in 2025 for $27 thousand in potential value. No vendor dominates the overall portfolio; the lack of recent volume and the high number of distinct primes indicate episodic procurement rather than sustained vendor relationships. The award represents 100 percent coverage of recent awards by count and 0 percent coverage by reported potential value—the by-count window shows minimal transaction activity.

Set-aside awards are uncommon. Eighty-six percent of all awards (434 awards) carry no set-aside designation. Ten percent are 8(a) sole-source awards (53 awards), 2 percent are total small business awards (12 awards), 1 percent are competitive 8(a) awards (6 awards), and less than 1 percent each are reserved for small business (1 award) and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (1 award). The portfolio reflects a pattern of non-set-aside, open contracting with selective 8(a) sole-source use.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded. Given the sharp decline in contracting volume and the limited activity in 2025, this sub-agency is not an active source of contract pursuit at this time.