Human Resources Division

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services Human Resources Division is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that awards federal contracts for human resources and business services supporting APHIS operations. The Division has awarded 117 contracts totaling $3.2 million in combined potential value since 2009, with $2.6 million obligated to date. Recent activity has declined significantly: the Division issued 17 awards in 2017, 33 in 2018, 15 in 2019, 2 in 2020, and 5 in 2021, with the most recent recorded award dated December 1, 2021. No new contract awards are recorded against the Division since that date.

The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. The Newberry Group, Inc. is the only prime contractor with multiple awards in the last five years, holding 3 awards valued at $63 thousand combined potential value — representing the entirety of recent-window identified concentration. The remaining 39 distinct primes awarded hold one or two awards each across the portfolio history. The Division predominantly uses open competition: 96 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 3 percent are small-business set-asides, 1 percent are 8(a) sole-source awards, and 1 percent are women-owned small business sole-source awards.

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the Division. The four-year gap between the most recent award and the current date, combined with the sharp drop-off in annual awards after 2019, suggests the Division is not actively soliciting new work or may have realigned its procurement strategy. Firms evaluating pursuit should verify current Division contracting activity through direct agency contact and monitor SAM.gov for any resurgent solicitation activity before allocating business development resources.