USDA FSA Maine State Office

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Maine State Office is a sub-agency of USDA that administers farm support and conservation programs in Maine, procuring goods and services in support of its agricultural mission at the state level. The Maine office has awarded 36 federal contracts cumulatively since 2007, with combined potential value of $284 thousand and $280 thousand obligated to date. Contract activity has been sparse and declining: 4 awards in 2018, 5 in 2019, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2021, and 1 most recently in 2024. The office works with a fragmented contractor base of 13 distinct primes across the portfolio, with no single vendor establishing dominance. Over the last five years, BIF New York Inc. holds the only recent award on record (1 award, $37 thousand potential value), representing 100 percent of recent activity by count and 13 percent by potential value.

The overwhelming majority of awards carry no set-aside designation—92 percent of contracts are unrestricted open market, while 6 percent are Total Small Business set-asides and 3 percent are Reserved for Small Business awards. The small absolute volume of contracting and the dominance of unrestricted awards suggest procurement activity centers on routine administrative or operational support rather than competitive small-business outreach.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Maine State Office, and no contract awards have been recorded since February 2024. Given the sparse historical cadence and the eighteen-month gap since the most recent award, the office is not a source of active procurement opportunity at present. Firms pursuing federal agricultural support or conservation-related work in Maine should monitor the agency for future activity, but should not expect near-term solicitations.