USDA FSA Maryland State Office

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Maryland State Office is a sub-agency within USDA's Farm Service Agency that administers farm programs, commodity operations, and facility maintenance for the state. The Maryland State Office transacts primarily through small-dollar, mission-support contracts rather than large procurement vehicles.

The office has awarded 30 contracts cumulatively since 2012, with recent activity notably sparse: 1 award in 2019, 2 in 2020, 3 in 2022, 2 in 2024, and 1 in 2025. Combined award potential value across the entire portfolio is $204 thousand with $204 thousand obligated. Recent awards transact heavily through task orders or below-threshold purchase orders—one of six recent awards carries no reported potential value in the source data, indicating procurement through Schedule or BPA vehicles with pricing embedded in underlying master agreements. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. No single contractor dominates; the top five primes by award count in recent activity hold 83 percent of recent awards but each claims only one award. By potential value over the last five years, the top five account for 48 percent of combined potential value, led by Steelcase Inc. at $51 thousand, followed by Moi, Inc. at $22 thousand. The long tail of 12 other distinct primes awarded across the portfolio holds the remaining capacity.

Contract set-asides remain minimal. Ninety percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Two awards (7 percent) are 8(a) Sole Source, and one award (3 percent) is Small Business. The office does not report recent contract opportunities or contract solicitations in its current active pipeline. Given the small dollar scale, sparse award cadence, and fragmented competitive base, the Maryland State Office represents low-volume, relationship-driven procurement tied to state-level facility and operational needs rather than a sustained vehicle for business development.