USDA FSA Mississippi State Office

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Mississippi State Office, a regional sub-agency administering USDA farm support and commodity programs in Mississippi, has awarded 12 federal contracts totaling $324 thousand since 2019, with contract activity concentrated in the early years of the portfolio and substantially lighter in recent years. The agency closed its most recent award on September 28, 2026. Contract awards per year have declined sharply: 3 awards in 2020, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2026.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. dominates the competitive landscape, capturing 5 of 8 recent awards (over the last five years) worth $188 thousand combined potential value—representing 58 percent of the agency's recent contract footprint. William C Watkins holds the second position with 1 award valued at $94 thousand. The remaining three primes—4Imprint Inc., Lotususa, Inc., and two others from the full portfolio—hold individual awards below $20 thousand. Concentration by potential value is highly concentrated at 93 percent coverage across the top four primes. The contractor base remains thin: only 7 distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the portfolio lifetime.

Set-aside discipline is minimal: 83 percent of awards (10 of 12 awards) carry no set-aside designation, while 17 percent (2 awards) are Small Business set-asides. All $324 thousand in combined potential value has been obligated, indicating mature contract execution across the portfolio.

The Mississippi State Office operates as a regional delivery point for farm programs rather than as an independent contracting authority; its small contract footprint reflects that operational role. Activity volume is too light and award value too modest to support sustained pursuit by most commercial contractors. Watch the agency for sporadic commodity and supplies solicitations aligned with farm-support operations—such as equipment, services, or materials supporting agricultural programs—but do not expect regular or growing opportunity flow. Recent award sparsity and the concentration under Cal-Maine Foods suggest the agency cycles through long-term or renewal arrangements rather than issuing frequent new solicitations.