Foreign Agricultural Service
Washington, DC
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- FAS
- Sub-tier code
- 12D3
- Organization
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Parent
USDA
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FAS
- IPAD
- OASA
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FAS
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Parent
USDA
- Contract obligations
- $92,581,618 In FY2025
- Address
- 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250
- Website
- fas.usda.gov
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $14,037,840 |
| FY2026 | $236,544,929 |
| FY2025 | $92,581,618 |
| FY2024 | $273,901,826 |
| FY2023 | $81,491,747 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didion, Inc. | $30,716,017 | |
| 2 | Navcor Logistics LLC | $23,000,000 | |
| 3 | Edesia, Inc. | $19,839,599 | |
| 4 | ADM Rice Inc. | $15,622,474 | |
| 5 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | $14,036,491 | |
| 6 | Transylvania Vocational Services, Inc. | $13,128,993 | |
| 7 | Incobrasa Industries LTD | $12,792,687 | |
| 8 | Semo Milling LLC | $10,806,148 | |
| 9 | United Oil Packers Incorporated | $9,941,861 | |
| 10 | CHS Inc. | $9,359,224 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8(a) STARS III (STARS III) | $6,744,596 | |
| 2 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $6,435,248 | |
| 3 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $62,710 |
Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melvin Smith | 89 |
| 2 | Jennifer Russenberger | 79 |
| 3 | Nicole Schellhorn | 55 |
| 4 | Harry King | 40 |
| 5 | Dan Webber | 30 |
| 6 | Valerie Dinkel | 26 |
| 7 | Josefina McGhee | 19 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Dumas | 19 |
| 9 | Diana Rath | 9 |
| 10 | Sean Jordan | 7 |
| 11 | Travis Cathey | 7 |
| 12 | Andrew Williams | 4 |
| 13 | Brandee Keslar | 3 |
| 14 | Logan Mingo | 3 |
| 15 | Nathan Weatherford | 2 |
| 16 | Wendy Penn | 1 |
| 17 | Nancy Deberry | 1 |
| 18 | Sandra Driver | 1 |
| 19 | David Cottrell | 1 |
| 20 | Elizabeth Lanum | 1 |
About this agency
The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, a sub-agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers trade capacity and market-development programs that support U.S. agricultural exporters, remove trade barriers, and build agricultural resilience in partner countries through contracts and grant funding. FAS operates principally through Cooperative Agreements and Project Grants to international organizations, NGOs, and U.S. institutions, alongside a smaller contract portfolio serving commodity exporters and agricultural suppliers.
The FAS contract portfolio totals 4,490 awards since 2001, with $2.67 billion in combined potential value and $2.63 billion obligated. Recent contract volume has averaged 203–315 awards annually over 2022–2024, declining to 116 awards in 2025 before recovering to 194 year-to-date in 2026. The portfolio is fragmented competitively, with the top five prime contractors—Farmers Rice Milling Co LLC, Incobrasa Industries LTD, M Group Partners L.L.C., De Lune Corp, and Stratas Foods LLC—accounting for 27 percent of recent awards by count but only 10 percent by combined potential value. Farmers Rice Milling Co LLC leads by count with 66 awards and by value with $75.4 million, while Didion, Inc. ranks second by value at $71.3 million across 32 awards. The contract set-aside portfolio is predominantly open competition: 71 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while Partial Small Business accounts for 20 percent. Remaining small-business set-asides—Total Small Business, Competitive 8(a), HUBZone, 8(a) Sole Source, and WOSB designations—collectively represent 5 percent of the portfolio.
The FAS grant portfolio totals 2,126 awards since 2000, with $8.25 billion in federal dollars obligated and $8.99 billion in total dollars obligated (federal plus non-federal share). Grant volume has fluctuated significantly: 50 awards in 2022, accelerating to 154 in 2024, then falling to 21 in 2025 before rising to 65 year-to-date in 2026. Grant recipients are highly fragmented, with the top five recipients accounting for 14–15 percent of recent awards and federal dollars respectively. The United Nations World Food Programme dominates by both count and value, holding 22 awards and $740.1 million in federal obligations. Catholic Relief Services–United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ranks second with 11 awards and $225.1 million. The grant assistance-type mix is predominantly Cooperative Agreement (69 percent), with Project Grants comprising 31 percent.
Recent grant solicitations reflect FAS's trade-promotion and agricultural-development mandate. A September 2026 deadline covers specialty-crop export systems targeting phytosanitary compliance for tree nuts, with eligible applicants including U.S. academic institutions, state governments, nonprofits, trade associations, and private sector businesses. An early September 2026 deadline addresses biofertilizer market development in Vietnam through a two-year Cooperative Agreement. An October 2026 deadline targets European and Central Asian agricultural trade barriers through research on direct economic impact to U.S. farmers, restricted to state cooperative institutions or U.S. colleges and universities.
Description
The Foreign Agricultural Service helps bring U.S. agricultural products to international markets by prodviding resource and market intelligence assistance to exporters. The Foreign Agricultural Service also assists in the administration of foreign food aid, including helping to boost the agricultural capabilities of aid recipients.
Quick answers
What is Foreign Agricultural Service?
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is part of Department of Agriculture.
What offices are part of Foreign Agricultural Service?
Foreign Agricultural Service has 30 sub-agencies and offices with their own GovTribe pages, including Administrator, Business Operations and Cochran Fellowship Program.
How much does Foreign Agricultural Service spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Foreign Agricultural Service and its offices obligated $92,581,618 in fiscal year 2025 and $698,557,961 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Foreign Agricultural Service's largest contractors?
The contractors Foreign Agricultural Service and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Didion, Inc. ($30,716,017), Navcor Logistics LLC ($23,000,000) and Edesia, Inc. ($19,839,599).
Which contract vehicles does Foreign Agricultural Service use most?
The contract vehicles Foreign Agricultural Service and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 8(a) STARS III (STARS III) ($6,744,596), Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($6,435,248) and Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) ($62,710). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $13,242,554 in those years, 5% of its contract obligations.
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