Deputy Administrator, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Deputy Administrator, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs is a civilian sub-agency that procures contracts in support of international agricultural trade policy and geographic market development initiatives. The office has awarded 15 federal contracts totaling $780 thousand since 2018, with activity concentrated in 2021 when six awards were issued. Award cadence has slowed substantially; the office issued three awards in 2020, one in 2023, and one in 2024, with the most recent award closing in June 2024.

Contract competition is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, Zoom Communications, Inc. leads by award count with two contracts valued at $64 thousand combined, followed by Trade Moves LLC ($25 thousand), Insight Management Consulting, LLC ($20 thousand), and Global Charter Services Inc. ($9 thousand). These four primes account for all recent activity, but the top five by potential value cover only 15 percent of the combined portfolio value, reflecting a broad spread across 13 distinct prime contractors awarded since the office began contracting. The vast majority of work—87 percent of awards—is awarded without set-aside designation; one award carries 8(a) sole-source set-aside status, and one is designated Total Small Business.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against this office.