Global Services

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Global Services is a civilian sub-agency within USDA that procures international logistics, professional services, and analytical support for agricultural trade and market-intelligence operations worldwide. The office has awarded 40 federal contracts since 2019, with combined potential value of $29.1 million and $23.4 million obligated to date. Recent activity stands at 4 awards in 2022, 2 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 5 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting moderate and uneven demand across the contract portfolio.

The competitive landscape is concentrated by award count but highly fragmented by potential value. Arpin International Group Inc. leads by award frequency with 5 recent awards totaling $1.4 million in combined potential value, followed by Imex Management Inc. with 3 awards worth $1.3 million. These two firms account for 65% of recent awards by count, yet the top five primes by potential value hold only 39% of combined value — a disparity driven by single large awards to smaller-count vendors. Innovate! Inc. leads by potential value with a single $8.3 million contract, while the remaining 24 distinct prime contractors share the balance. The 29 distinct primes across the all-time portfolio indicate a fragmented vendor base with low repeat-award concentration outside the top two.

The set-aside mix is minimal. Eighty-five percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides (including 8(a) sole source, total small business, and woman-owned small business) account for 15% of awards and cluster at 2 awards each across three categories — 2 awards under 8(a) sole source, 2 under total small business, and 2 under woman-owned small business. No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the source data, and the most recent award closed on 26 September 2026. The agency's contract transactional pattern reflects international logistics and professional-services procurement with low set-aside utilization and episodic demand variation, typical of trade-support missions that spike around market events or reporting cycles rather than sustained procurement cadence.