Human Capital Management

The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Human Capital Management is a civilian sub-agency that manages personnel and organizational development functions for USDA's international agricultural trade and market development operations. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) operates globally to promote U.S. agricultural exports and advance agricultural cooperation with foreign governments and institutions; Human Capital Management supports that mission through recruitment, training, and workforce planning.

Contract activity at this sub-agency is minimal. The agency has awarded one federal contract totaling $324 thousand since 2020, with the single award issued on September 9, 2020, and no subsequent contracts recorded. The one awardee received the full contract with no set-aside designation applied. No recent contract opportunities are on file, and no contract awards have been recorded in the five years since the initial award. The combined dollars obligated equal the contract's potential value, indicating the award has been fully funded.

This portfolio presents a pursue decision only if your firm is positioned to support human capital, organizational development, or administrative staffing functions for international agricultural agencies or similar civilian sub-offices with mission-support contracting needs. The agency's contracting footprint is too thin and inactive to be viewed as a sustained sourcing opportunity. Monitor for future opportunities if FAS Human Capital Management expands its external procurement activity, but no current solicitation activity supports immediate business development.