National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, a sub-agency within USDA, collects and disseminates agricultural statistics to inform farmer decisions, agricultural policy, and market analysis. NASS operates through a mixed contracting and grant-making model to procure data-collection services, analytical tools, and cooperative research funding.

NASS has issued 3,017 total federal contract awards since 2003, with a combined potential value of $307.4 million and $250.7 million obligated to date. Contract volume has declined over the last five years: 47 awards in 2022, 35 in 2023, 31 in 2024, 18 in 2025, and 19 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on September 30, 2026. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented, with 836 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio history. Over the last five years, Wintrio LLC leads by award count with 8 awards worth $19.3 million combined potential value, followed by New TECH Solutions, Inc. with 7 awards valued at $1.3 million. By potential value, Steampunk, Inc. dominates recent activity with 3 awards worth $30.4 million, and Wintrio LLC ranks second at $19.3 million. The top five contractors account for 16 percent of recent awards and 18 percent of recent combined potential value. Contract awards are predominantly unrestricted: 90 percent carry no set-aside designation, while small-business and 8(a) awards together account for 9 percent of volume. SDVOSB, HUBZone, and WOSB set-asides remain minimal.

NASS has made 284 total federal grant awards since 2005, obligating $456.1 million in federal dollars. Recent grant activity has been sparse, with awards issued in 2019 (3 awards), 2020 (3 awards), 2021 (4 awards), 2022 (8 awards), and 2023 (2 awards). The most recent grant award closed on June 1, 2023. All grants are structured as Cooperative Agreements. Grant funding is concentrated among a small number of recipients: the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture leads both by award count and by federal dollars, holding 2 awards with $83 million federal obligated (18 percent of recent federal dollars). The Agricultural Extension Service ranks second by award count with 2 awards worth $277 thousand. The top five recipients account for 64 percent of recent awards and 18 percent of recent federal dollars. Eighty distinct recipients appear across the portfolio history.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against NASS in the source data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricltural Statistics Service studies and provides the market robust and detailed information about U.S. agriculture.