National Appeals Division

The Department of Agriculture National Appeals Division is a civilian sub-agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that procures professional and administrative support services for its appeals and adjudication functions. The Division has awarded 113 federal contracts cumulatively since 2005, with a combined potential value of $11.8 million and $10.7 million obligated to date. Recent contracting activity is sparse: the Division issued 2 awards in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 4 in 2024, and 1 in 2025, with the most recent award closing on September 29, 2025.

The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, no single prime contractor has established market dominance. Tyler Federal, LLC leads by potential value with a single $2.1 million award, while U.S. Translation Company holds the highest award count with 3 recent contracts totaling $315 thousand. West Publishing Corporation, Whitaker Brothers Business Machines, Inc., and Center For Creative Leadership round out the top five, each with one or two small awards. The Division has worked with 47 distinct prime contractors across its portfolio history, underscoring the fragmented nature of its procurement base.

The Division's contracting strategy emphasizes open competition: 88 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. The remainder splits among Total Small Business (6 percent), 8(a) Sole Source (4 percent), Competitive 8(a) (1 percent), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (1 percent). The dollar values of recent awards are modest and dispersed, with most contracts ranging from tens of thousands to low-hundreds-of-thousands in potential value, reflecting the Division's reliance on smaller, specialized professional services such as translation, publishing support, and business machine rental.

Current activity is light. No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the available portfolio data. The Division's small contract volume, combined with infrequent solicitation activity, suggests this is a low-pursue environment for firms unless they have established relationships or specialized expertise in legal appeals administration, administrative support, or translation services aligned with the Division's narrow mission. Firms interested in monitoring future opportunities should track the Division's solicitation activity closely, as the slow recent cadence implies contracts may be issued irregularly and in small numbers.