Office of the General Counsel

The Department of Agriculture Office of the General Counsel is a civilian sub-agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that procures legal services, communications support, and professional advisory services through federal contracts to support departmental operations and compliance needs.

The Office of the General Counsel has awarded 420 contracts cumulatively since 2003, with a combined potential value of $121.8 million and $112.6 million obligated. Recent activity has declined: the office awarded 28 contracts in 2022, 32 in 2023, 28 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 14 year-to-date in 2026. Among 149 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio history, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated. Over the last five years, Panum Telecom, L.L.C. dominates by award count with 27 awards and $14.1 million in combined potential value, holding 41 percent of recent awards. New TECH Solutions, Inc. follows with 6 awards and $1.5 million; Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. with 5 awards and $81 thousand; The Law Offices Of Gary M. Gilbert & Associates, P.C. with 4 awards and $2.9 million; and LRP Publications, Inc. with 4 awards and $92 thousand. By potential value, concentration is fragmented: Panum Telecom leads with $14.1 million across 27 awards, The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A. holds $7.3 million across 2 awards, and Panum EIT Solutions, LLC holds $5.4 million across 3 awards, together representing 27 percent of combined recent potential value.

The contracting portfolio is heavily weighted toward unrestricted competition: 88 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 5 percent of awards (19 contracts). Sole-source 8(a) awards comprise 3 percent (11 contracts), while Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business designations each represent 1 percent or less of the award mix.

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