Office of the Secretary
Agency facts
- Sub-tier code
- 1201
- Organization
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Parent
USDA
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Parent
USDA
- Contract obligations
- $2,929,117 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | -$8,600 |
| FY2026 | $2,042,463 |
| FY2025 | $2,929,117 |
| FY2024 | $4,234,724 |
| FY2023 | $4,661,314 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planit Nation Inc. | $1,264,437 | |
| 2 | Cambio Consulting Group LLC | $769,427 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $769,427 |
Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmela Van Stockum | 6 |
| 2 | Sean Jordan | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica Massey | 2 |
| 4 | Sonya Bankins | 2 |
| 5 | Carlton Bradshaw | 1 |
| 6 | James Edington | 1 |
| 7 | Terry Tabron | 1 |
| 8 | Andrea McBroom | 1 |
| 9 | Jenna Highfill | 1 |
About this agency
The Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary is a civilian sub-agency responsible for departmental policy, administrative oversight, and strategic initiatives, and it executes both federal contracts and grants across a portfolio totaling $26.9 million in contract potential value and $39.8 million in obligated grant funding.
The Office has awarded 95 federal contracts since 2012, with recent activity declining: 10 awards in 2022, 15 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Combined dollars obligated total $18.9 million across 47 distinct prime contractors. The competitive landscape is concentrated on awards by count but more so by dollar value. Planit Nation Inc. leads by award count with 15 awards worth $3.9 million combined potential value over the last five years; however, by contract value, Nuvitek LLC ($7.7 million potential value on a single award) and Cambio Consulting Group LLC ($4.8 million) rank higher. The top five primes by potential value account for 74 percent of recent combined value, while the top five by award count account for 64 percent of recent awards. The competitive concentration is concentrated overall. Eighty-nine percent of awards are unset-asides; 8(a) sole-source designations account for 7 percent and small-business set-asides for 3 percent.
Grant activity totals 63 awards obligating $39.8 million across 29 distinct recipients since October 2020. Award cadence was 7 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 25 in 2023, 18 in 2024, and 4 in 2025. The grant recipient base is fragmented: the top five recipients by award count hold 44 percent of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars hold 34 percent of obligated funding. Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. leads on both dimensions with 7 awards worth $6.7 million obligated; North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (6 awards, $661 thousand) and Sitka Conservation Society, Inc. (4 awards, $1 million) follow by count. Grants are predominantly Cooperative Agreements (81 percent of awards), with Project Grants comprising 17 percent and a single Block Grant at 2 percent. The most recent grant award closed September 30, 2025.
No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the Office.
Quick answers
What is Office of the Secretary?
Office of the Secretary is part of Department of Agriculture.
How much does Office of the Secretary spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Office of the Secretary and its offices obligated $2,929,117 in fiscal year 2025 and $13,859,018 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Office of the Secretary's largest contractors?
The contractors Office of the Secretary and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Planit Nation Inc. ($1,264,437) and Cambio Consulting Group LLC ($769,427).
Which contract vehicles does Office of the Secretary use most?
The contract vehicle Office of the Secretary and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 is Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($769,427). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $769,427 in those years, 38% of its contract obligations.
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