Arkansas State Office

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Arkansas State Office is a sub-agency within USDA that administers rural housing loan and grant programs for Arkansas residential properties. The office transacts through contracting mechanisms primarily to support program administration and technical services rather than as a primary procurement function.

The Rural Housing Service Arkansas State Office has executed 1,235 federal contract awards since 2013, with a combined potential value of $1.5 million. Recent activity shows sharp decline: 435 awards in 2017, 305 in 2018, 105 in 2019, 1 in 2023, and 2 in 2024, with the most recent award closed on September 17, 2024. All $1.5 million obligated represents 100 percent of combined potential value, indicating fully drawn contracts. The portfolio spans 38 distinct prime contractors, a highly fragmented competitive base reflecting the small scale and administrative nature of the contracting activity.

Over the last five years, the top three awardees by count are King & Company Real Estate LLC, World Wide Technology LLC, and CLJ Consulting & Contracting LLC, each holding a single award worth between three and twenty-three thousand dollars. Competitive concentration by potential value is highly fragmented at 3 percent coverage among the top five, underscoring the dispersed nature of awards across minor administrative and support services.

The set-aside mix is dominated by Small Business designations, which account for 1,212 awards (98 percent of the portfolio), with the remaining 2 percent awarded without set-asides and negligible shares in other categories such as 8(a) sole source and woman-owned small business. The low dollar volume and high award count suggest these transactions are below-threshold purchase orders or administrative task calls rather than major procurements.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the office. The sharp decline in activity from 2019 onward and minimal recent awards indicate this office is not actively soliciting contract work at present.