Massachusetts State Office

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Massachusetts State Office is a sub-agency within USDA that finances and administers rural housing programs in Massachusetts, including home loans, grants, and rental assistance for low-income rural residents. The office executes its mandate through a mix of direct federal funding and contracted service delivery.

Contract activity at the Massachusetts State Office is minimal and episodic. The office has issued 13 federal contract awards since 2016, with combined potential value of $182 thousand, all of which has been obligated. Recent cadence shows 5 awards in 2019, 1 in 2020, 2 in 2021, 1 in 2023, and 1 in 2024; the most recent recorded award dates to September 2024. Across the 10 distinct prime contractors awarded over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented—the top two vendors by both award count and combined potential value (Office Leader Corp at $53 thousand and Viking Re Holdings LLC at $18 thousand) account for only 38 percent of combined potential value. The remaining awards are distributed among eight other primes, each capturing single, small-dollar engagements. The set-aside mix leans toward open competition, with 69 percent of awards issued with no set-aside designation and 31 percent reserved for small business.

The contract footprint reflects the office's operational model: the agency relies primarily on internal staff and state-administered programs rather than large-scale vendor dependency. Award sizes are uniformly sub-six-figure, indicating procurement of routine office supplies, professional services, or administrative support rather than mission-critical systems or large-scale program delivery. The absence of recent activity intensity—only one award recorded in 2024 and one in 2023 after a multi-year gap—suggests the office operates under a stable, minimal-outsourcing posture. No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the office, indicating either that procurement needs are met through existing standing orders or that solicitations are not posted to federal boards.