Texas State Office

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Texas State Office is a sub-agency within USDA that administers rural housing programs in Texas through direct grants and loans rather than through traditional federal contracting. The office has awarded 396 contracts cumulatively since 2017, though contract activity has been minimal in recent years—just one award in 2024, the most recent on record. Combined contract potential value totals $499 thousand across the portfolio, with $486 thousand obligated.

The contract portfolio reflects a heavy reliance on non-competitive and small-value procurements. Ninety percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, nine percent are small-business set-asides, and one percent are partial small-business awards. Over the last five years, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. holds the only recent contract award (one award, $28 thousand potential value), representing a highly fragmented competitive landscape with 25 distinct prime contractors across the lifetime portfolio and minimal repeat business. The agency's contracting activity concentrated heavily in 2018 and 2019 (174 and 209 awards respectively), then declined sharply to 7 awards in 2021 and 1 award in 2024.

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded for this office. The minimal contract volume, combined with the agency's core mission of delivering housing assistance through direct federal programs rather than procurement, indicates that traditional federal contracting is not a primary vehicle for Rural Housing Service Texas operations. Firms pursuing opportunity at this office should focus on direct USDA Rural Housing Service program administration and grant funding mechanisms rather than competitive contracting activity.