Farm Credit Administration

Farm Credit Administration is an independent civilian agency that regulates the Farm Credit System, a network of borrower-owned cooperative banks that provide credit to agricultural producers and rural businesses. The agency's contract activity is minimal and dormant: across the entire portfolio history since 2001, the Farm Credit Administration has issued 88 federal contracts totaling $1.6 million in combined potential value, with $1.5 million obligated. The most recent award closed on March 12, 2010—over 16 years ago. Award cadence has collapsed; after 72 contracts in 2006, the agency issued only 9 in 2007, 1 in 2008, 2 in 2009, and 1 in 2010, with no recorded activity since.

The contractor base is highly fragmented: 66 distinct primes received awards across the portfolio history, with no vendor dominating. The vast majority of awards (83 of 88, or 94 percent) carried no small-business set-aside; only 3 awards (3 percent) were small-business set-asides and 2 (2 percent) were reserved for small business.

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the Farm Credit Administration or its sub-offices. No recent federal contract awards are recorded since 2010. The agency does not fund federal grants.

The Farm Credit Administration is an independent financial regulatory agency that oversees the various lending institutions and banks serving agricultural and rural America.