BPA for Title and closing services for USDA-NRCS easement programs in Wisconsin 2026 - 2031

The Department of Agriculture's Farm Production and Conservation office seeks title and closing services for USDA-NRCS easement programs in Wisconsin through a Blanket Purchase Agreement, with proposals due July 30, 2026 (extended via Amendment 01 issued July 22). This procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside with a $19.5 million size standard.

Place of performance is Madison, Wisconsin, with statewide service delivery across all Wisconsin counties. The contractor must hold current Wisconsin state licensure for title insurance business and be authorized to provide title insurance and closing services in-house; a licensed Wisconsin title-company subcontractor may be used but cannot substitute for prime contractor qualifications. The NAICS code is 541191, Title Abstract and Settlement Offices; PSC is R418, Support–Professional: Legal.

The BPA runs from September 6, 2026 through September 5, 2027 (base year) with four optional one-year extension periods extending through September 5, 2031. The estimated annual volume is approximately 20 transactions, with an estimated total BPA value of $500,000 and a maximum ceiling of $120,000 with no minimum guarantee. Pricing is firm fixed-price covering title commitment, title update, closing protection letter escrow fees if applicable, and policy premiums per $1,000. Service Contract Labor Standards and Wage Rate Determination 2015-4897 (Revision 31, May 13, 2026) apply.

Services include initial title search or commitment within 21 business days, title updates within 16 business days following survey, and closing services (escrow establishment, deed execution, IRS Form 1099 reporting, and ALTA title insurance policies) within 30 calendar days of federal fund receipt. Title search and preliminary commitment are ordered and invoiced separately from closing services, with full payment even if NRCS declines to proceed.

Technical evaluation requires a maximum 5-page narrative demonstrating experience executing similar work and successful government contract completion within the past two years. Offerors must provide three past-performance references from similar projects within the past five years; references may include federal subcontract experience, state or local government experience, or commercial real estate work involving title search, escrow, closing, or government land acquisition. The Government intends to award to the lowest-price technically acceptable quoter. Questions were due July 16; Amendment 01 issued July 22 clarified technical requirements and answered offeror questions.