Operations & Maintenance and Necessary Improvements (OMNI)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12314426Q0037
- Agency
- Assistant Secretary for Departmental Management Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Points of contact
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- Mary Kay Woodin mary.woodin@usda.gov (406) 585-2500
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Department of Agriculture, specifically the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has issued a Special Notice for Operations & Maintenance and Necessary Improvements (OMNI) support services. This is a total small business set-aside opportunity posted on January 15, 2026, with a deadline of February 15, 2026. The requirement involves the operation and maintenance of the NRCS IT ecosystem, which comprises more than 200 components including web services, databases, applications, and infrastructure critical to the agency's conservation mission. The contracting agency intends to award a competitive task order under the USDA STRATUS Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), specifically from the STRATUS Pool 2 - Cloud Integration & Managed Services Small Business Track.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to secure contractor support for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of NRCS IT systems to ensure continuous availability, reliability, security, compliance, and operational resilience. The contractor will also deliver Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DM&E) services for new feature delivery and modernization activities aimed at improving existing systems and supporting FPAC strategic goals. The response deadline is February 15, 2026, and only small businesses are eligible to participate in this set-aside opportunity. The work encompasses all NRCS systems and may extend to other FPAC agencies, with potential involvement in broader modernization initiatives led by external teams. The services fall under the Computer Systems Design Services (NAICS 541512) category and IT/Telecom Business Application Development Software as a Service (PSC DA10) classification.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Notice of Intent to Procure via USDA STRATUS
Contracting Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Acquisition Type: Task Order under USDA STRATUS Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)
Scope of Requirement: Operations & Maintenance and Necessary Improvements
Contract Vehicle: STRATUS Pool 2 – Cloud Integration & Managed Services BOA Small Business Track
Estimated Award Method: Competitive task order
The FPAC (Farm Production and Conservation) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) enables the agency to deliver its conservation mission. They support planning and implementing conservation practices, managing program contracts and agreements, collecting and analyzing natural resource, water, and climate data, and tracking operational performance. Additionally, they ensure secure document management and facilitate science-based decision-making for both internal operations and public programs.
On behalf of NRCS, the FPAC Business Center (BC) Information Solutions Division (ISD) operates and maintains the supporting complex IT ecosystem consisting of more than 200 components, including web services, databases, front-end applications, back-end services, and infrastructure. These systems are foundational to NRCS mission delivery and must remain continuously available, secure, and compliant.
The purpose of this requirement is for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of NRCS IT systems to ensure availability, reliability, security, maintainability, compliance, and operational resilience. O&M also includes necessary modifications to support FPAC strategic goals to streamline operations, reduce O&M costs and/or to support Government-led modernization initiatives.
This effort covers all NRCS systems for Operations & Maintenance (O&M), ensuring continuity of operations and stability of existing solutions. The Contractor shall deliver explicit Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DM&E) for new feature delivery within those systems. Modernization activities will focus on improving existing NRCS systems.
While the primary scope is NRCS, the Government may request the Contractor to extend well-functioning solutions to other FPAC agencies. In such cases, the Contractor shall apply existing solutions in alignment with FPAC governance and architecture standards. The Contractor may also contribute to broader FPAC modernization initiatives led by external teams, providing subject matter expertise, technical insights, and integration support as directed by the Government.
Place of Contract Performance: Remote
Set-aside Status: Competition among USDA STRATUS BOA Holders Small Business Track
Update #1 ·
The FPAC (Farm Production and Conservation) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) enables the agency to deliver its conservation mission. They support planning and implementing conservation practices, managing program contracts and agreements, collecting and analyzing natural resource, water, and climate data, and tracking operational performance. Additionally, they ensure secure document management and facilitate science-based decision-making for both internal operations and public programs.
On behalf of NRCS, the FPAC Business Center (BC) Information Solutions Division (ISD) operates and maintains the supporting complex IT ecosystem consisting of more than 200 components, including web services, databases, front-end applications, back-end services, and infrastructure. These systems are foundational to NRCS mission delivery and must remain continuously available, secure, and compliant.
The purpose of this requirement is for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of NRCS IT systems to ensure availability, reliability, security, maintainability, compliance, and operational resilience. O&M also includes necessary modifications to support FPAC strategic goals to streamline operations, reduce O&M costs and/or to support Government-led modernization initiatives.
This effort covers all NRCS systems for Operations & Maintenance (O&M), ensuring continuity of operations and stability of existing solutions. The Contractor shall deliver explicit Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DM&E) for new feature delivery within those systems. Modernization activities will focus on improving existing NRCS systems.
While the primary scope is NRCS, the Government may request the Contractor to extend well-functioning solutions to other FPAC agencies. In such cases, the Contractor shall apply existing solutions in alignment with FPAC governance and architecture standards. The Contractor may also contribute to broader FPAC modernization initiatives led by external teams, providing subject matter expertise, technical insights, and integration support as directed by the Government.
Place of Contract Performance: Remote
Set-aside Status: Competition among USDA STRATUS BOA Holders Small Business Track
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