USDA STRATUS GUS B2G Support Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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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
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA STRATUS GUS B2G Support Services Special Notice, posted on March 12, 2026, seeks qualified contractors to provide API Subject Matter Expert (SME) oversight services for the Rural Development Technology Office's Cybersecurity Division. Issued by the Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Departmental Management, this opportunity falls under the Computer Systems Design Services category (NAICS 541512) and is classified as IT and Telecom Security and Compliance Support Services. The Special Notice is designated as a total small business set-aside competition, restricting participation to eligible small businesses. Interested parties must submit proposals by the April 12, 2026 deadline to be considered for this engagement.
The primary objective of this acquisition is to provide comprehensive administrative, technical, and operational oversight of API security and lifecycle management for residential mortgage-related applications. The selected contractor will be responsible for reviewing and validating API architectures, implementing security best practices including authentication and encryption protocols, ensuring integration with mortgage user interfaces and financial systems, and conducting performance optimization and monitoring activities. Additionally, the contractor must maintain compliance with regulatory standards including NIST, FISMA, PCI DSS, and other applicable requirements while collaborating with cross-functional teams of developers, cybersecurity professionals, and business analysts. This opportunity is available exclusively through the USDA STRATUS Pool 2 Blanket Ordering Agreement (BOA), and only small businesses meeting the specified size standards for the Computer Systems Design Services classification are eligible to compete.
Notice text
Rural Development Technology Office (RD TO) Cybersecurity Division (CSD) will have administrative, technical and operational oversight of the API SME to ensure mission and business objectives are achieved while keeping security in the forefront. The API SME will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of API oversight, security, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure interfaces for residential mortgage-related applications.This acquisition is to provide the Cybersecurity Division (CSD) with administrative, technical and operational oversight of the API SME but not limited to:
- Reviewing and validating API architectures for residential mortgage-related applications.
- Implementing security best practices for API authentication, encryption, and threat protection.
- Ensuring seamless integration with mortgage user’s interfaces and financial systems.
- Conducting API performance tuning, monitoring, and optimization.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, cybersecurity, and business analysts.
- Maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements such as NIST, FISMA, PCI, DSS, etc.
Set-aside Status: Small business set-aside competition via USDA STRATUS Pool 2 BOA
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