California Department Of Food & Agriculture
Sacramento, CA
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1220 N St #400, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
- Website
- ca.gov
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- Legal Services
- SIC code
- 91 Executive, Legislative, & General
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $251,899 |
| FY2025 | $329,563 |
| FY2024 | $284,824 |
| FY2023 | $322,051 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $251,899 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human food (EGG) CA (a) state inspections | Food and Drug Administration | $142,616 | |
| California animal food inspections | Food and Drug Administration | $109,283 | |
| Human food inspections - california (a) | Food and Drug Administration | $501,954 | |
| CA EGG inspections | Food and Drug Administration | $152,396 | |
| CA animal food contract | Food and Drug Administration | $740,622 |
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Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | EMW-2023-SS-00042 | $300,000 | |
| University Of California Office Of The President | AM22RFBCCA0010 | $62,741 | |
| Office Of Emergency Services | 4699DRCAP00000001 | $178,100 | |
| University Of California, Davis | 2317210 | $37,812 | |
| University Of California Office Of The President | AM22RFBCCA0010 | $302,259 |
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About the company
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Sacramento, is a federal grant recipient that delivers regulatory inspection, agricultural pest detection and surveillance, animal disease prevention, and food safety oversight services to federal agencies—primarily the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration—as a cooperative-agreement partner rather than a traditional contractor.
CDFA's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in APHIS cooperative agreements (628 awards), with 87 percent of recent awards funneling through USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, the FDA, and the Food and Nutrition Service combined. The agency operates as a prime recipient on 99 percent of its awards, with minimal subcontract exposure (1 percent), and has received $2.08 billion in obligated dollars against a combined potential value of $8.3 million across 891 awards since 1997—a signal that many of these are renewal or recurring agreements with deep historical dollar weight.
CDFA's capability set centers on plant pest surveillance, detection, and eradication; invasive-species monitoring; animal disease surveillance and preparedness; food safety inspections; egg and poultry regulatory compliance; biological control research; and emergency response for agricultural pest outbreaks. Recent grants exemplify this scope: a $4.145 million APHIS cooperative agreement (July 2026–June 2027) to oversee 14 detector dog teams intercepting agricultural pests in parcel shipments at UPS, USPS, FedEx, and Amazon facilities statewide; a $2 million APHIS emergency grant (May 2026–April 2027) for Emergency Plant Health Response Teams conducting survey, treatment, and quarantine enforcement for plant pest eradication across California; a $15.574 million APHIS cooperative agreement (October 2025–September 2026) coordinating with County Agricultural Commissioners to manage glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce's disease containment and area-wide suppression; and a $4.987 million APHIS grant (October 2025–September 2026) for Asian citrus psyllid, Huanglongbing, and citrus disease surveillance and biological control organism releases. On the food-safety side, FDA awarded CDFA $839,701 (September 2026–March 2032) for human food egg-inspection services supporting the Egg Regulatory Program, and $611,709 (September 2026–September 2031) for California animal-feed compliance inspections.
CDFA also acts as a pass-through administrator for USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding: the department received a $24.168 million block grant (September 2025–September 2028) to distribute among 49 sub-awarded research, education, and marketing projects across specialty crops including almonds, avocados, leafy greens, tomatoes, and wine grapes. Activity has remained steady—approximately 41–53 awards per year over the past five years—with 36 awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a sustained baseline of renewal-driven grant cycles rather than new-market expansion.
CDFA's federal customer base is narrowly concentrated: APHIS dominates (628 awards), AMS and FDA together account for 96 awards, and the FDA's human food and animal feed inspection work carries the highest single-dollar potential value at $6.7 million across 32 awards. Sub-recipients named in the portfolio include UC Davis, UC Office of the President, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Bureau of Prisons, indicating CDFA's coordination role with research institutions and emergency management on invasive-species control and emergency animal-disease response.
Quick answers
Is California Department Of Food & Agriculture registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. California Department Of Food & Agriculture's SAM.gov registration is active through February 17, 2027.
How much has California Department Of Food & Agriculture received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $329,563 to California Department Of Food & Agriculture in fiscal year 2025 and $1,188,338 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does California Department Of Food & Agriculture rank among federal contractors?
California Department Of Food & Agriculture ranked #37 in PSC H199, #51 in NAICS 92312 and #70 in NAICS 923 in FY2025.
What is California Department Of Food & Agriculture's most recent federal award?
California Department Of Food & Agriculture's most recent federal contract award is Human food (EGG) CA (a) state inspections (75F40126C00196), from Food and Drug Administration, on September 30, 2026.
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