Idaho Department Of Agriculture

Idaho Department Of Agriculture Agriculture Division, a division of the State of Idaho headquartered in Boise, serves as a grant recipient and sole-source provider of specialized agricultural laboratory testing and animal health diagnostic services to federal agencies. The division operates exclusively as a prime recipient across 343 awards spanning contracts and federal grants; it does not hold a federal contractor position and pursues no set-aside designations, competing through cooperative agreements, blanket purchase agreements, and specialized service delivery to USDA and interior agencies.

The division's federal footprint concentrates heavily on animal health laboratory diagnostics and plant pest surveillance. Recent contract work includes a single-award indefinite-delivery contract from USDA Veterinary Services (awarded October 30, 2025, $610,000 ceiling through September 30, 2026) for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) testing and tiered animal health laboratory analysis at the division's Boise facility and an affiliated facility in Ames, Iowa. Four delivery orders worth $175,000 have been issued to date, including a $100,000 March 2026 order for HPAI testing supporting the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. The division also holds two blanket purchase agreements with the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region—a seed testing laboratory services BPA (May 22, 2024, $250,000 ceiling through March 31, 2029) and a soil testing services BPA (August 22, 2022, $250,000 ceiling through August 21, 2027)—together carrying 16 task orders valued at $92,000.

Customer concentration reflects the division's role as a specialized state laboratory service provider. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service dominates by award count (162 awards) with $785,000 in combined potential value across Veterinary Services contracts and cooperative agreements. The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region ranks second (68 awards, $691,000 combined potential value) for seed and soil testing. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (26 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency (13 awards), and the USDA Forest Service (11 awards) round out the top five customers, accounting for 82 percent of award count and 89 percent of combined potential value. Grant work—overwhelmingly from APHIS under CFDA 10.025 (Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care)—comprises the bulk of the division's recent activity, with recurring cooperative agreements for animal disease surveillance, avian influenza response, brucellosis and tuberculosis monitoring, honeybee health surveys, plant pest detection (spongy moths, carrot rust flies, commodity pests), and specialty crop competitiveness initiatives sub-awarded to University of Idaho, Idaho commissions, and regional agricultural organizations.

The division's contract vehicle position is narrow and specialized. The top five parent vehicles are Bureau of Land Management blanket purchase agreements (INL14PA00131 and INL09PA00403 with 25 and 23 task orders respectively) and USDA Veterinary Services IDIQs (the recently established single-award $610,000 contract and an older $250,000 ceiling arrangement generating tiered laboratory testing). All vehicles are single-award, reflecting the division's exclusive supplier status for state-level laboratory services to these federal customers.

Activity has remained modest and flat. Over the past five years, award volume ranged from 14 to 18 per year (2022–2025), with 6 awards so far in 2026. Seventeen awards carrying $226,000 in combined potential value complete within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. The division operates across natural resources and conservation services (primary NAICS 811940, Testing Laboratories and Services, with 73 awards), veterinary services (5 awards), and public health administration (3 awards). Work is performed at the division's Boise headquarters and affiliated laboratories in Ames, Iowa, with secondary service locations supporting BLM operations across Idaho.

Federal grant work dominates recent dollars and reflects the division's core mission supporting state agricultural regulatory and surveillance objectives. The division holds multiple cooperative agreements under CFDA 10.025 for comprehensive animal health management—including avian influenza surveillance sampling and response protocols, National Poultry Improvement Plan data management, brucellosis surveillance in cattle and bison, tuberculosis monitoring, and epidemiologic investigations. Recurring APHIS grants support wheat grain surveys for karnal bunt certification, spongy moth surveys across all 44 Idaho counties (with sub-awards to Idaho Department of Lands for trap placement and collection), honeybee health surveys, and animal disease traceability infrastructure with sub-awards to Sale Time Systems for livestock auction software. A $1.9 million Specialty Crop Block Grant from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.170, awarded September 30, 2025, running through September 29, 2028) funds 13 sub-awarded projects across beans, wine grapes, hops, potatoes, onions, and apples through University of Idaho, Idaho Potato Commission, Idaho commissions, and regional agricultural partners. Additional grants support pesticide regulatory enforcement (EPA Region 10, CFDA 66.700, $674,287 for 2024–2025), invasive species outreach (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, CFDA 15.608, $121,007 for aquatic invasive species media campaigns), nutrient management technical assistance for livestock operations (NRCS, CFDA 10.902, $172,651 for 2023–2025), and invasive plant cost-share programs (USDA Forest Service Region 1).