FPAC Data Engineering & Data Management– Notice of Intent to Compete Under USDA STRATUS Pool 2 Small Business Track
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) is preparing to acquire comprehensive Data Administration support through the USDA STRATUS Pool 2 Small Business Track. This initiative focuses on managing enterprise data assets in alignment with USDA’s data governance framework. Responsibilities will include ensuring data quality, resolving conflicts, database design and maintenance, data protection, and supporting metadata management tools like Unity Catalog and DataZone, along with user training and consulting. The work supports the entire data lifecycle to meet organizational objectives. Additionally, the contract will cover support for the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAPT), USDA’s centralized system for integrating, reporting, and analyzing operational data. Key tasks include managing data ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, and facilitating enterprise-wide analytical reporting and dashboards. USDA intends this effort to contribute to analytics modernization and improved business intelligence capabilities. This notice serves to inform interested small businesses of the upcoming opportunity but is not a solicitation, with responses due by June 19, 2026. The place of performance is Alexandria, DC, and the contracting office is based in Fort Collins, CO.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Subject: FPAC Data Engineering & Data Management– Notice of Intent to Compete Under USDA STRATUS Pool 2 Small Business Track
Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Mission Area: Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)
Office: Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Mission Area, is finalizing its acquisition approach for a forthcoming requirement that will include comprehensive Data Administration (DA) support. As defined in FPAC data management documentation, Data Administration is the process by which data is monitored, maintained, and managed by a data administrator to ensure control of enterprise data assets and their interactions with applications and business processes.
The data administrator is responsible for the overall management of organizational data resources, including:
• Data definition, policies, procedures, and standards
• Data conflict resolution
• Database planning, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance
• Data protection
• Data performance assurance
• Data architecture
• Data modeling
• Metadata management (e.g., Unity Catalog, DataZone)
• User training, education, and consulting support
Data Administration activities ensure that data lifecycle management supports enterprise objectives and aligns with USDA’s evolving data governance framework.
Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAPT) Support
The requirement will also include support for USDA’s Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAPT). EDAPT is USDA’s centralized enterprise system for reporting, analytics, and business intelligence and serves as the integrated repository for current and historical data from multiple operational sources.
Key EDAPT support elements anticipated for the solicitation include:
• Managing EDAPT as the central repository of integrated USDA data
• Supporting analytical reporting, dashboards, and data products developed across the enterprise
• Implementing data cleansing and transformation activities to ensure data quality prior to reporting use
• Supporting ingestion, integration, and quality assurance for operational data sources
EDAPT is foundational to USDA’s analytics modernization efforts and supports enterprise dashboards, performance reporting, and advanced analytics.
Use of USDA STRATUS Pool 2 – Small Business Track
USDA intends to utilize the USDA STRATUS Pool 2 Small Business Track as the competitive vehicle for this requirement. STRATUS Pool 2 provides a streamlined cloud‑focused IT services framework and sufficient small business vendor diversity to support competition within the small business track.
This Special Notice is issued for informational purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), or invitation to bid, and no proposals are being requested at this time.