Informational Notice to provide notification of the use of funds authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) MIDAS Initiative

The contract was awarded non-competitively to Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, LLC by the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) on behalf of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Initially issued on March 24, 2009, using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), this Directed 8(a) contract operates on a Time and Materials basis. Its primary purpose is to engage an enterprise Project Management Services provider responsible for overseeing project and program management activities associated with the agency's modernization efforts. Key responsibilities include establishing and managing a Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Center of Excellence, supporting strategic business and technical planning, and providing governance and decision-making support at the enterprise level. At the project level, the vendor facilitates project lifecycle management within the modernization portfolio by maintaining a project-level PMO that integrates with the enterprise PMO. Modification #10, issued on August 8, 2011, was administrative and involved deobligation of funds as the contract approached closeout. This action did not change the scope or terms of the contract but served to formally conclude financial aspects of the agreement. The contract falls under NAICS code 541611 and supports the USDA MIDAS Initiative, with administrative oversight handled by the General Services Administration’s FAS FEDSIM office located in Washington, DC. The designated point of contact for this contract is the Acquisition Group Manager, Patrick K. Breen.