USDA-RD Finance Office Support

The USDA Rural Development Finance Office (FO) has issued a Sources‑Sought RFI (Solicitation 12C0BA26Q0003) to identify qualified small‑business firms capable of providing multi‑year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) support for report generation, process automation, process improvement, and data analysis. Required services include budget formulation and execution, Credit Reform Act of 1990 activities, accounting, statistical‑model development and validation (using tools such as SAS, R, and advanced AI/LLM techniques), large‑scale data‑set management, ETL, metadata standards, and the creation of automated dashboards and credit‑modeling processes. The agency will award a total small‑business set‑aside BPA to one or more sources; individual BPA calls will define specific tasks, deliverables, and key‑personnel requirements. Respondents must submit a capability statement that answers all Exhibit A questions, providing company name, address, website, point‑of‑contact details, SAM UEI, CAGE code, GSA MAS contract information (if any), size and socio‑economic classifications, corporate history, subcontracting plans, and documented experience in federal budget execution, formulation, accounting, Credit Reform Act support, statistical analysis, process improvement, and automation tools. Offerors must be SAM‑registered with a valid UEI by award, and submissions are due electronically to jennifer.ford@usda.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026. No extensions or feedback will be provided. Contact for questions: Lawanda Henry, lawanda.henry@usda.gov.

Notice ID

5a0058ce2fb4451e8a55ce950237b657

Solicitation Number

12C0BA26Q0003

NAICS Code

541611

Classification Code

R422