Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Assurance Network (ANET) Integration into PHIS
Agriculture (all) · USDA, FSIS, OAS PCMB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 1171658 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract to VCH Partners LLC for the integration and support of ANET into PHIS, in support of the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Please see the limited sources justification for more details on the requirement. This notice is not a formal solicitation. However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency�s consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. An… (show all)
y response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Date: August 18, 2026 Product Service Code � DA01 (IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION) Contracting Office Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20250 Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Proposed Solicitation Number: 1171658 Closing Response Date: September 18, 2026, at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time Contact Specialist: Alexis Galloway, alexis.galloway@usda.gov Estimated Contract Award Dollar Amount: $9,750,000.00 Proposed Contract Award Date: August 19, 2026 Contractor: VCH Partners LLC Description: This requirement is for the integration of ANET into the existing PHIS. Place of Contract Performance: 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington DC 20250 Set-aside Status: no set-aside used
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Agriculture (all)), same NAICS 541512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY Bloomington IN 47405 USA | 1 | $14.5M | May 21, 2026 |
| VCH PARTNERS LLC | 1 | $10.0M | Aug 21, 2026 |
| SOFT TECH CONSULTING, INC. | 1 | $4.9M | Sep 9, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 9, 2026SOFT TECH CONSULTING, INC.$4.9MCOTTON MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
- Aug 21, 2026VCH PARTNERS LLC$10.0MAssurance Network (ANET) Integration into PHIS
- May 21, 2026TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY Bloomington IN 47405 USA$14.5MSCINET NOC SOC
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 132 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.