Presolicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source Tender - 147499495

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Presolicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source Moodys Lending Cloud

Deadline: 28 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 19 Aug 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 147499495

Document Ref. No.: 1175606

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center, on behalf of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Moody-s Analytics, Inc., located at 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007.
This procurement is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(b) for the acquisition of commercial services. The USDA requires continuous Operations and Maintenance (O&M) along with Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME) services for the USDA Farm Business Plan (FBP) Tool.
Background and Requirement Description:
The USDA FSA administers and guarantees loans to family farmers and ranchers to purchase farmland and finance agricultural production. These programs deliver critical financial credit at reasonable rates and terms to limited-resource farmers, beginners, and producers recovering from natural disasters. The FSA Deputy Administrator for Farm Loan Programs (DAFLP) manages and underwriting these nationwide operations using the deployed FBP system.
The FBP system is powered by Moody-s Lending Cloud (formerly the Lending Suite). FSA has utilized this platform since its inception in FY 2004 to automate the farm business planning process, perform comprehensive financial and credit analysis, conduct loan origination and servicing functions, and manage the active Farm Loan Programs (FLP) portfolio.
Sole Source Justification:
Moody-s Analytics, Inc. is the sole developer, owner, and provider of the Moody-s Lending Cloud software. The platform relies on highly specialized, proprietary software code that is not licensed to, or available through, any third-party resellers or partner networks.
FPAC enterprise architects, system specialists, and FSA technical personnel have determined that replacing the Moody-s Lending Cloud software with an alternative Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software package or a newly de...
Notice ID: 1175606

Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of

Sub-tier: farm production and conservation business center

Office: fpac bus cntr-acq div

Product Service Code: df10 - it and telecom - it management as a service

NAICS Code: 561450 - Credit Bureaus

Inactive Dates: sep 12, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Disclaimer: The deadline date mentioned is tentative and provided for informational purposes only. This notice is a procurement forecast or general procurement plan, and not an active tender. Suppliers are advised to refer to the original documents and contact the issuing authority directly for the official tender release date and further details

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