Supply Chain Analysis

FOCI and Compliance Risk

Department of Agriculture

Updated March 2024

1

Primes with 889 or 1260H Compliance Violations

1,133

Chinese Connected Tier 1 Suppliers

1

Primes with Chinese Connected Owners or Investors

248

Active Contracts over $10M

FOCI and Compliance Risk: USDA

Ark.ai conducted a supply chain analysis of the Department of Agriculture, examining the vendors supporting the agency and their subcontractors, subsidiaries, list of suppliers, manufacturers, shippers, and other members of the supply chain. The resulting supplier analysis and supplier profile includes a compliance analysis, an evaluation of foreign ownership and investment, and a comprehensive assessment of compliance risk and FOCI risk.

The analysis of USDA resulted in the following statistics. There are 1 Primes with 889 or 1260H Compliance Violations. The count of Chinese Connected Tier 1 Suppliers is 1,133, and the number of Primes with Chinese Connected Owners or Investors is 1.

Information about vendors with compliance violations, Chinese connections, and other supply chain risks are included in the following tables.

Top Companies with 889 or 1260H Violations

NameDollars AwardedCount of AwardsCount of Violations
Experian Information Solutions, Inc.$2,280$6$1.00
Experian Information Solutions, Inc.$-$2$1.00
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Top Common Tier 1 Suppliers

NameCount of Common PrimesDollars Awarded to PrimesCount of Prime Contracts
Carahsoft Technology Corp.33$24,255,406294,500
Microsoft Corporation28--74,682
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.28$305,36021,129
Insight Global, LLC28--26,066
Deloitte Consulting LLP25$32,801,734285,828

Top Contracts with Chinese Connected Suppliers

Contract IDSupplier NameDollars AwardedFunding Office
123J1424C0627HAINAN QINFU FOODS CO LTD$6,606,327USDA FNS
123J1424C0139QINGDAO JINDING MACHINERY CO LTD$2,495,600USDA FNS
123J1423C1443HAINAN QINFU FOODS CO LTD$2,485,419USDA FNS
123J1424F0300QINGDAO JINDING MACHINERY CO LTD$2,168,400USDA AMS 3J14
123J1424C0624HAINAN QINFU FOODS CO LTD$1,819,800USDA FNS

Top Primes with Non-U.S. Revenue Greater than 50%

NameNon-US Revenue %Dollars AwardedPrimary Funding Office
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO57.40%73,941,233CCC-COMMODITY OPS
ERICKSON INC62.20%6,503,154NTL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
EMD MILLIPORE CORP65.90%82,089F4FDAY AFLCMC WNS
ANSYS INC54.90%77,231NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA INC100.00%77,184FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS

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