ROOTS Tool

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Departmental Administration, has issued a Justification and Approval for the procurement of the ROOTS Tool under solicitation number USDAQ0108. This commercial, non-personal services requirement involves the design, configuration, deployment, and management of a secure, user-friendly system to track employee return-to-office metrics. The initiative supports compliance with a January 20, 2025, Executive Order and subsequent OMB-OPM guidance requiring federal employees to return to in-person work to increase productivity and reduce government waste.

The tool will provide data-driven insights into employee and facility mapping, facility utilization, and office capacity to optimize workplace management and ensure adherence to federal guidelines. The system is required to be scalable and compliant with all USDA and federal IT standards. Performance is centered in Washington, NE, with administrative oversight provided by the USDA Departmental Administration office.

This procurement is classified under NAICS 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services and PSC DA10 for IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service. Published on April 23, 2026, the notice includes one attachment, a sole source Justification and Approval document in PDF format. Benjamin Alpers serves as the point of contact for this requirement.