USDA Environmental Review As a Service (ERAS) Platform

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking a contractor to design, develop, and deploy a cloud-hosted Environmental Review As a Service (ERAS) platform. The ERAS platform will modernize and automate USDA's environmental review and permitting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related statutes. The contractor will provide full lifecycle agile software development services, including planning, design, coding, prototyping, testing, documentation, and configuration. The initial deliverable will be a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with core components such as a Policy-as-Code Rules Engine, AI-Driven Triage, and a Multi-Tenant Case Management System. • The contractor must adhere to USDA security policies, Zero Trust Architecture, encryption standards, and handle PII and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) per NIST guidelines. • The contractor must use modern open-source technologies and secure coding practices. • The contractor must ensure Section 508 accessibility compliance. • The contractor may be required to travel to USDA facilities occasionally.