Miles Jamison 
- RIVIT will operate and modernize USDA’s enterprise Drupal environment
- The awards cover digital services for USDA.gov, OneUSDA and more than 50 websites
- RIVA will apply its AiDX framework and incorporate agentic AI into digital service activities
RIVIT Alliance, a mentor-protégé joint venture between RIVA Solutions and ITegrity, has secured two U.S. Department of Agriculture awards covering enterprise-wide digital operations and website development. The joint venture said Thursday the awards expand its work supporting USDA’s digital modernization efforts.
What Do RIVIT’s USDA Contracts Cover?
Through the Enterprise-Wide Application Platform and Services, or eWAPS, Platform Operations and Maintenance award, RIVIT will handle the operation, protection and modernization of the department’s enterprise Drupal environment.
The Website Development award tasks the joint venture to support USDA.gov, the department’s main public website, along with OneUSDA, an intranet used by more than 100,000 employees.
The awards also cover support for the content management system behind more than 50 of the department’s public and internal websites.
The new work builds on RIVA’s existing USDA engagements, which include the 2024 redesign of USDA.gov and the modernization of OneUSDA. RIVA drew on its Drupal, analytics, accessibility and human-centered design expertise for that work.
The company’s support for the department’s Drupal open-source web platform dates back to February 2021, when RIVA received a $49.5 million blanket purchase agreement to provide technical development support to USDA’s Departmental Administration Information Technology Office.
How Will RIVIT Apply AI to USDA’s Digital Services?
RIVIT will use RIVA’s AI-powered Integrated Digital Experience, or AiDX, framework to support its USDA work. The framework brings design, development, analytics, accessibility and operations together across the department’s digital environment.
The company also plans to natively incorporate agentic artificial intelligence into the framework for activities such as analyzing user feedback data, governing design systems and developing code.
Sean Fitzpatrick, chief digital officer of RIVA, said USDA’s continued selection of the team reflects the partnership’s commitment to delivering secure, accessible and usable digital experiences. He also highlighted the importance of the platforms in connecting USDA with the public, employees and stakeholders.
Fitzpatrick joined RIVA in 2022 as senior vice president of human-centered design before being elevated to chief digital officer in July to lead the company’s strategy for digital service delivery, digital experience and HCD.
Carmen Jenkins, vice president of growth and technology at ITegrity, said the joint venture combines the capabilities of its two parent companies to support USDA’s digital requirements.
What Other Federal Work Have RIVIT & RIVA Secured?
The USDA awards follow RIVIT’s selection for NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI, or SEWP VI, government-wide acquisition contract. The SBA-certified 8(a) joint venture earned spots in Category B, which covers enterprise-wide IT services, and Category C, which covers mission-based IT services.
The selection adds to the joint venture’s federal government work in secure digital modernization services, according to the company.
NASA named 2,115 initial awardees to the contract vehicle, which agencies can use to buy commercial IT hardware, software, cloud services and cybersecurity. SEWP VI, which carries a $60 billion ceiling, has a 10-year ordering period that began Nov. 1 and a maximum value of $20 billion per contract, Nextgov/FCW reported.
RIVA separately secured six task orders worth $9.1 million in October from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide IT infrastructure, networking and cybersecurity support to five research laboratories.
