PrimeRFP SCOUT · Agency Intelligence · VA

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Federal contracts · top awardee Unitedhealth Group

Department of Veterans Affairs obligated $87.1B across 118,556 contracts — healthcare supply chain and community care dominate the dollar table.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shows $86.3B in SCOUT transaction volume across 30,916 award actions (trailing 12 months, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026, ≥$100K floor), with an average action value of $2.8M. The agency focuses on veterans healthcare, benefits processing, ehr modernization, and veteran-facing services.. SCOUT aggregates all USASpending transaction records including modifications — differs from published FY2025 annual totals. See methodology note below. Data: PrimeRFP SCOUT · FPDS.

$86.3B

SCOUT Transaction Vol.

30,916

Total Awards

$2.8M

Avg. Award Value

2026-08-20

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Top VA Contractors by Obligation — Trailing 12 Months

RankContractorAwardsTotal Obligation
#1Unitedhealth Groupfamily184$26.5B
#2Mckesson12$13.1B
#3Triwest Healthcare Alliance24$10.7B
#4Leidos Holdings INC.family40$3.6B
#5VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES, INC40$2.6B
#6Loyal Source Government Services17$2.1B
#7Oracle Health Government Services INC.family95$1.7B
#8Medline Industries27$911.3M
#9Booz Allen Hamilton73$887.1M
#10Fedex Corporationfamily112$632.3M

Top 10 awardees by obligation · PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records ≥$100K cumulative · 2025-08-252026-08-20

SCOUT Analysis — VA Market Intelligence

Department of Veterans Affairs obligated $87.1B across 118,556 contracts — healthcare supply chain and community care dominate the dollar table.

Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($23.5B), McKesson Corporation ($13.1B), and TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. ($10.7B) lead VA obligations.

Primary NAICS 621111 (physician services / C&P exams) and IT codes 541512 / 541519 are the firm lenses most relevant to VA capture teams.

VA medical-center construction (236220) and EHR/modernization IT remain active recompete and new-award lanes alongside commodity healthcare buys.

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VA Recompete Pipeline

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Frequently Asked Questions — Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting

What contract companies have contracts with the VA?

The largest VA contractors by obligation include Optum Public Sector Solutions, McKesson, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, QTC Medical Services, and OptumServe Health Services — spanning community care, pharmaceutical supply, and medical exam services. SCOUT ranks every awardee on the VA agency page with dollar totals and award counts for the trailing 12 months.

How much does the VA spend on contracts each year?

The VA obligated $87.1B across 118,556 contracts in the trailing 12 months ending August 2026 (≥$100K floor). Top vendors include Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($23.5B), McKesson Corporation ($13.1B), and TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. ($10.7B). Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT.

Who are the top VA contractors?

Top VA contractors (2025-08-16 → 2026-08-04) include Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($23.5B), McKesson Corporation ($13.1B), TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. ($10.7B), QTC Medical Services Inc. ($3.6B), and OptumServe Health Services Inc. ($3.0B). Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT.

What IT modernization contracts does the VA have available?

The VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program — now implementing Oracle Health — continues to generate significant downstream IT, integration, training, and change management task orders primarily through T4NG2 and OASIS+.

Why can VA agency totals look anomalous in some extracts?

Awarding-agency mis-attribution (e.g., aircraft PSC rows) can inflate VA totals; SCOUT holds contaminated refreshes.

SCOUT Signal

August 2026

One VA health contract was 35% of civilian federal obligations in July.

Meanwhile VA's service-disabled veteran-owned contract actions fell 41.8%. The same agency, the same month, the large-vendor lane expanding while the small-business lane contracted. Figures are civilian-agency obligations through 2026-07-31; DoD FPDS for this window is labeled incomplete.

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