PrimeRFP SCOUT · Agency Intelligence · VA
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Federal contracts · top awardee OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.
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 $84.3B in SCOUT transaction volume across 119,199 award actions (trailing 12 months, Sep 2025 – Sep 2026, ≥$100K floor), with an average action value of $707.4K. 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.
$84.3B
SCOUT Transaction Vol.
119,199
Total Awards
$707.4K
Avg. Award Value
2026-09-10
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Top VA Contractors by Obligation — Trailing 12 Months
| Rank | Contractor | Awards | Total Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. | 77 | $21.7B |
| #2 | MCKESSON CORPORATION | 29 | $13.2B |
| #3 | TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP | 61 | $10.6B |
| #4 | QTC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. | 54 | $2.5B |
| #5 | OPTUMSERVE HEALTH SERVICES INC | 30 | $2.5B |
| #6 | CERNER GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. | 122 | $2.0B |
| #7 | LOYAL SOURCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | 22 | $1.9B |
| #8 | VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES, INC. | 50 | $1.9B |
| #9 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP | 84 | $923.7M |
| #10 | V3GATE, LLC | 190 | $600.0M |
Top 10 awardees by obligation · PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records ≥$100K cumulative · 2025-09-15 – 2026-09-10
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.
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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
September 2026
Why this is here
Department of Veterans Affairs in the September 2026 issue
VA obligated $5.18B across 9,151 actions in 2026-08
September 2026 · 2026-08
Civilian-agency only
VA obligated $15.13B across 9,560 actions in 2026-07
August 2026 · 2026-07
Civilian-agency only
Meanwhile VA's service-disabled veteran-owned contract actions fell 15.3%. The same agency, the same month, the large-vendor lane expanding while the small-business lane contracted. Figures are civilian-agency obligations through 2026-08-31; DoD FPDS for this window is labeled incomplete.
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