Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Opportunities
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has 744 open contract opportunities today, 206 posted in the last 7 days and 174 due within a week. Most are for commercial and institutional building construction, other building equipment contractors and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors. In the last 12 months it awarded $84.2 billion in contracts; the biggest winner was Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. with $22.5 billion.
What VA is buying now
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 89
- Other Building Equipment Contractors 86
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors 32
- Other Computer Related Services 31
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 25
- Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) 21
- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 20
- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 20
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 18
- Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors 17
Where the VA work is
Texas (33), New York (22), California (21), Pennsylvania (17), Florida (16), Washington (13), Ohio (13), Illinois (11)
VA small business set-asides
342 of the 744 open notices are reserved for a kind of small business: Service-disabled veteran-owned 222, Small business 58, NONE 49, Service-disabled veteran-owned (sole source) 7, Veteran-owned 5. See the set-aside pages for every agency.
VA buying offices with open notices
- Pcac (36C776): 112 open
- 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250): 51 open
- 260-Network Contract Office 20 (36C260): 37 open
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261): 35 open
- 242-Network Contract Office 02 (36C242): 33 open
- Network Contract Office 19 (36C259): 31 open
- Technology Acquisition Center NJ (36C10B): 31 open
- Network Contract Office 23 (36C263): 30 open
228 of the open notices are sources sought or presolicitation notices. Answering them tells the contracting officer you exist before the bid comes out, and can shape whether it is set aside.
Who won VA contracts in the last 12 months
VA obligated $84.2 billion in contracts from Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026, across about 68,799 contract awards. The ten companies that received the most:
- Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.: $22.5 billion
- Mckesson Corporation: $12.0 billion
- Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp: $12.0 billion
- QTC Medical Services Inc: $2.3 billion
- Oracle Health Government Services, Inc.: $2.1 billion
- Optumserve Health Services, Inc.: $1.9 billion
- Loyal Source Government Services LLC: $1.8 billion
- Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc: $1.7 billion
- Medline Industries, LP: $933.2 million
- V3Gate, LLC: $610.3 million
The trades it spent the most on: Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers ($34.1 billion), Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing ($12.3 billion), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) ($7.8 billion), Computer Systems Design Services ($4.9 billion), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction ($3.5 billion), Other Computer Related Services ($3.2 billion).
Award figures: contract obligations reported to USAspending.gov, read Oct 18, 2026.
Open VA contract opportunities
The 40 newest of 744. The trade pages above list all of them.
How to bid on VA contracts
Register your business in the federal contractor system at SAM.gov under the NAICS codes you work in; the ones VA posts the most under right now are 236220, 238290, 238220, 541519, 339112. If you qualify for a set-aside, check its certification: 342 of VA's 744 open notices are set aside. Then read each notice in full on its official page before the deadline. Our guide how to get government contracts walks through it step by step.
VA contract questions
How many VA contracts are open right now?
744 on Oct 18, 2026, 206 of them posted in the last 7 days and 174 due within a week.
Who wins the most VA contracts?
In the last 12 months the biggest winners were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. ($22.5 billion), Mckesson Corporation ($12.0 billion) and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp ($12.0 billion), out of $84.2 billion in VA contracts.
What does VA buy?
Right now its open notices are mostly for commercial and institutional building construction, other building equipment contractors and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors. By dollars over the last year: direct health and medical insurance carriers, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and offices of physicians (except mental health specialists).