Contracting office · Department of Veterans Affairs

245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245) obligated $483.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 3,807 contract actions (+9.4% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was AMVET SCHLOSSER JV LLC ($34.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$483.7M
Actions
3,807
New awards: 1,644
Sole-source
25%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 383.3MFY2017
  2. 487.5MFY2018
  3. 449.1MFY2019
  4. 476.6MFY2020
  5. 350MFY2021
  6. 394.3MFY2022
  7. 484.8MFY2023
  8. 384.1MFY2024
  9. 442.1MFY2025
  10. 483.7MFY2026
  11. 19.8MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. AMVET SCHLOSSER JV LLC$34.7M7.2%
  2. KAR CONTRACTING LLC$29.3M6.1%
  3. DISTRICT VETERANS CONTRACTING, INC.$14M2.9%
  4. MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER, INC.$12.9M2.7%
  5. MEDICAL FACULTY ASSOCIATES, INC.$12.5M2.6%
  6. BAKER JR WILSON$9.5M2.0%
  7. EPOCH CONCEPTS LLC$8.5M1.7%
  8. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, P.A.$7.8M1.6%
  9. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$7.4M1.5%
  10. PROMETHEUS FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$6.1M1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Health & medical$152.4M32%
  2. Construction & real property$122.8M25%
  3. Equipment maintenance$67.5M14%
  4. Professional services$36.1M7.5%
  5. Transportation & logistics$28.5M5.9%
  6. Facilities & utilities$25.5M5.3%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$17.1M3.5%
  8. Education & social services$15.2M3.1%
  9. IT & telecom$14.1M2.9%
  10. Research & development$2.5M0.5%
  11. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1.9M0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$131.5M27%
  2. District of Columbia$130.8M27%
  3. West Virginia$129.3M27%
  4. Virginia$12.9M2.7%
  5. North Carolina$10.5M2.2%
  6. Pennsylvania$9.6M2.0%
  7. Illinois$7M1.4%
  8. Tennessee$5.9M1.2%
  9. Florida$5.8M1.2%
  10. California$5.7M1.2%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition52%
    US 39% · $252.1M
  • Sole-source awards25%
    US 30% · $118.8M
  • Single-offer competitions28%
    US 8.7% · $133.3M
  • Urgency justifications1.3%
    US 5.1% · $6.1M
  • Year-end rush6.7%
    US 6.0% · $32.6M
  • Undefinitized contracts1.8%
    US 5.0% · $8.6M
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. PROJECT # 512-23-154 CONSTRUCT CONSOLIDATED BOILER SPACES (CONSTRUCTION)$34.7M
    AMVET SCHLOSSER JV LLC· Baltimore city, MD· Construction & real property· Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026· 36C24526C0054
  2. RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST STAFFING SERVICES - VA MEDICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.$23.6M
    BAKER JR WILSON· District of Columbia, DC· Health & medical· Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 12, 2026· 36C24520N0288
  3. REPLACEMENT OF ROOFS OF THE PATIENT BUILDINGS AT PERRY POINT VAMC$21.3M
    SANDOW CONSTRUCTION INC· Cecil County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 6, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026· 36C24523C0137
  4. NFS KITCHEN UPGRADE$18.6M
    VALIANT CONSTRUCTION LLC· Berkeley County, WV· Construction & real property· Sep 26, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026· 36C24524N0915
  5. UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES$17.8M
    STEEL SECURITY, CORP.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 1, 2023 – Sep 10, 2026· 36C24523F0717
  6. RENOVATION OF BLDG 500 3A AND 3B$17.2M
    VETERAN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION INC· Berkeley County, WV· Construction & real property· Dec 27, 2021 – Oct 21, 2025· 36C24522C0022
  7. PROJECT 512A5-21-304 UPGRADE STEAM SYSTEM PHASE V - PATIENT AREAS (CONSTRUCTION)$17.1M
    GUARDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CO INC· Cecil County, MD· Construction & real property· Jun 12, 2025 – Sep 29, 2026· 36C24525C0082
  8. MINOR PROJECT 512-532 EXPAND LOCH RAVEN HOSPICE$16.5M
    5366 LOGISTICS LEOPARDO MPA SDVOSB JV, LLC· Baltimore city, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 25, 2020 – Aug 31, 2026· 36C24520C0185

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.