Contracting office · Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) obligated $452.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 3,689 contract actions (−3.7% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was PEDERSEN & RANGEL ($15.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$452.6M
Actions
3,689
New awards: 1,580
Sole-source
14%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 136.2MFY2017
  2. 481MFY2018
  3. 472.4MFY2019
  4. 523.2MFY2020
  5. 469.8MFY2021
  6. 505.2MFY2022
  7. 481MFY2023
  8. 386.8MFY2024
  9. 469.8MFY2025
  10. 452.6MFY2026
  11. 640.9KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. PEDERSEN & RANGEL$15.9M3.5%
  2. DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC$15.6M3.4%
  3. GREENSTONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.$14.1M3.1%
  4. DAKOTA ELECTRIC, INC.$11.5M2.5%
  5. EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$9.2M2.0%
  6. ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$6.6M1.5%
  7. ALVAREZ LLC$6.6M1.4%
  8. MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC$6.1M1.3%
  9. IRON MIKE CONSTRUCTION LLC$5.7M1.3%
  10. SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.$5.5M1.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Health & medical$204.4M45%
  2. Construction & real property$119.4M26%
  3. Equipment maintenance$58.3M13%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$30M6.6%
  5. Professional services$12.8M2.8%
  6. Transportation & logistics$12.2M2.7%
  7. Facilities & utilities$8.2M1.8%
  8. Education & social services$2.9M0.6%
  9. IT & telecom$2.6M0.6%
  10. Research & development$1M0.2%
  11. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$886.4K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Minnesota$163.1M36%
  2. South Dakota$63.9M14%
  3. Nebraska$57.4M13%
  4. Iowa$55.6M12%
  5. North Dakota$38.6M8.5%
  6. Florida$11.4M2.5%
  7. California$8M1.8%
  8. Illinois$7.5M1.7%
  9. Wisconsin$6.5M1.4%
  10. Ohio$5M1.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition27%
    US 39% · $124.4M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $61.5M
  • Single-offer competitions14%
    US 8.8% · $62.9M
  • Urgency justifications2.5%
    US 5.1% · $11.3M
  • Year-end rush8.4%
    US 5.6% · $38.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts2.6%
    US 5.0% · $11.7M
  • 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.

Contracts terminated for default: 5

Largest awards

  1. 438-22-900, REPLACE BOILER PLANT$34.6M
    SAW GREENLAND, LLC· Minnehaha County, SD· Construction & real property· Aug 4, 2025 – Jun 24, 2026· 36C26325C0059
  2. WEIGHT-BASED INVENTORY SYSTEM - VISN (WBIS)$28M
    SDV OFFICE SYSTEMS LLC· Buncombe County, NC· IT & telecom· Sep 16, 2022 – Dec 12, 2025· 36C26322C0122
  3. CONSTRUCT COMBINED ENERGY PLANT, VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM$27.4M
    GCH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY· Douglas County, NE· Construction & real property· Jul 25, 2022 – Jun 15, 2026· 36C26322C0094
  4. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO CONSTRUCT SEVEN STORY AIR HANDLING UNIT TOWER, PROJECT NUMBER 636-18-303 AT THE OMAHA DIVISION OF THE NEBRASKA-WESTERN IOWA HCS.$17M
    THE POVOLNY GROUP INC· Douglas County, NE· Construction & real property· Sep 21, 2021 – Jul 24, 2026· 36C26321C0115
  5. PN: 568-14-110 RENOVATE AND CONSOLIDATE INPATIENT FUNCTIONS FOR BUILDING 113, FORT MEADE, SD VAMC$14.7M
    MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC· Meade County, SD· Construction & real property· Sep 28, 2022 – Apr 13, 2026· 36C26322N1011
  6. CARDIOVASCULAR & THORACIC SURGERY SERVICE$14.4M
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS· Hennepin County, MN· Health & medical· Aug 29, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026· 36C26323C0001
  7. 618-22-102 RENOVATE FOR A PRIVATE PATIENT BED WARD (3D) - PROVIDE A LABOR AND MATERIALS TO COMPLETE WORK PER CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.$12.5M
    GREENSTONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.· Hennepin County, MN· Construction & real property· Sep 26, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026· 36C26323C0087
  8. 636-19-301 CORRECT MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES PROJECT$12.2M
    SPEES-HERNANDEZ JV 2, LLC· Douglas County, NE· Construction & real property· Jan 26, 2022 – Aug 21, 2026· 36C26322C0017

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 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.