Contracting office · Department of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D)

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D) obligated $698.5M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 634 contract actions (+32% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. ($159.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$698.5M
Actions
634
New awards: 153
Sole-source
0.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 8MFY2017
  2. 8.4MFY2018
  3. 18.7MFY2019
  4. 110.8MFY2020
  5. 477MFY2021
  6. 405MFY2022
  7. 711.1MFY2023
  8. 722.7MFY2024
  9. 528.5MFY2025
  10. 698.5MFY2026
  11. -40.1KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$159.8M23%
  2. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$147.7M21%
  3. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$145.7M21%
  4. GOVCIO, LLC$93.1M13%
  5. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$32M4.6%
  6. SALIENT CRGT, INC.$18.3M2.6%
  7. HLINC CORP$13.6M2.0%
  8. VICTOR 12, INC.$10.2M1.5%
  9. THE CONSOLIDATED REHAB GROUP, INC.$8M1.2%
  10. AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.$7.9M1.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$506.2M72%
  2. IT & telecom$154.1M22%
  3. Education & social services$18.7M2.7%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$8M1.1%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$6.8M1.0%
  6. Equipment maintenance$2M0.3%
  7. Construction & real property$2M0.3%
  8. Facilities & utilities$728.5K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$342.1M49%
  2. Virginia$300.4M43%
  3. Maryland$19.3M2.8%
  4. Arizona$8.6M1.2%
  5. Massachusetts$4.6M0.7%
  6. North Carolina$3.6M0.5%
  7. Illinois$3.5M0.5%
  8. California$2.6M0.4%
  9. Pennsylvania$2.3M0.3%
  10. Texas$2.2M0.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition58%
    US 39% · $403.5M
  • Sole-source awards0.6%
    US 30% · $4.1M
  • Single-offer competitions57%
    US 8.7% · $399.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.4%
    US 5.1% · $2.8M
  • Year-end rush7.6%
    US 6.0% · $53.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • 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. DIGITAL GI BILL DELIVERY SERVICES$494.1M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Mar 11, 2021 – Feb 3, 2026· 36C10D21N0007
  2. BENEFITS TRANSFORMATION PLATFORM$489.2M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Apr 21, 2023 – May 19, 2026· 36C10D23N0010
  3. VBA DGIB SUPPORT SERVICES PURCHASE$383.7M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 29, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 36C10D24F0021
  4. MAIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR VBA$353.4M
    GOVCIO, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 19, 2022 – Aug 18, 2026· 36C10D22N0009
  5. FILE CONVERSION SERVICES$269.8M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 15, 2024 – Sep 11, 2026· 36C10D24N0035
  6. TO FROM MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ CONTRACT FOR THE VETERANS INTAKE, CONVERSION, AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES (VICCS) PROGRAM. INCORPORATE DCMA APPROVED NOVATION AGREEMENT.$87.9M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 23, 2022 – Sep 29, 2026· 36C10D22N0007
  7. PENSION OPTIMIZATION INITIATIVE TASK ORDER$75.6M
    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 12, 2022 – Aug 24, 2026· 36C10D22N0008
  8. LIMITED SOURCE - FILE CONVERSION SERVICES$70.8M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Nov 9, 2023 – May 26, 2026· 36C10D24N0015

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.