Over the last 10 years, the Veterans Affairs, Department of obligated $470.16 billion across 1,338,354 award actions, with an average action value of $351,293.89. Recent annual obligations have remained above $44 billion each year from 2021 through 2025, led by 2025 at $81.64 billion.
Federal Agency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement profile for the Veterans Affairs, Department of (Agency ID 3600) covering obligations and award activity over the last 10 years.
Top obligations are concentrated in health care, pharmaceuticals, and IT-related NAICS categories, including NAICS 524114, 325412, 621111, 541512, and 541519.
Agency ID
3600
Total Obligated
470.16 billion
470,155,589,805.71
Award Actions
1,338,354
Average Action Value
351,293.89
About VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (Agency ID 3600) obligated 470.16 billion across 1,338,354 awards, with an average award value of 351,293.89. The scale and volume indicate a broad procurement portfolio spanning health services, pharmaceuticals, technology, and administrative support. Overall activity is consistent with VA’s nationwide mission and sustained demand across multiple acquisition channels.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are concentrated among a small group of large healthcare and services contractors. OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. leads with 84.12 billion across 350 awards, followed by MCKESSON CORPORATION at 77.49 billion across 1,443 awards and TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP. at 60.45 billion across 524 awards. The remaining top vendors, including QTC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. and CERNER GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., show substantial award values but fewer awards, reflecting large-scale, specialized service relationships.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS category is 524114, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, at 122.40 billion across 672 awards, indicating major obligations tied to health benefit administration and related coverage services. Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) is the second-largest category at 79.50 billion across 29,231 awards, followed by physician offices, computer systems design, and other computer-related services. The mix shows that VA spending is anchored in healthcare delivery and pharmacy supply, with a meaningful secondary concentration in IT and digital service support.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained above 44.17 billion in each reported year and increased to 81.64 billion in 2025 from 70.27 billion in 2024. Award counts stayed high and relatively stable, ranging from 103,037 in 2025 to 115,177 in 2021, suggesting persistent procurement throughput even as obligated dollars moved upward. The recent pattern points to stronger annual spending in the most current year of the window, not a decline in procurement activity.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query records for the Department of Veterans Affairs over the last 10 years and reflects obligations, award counts, and vendor and NAICS rollups from the provided dataset. Top vendors and NAICS categories are ranked by total obligated dollars, and annual trend figures represent obligations and award counts by fiscal year within the analysis window. Values are reported as supplied and may include rounded readable conversions for presentation.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. | 84,117,593,044.87 | 84.12 billion | 350 |
| MCKESSON CORPORATION | 77,492,062,617.21 | 77.49 billion | 1,443 |
| TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP. | 60,449,967,075.87 | 60.45 billion | 524 |
| QTC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. | 8,674,214,024.44 | 8.67 billion | 351 |
| CERNER GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. | 7,937,563,417.42 | 7.94 billion | 698 |
| VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES, INC. | 5,156,448,750.99 | 5.16 billion | 270 |
| LOGISTICS HEALTH, INC. | 4,111,031,784.24 | 4.11 billion | 203 |
| DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P. | 3,887,782,033.58 | 3.89 billion | 352 |
| QTC MEDICAL SERVICES INC | 3,504,721,750.54 | 3.50 billion | 27 |
| OPTUMSERVE HEALTH SERVICES INC | 3,353,032,866.27 | 3.35 billion | 24 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF obligated $470.16 billion across 1,338,354 awards, indicating a very large and highly distributed procurement base with an average award value of $351.29 thousand. Top vendor obligations are concentrated in health-related and medical services providers, led by OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. ($84.12 billion), MCKESSON CORPORATION ($77.49 billion), and TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP. ($60.45 billion). These three vendors alone account for a substantial share of total obligations, while the remaining top vendors fall sharply to the $8.67 billion to $3.35 billion range, suggesting a pronounced concentration at the top followed by a steep decline in obligation volumes.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524114 | DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS | 122,403,330,172.95 | 122.40 billion | 672 |
| 325412 | PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING | 79,496,219,989.05 | 79.50 billion | 29,231 |
| 621111 | OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS) | 57,007,138,539.24 | 57.01 billion | 7,874 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 33,515,229,673.24 | 33.52 billion | 10,809 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 20,018,596,019.43 | 20.02 billion | 43,354 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 19,995,776,563.72 | 20.00 billion | 47,342 |
| 339112 | SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 12,691,956,919.98 | 12.69 billion | 108,017 |
| 339113 | SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING | 8,661,747,529.92 | 8.66 billion | 346,133 |
| 623110 | NURSING CARE FACILITIES (SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES) | 7,478,556,051.48 | 7.48 billion | 41,968 |
| 621492 | KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTERS | 6,665,709,066.81 | 6.67 billion | 987 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF obligated 470.16 billion across 1,338,354 awards, with the Top NAICS concentrated in health care, pharmaceuticals, and medical supply categories. NAICS 524114, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, is the largest by dollars at 122.40 billion, followed by Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing at 79.50 billion and Offices of Physicians at 57.01 billion, indicating substantial spending tied to veteran health coverage and care delivery. Award volume is more distributed than dollars: Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing has 346,133 awards but only 8.66 billion obligated, while insurance and physician services account for far fewer awards at much higher dollar values.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '3600'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81,637,836,379.46 | 81.64 billion | 103,037 |
| 2024 | 70,269,275,348.06 | 70.27 billion | 111,970 |
| 2023 | 63,690,249,834.46 | 63.69 billion | 110,186 |
| 2022 | 60,759,338,836.32 | 60.76 billion | 106,995 |
| 2021 | 44,172,647,332.54 | 44.17 billion | 115,177 |
| 2020 | 41,647,362,691.74 | 41.65 billion | 114,185 |
| 2019 | 29,083,743,860.30 | 29.08 billion | 116,069 |
| 2018 | 26,898,715,219.69 | 26.90 billion | 153,662 |
| 2017 | 27,966,997,675.42 | 27.97 billion | 199,727 |
| 2016 | 24,029,422,627.72 | 24.03 billion | 207,346 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, VA obligated $470.16 billion across 1,338,354 awards, with an average award value of $351,293.89. Obligations increased notably in the most recent years, rising from $24.03 billion in 2016 to $81.64 billion in 2025, while award counts generally declined from a peak of 207,346 in 2016 to 103,037 in 2025. This indicates a shift toward fewer, higher-dollar obligations over time, with the highest annual obligations concentrated in 2024 and 2025.
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