Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Opportunities

What VA buys

Most VA dollars don't go through open SAM.gov competitions. Here's how the spend actually breaks down:

20%

SAM.gov posted

40%

GSA Schedule

30%

VA vehicles

10%

Direct awards

Top Contract Vehicles

T4NG
Managed by VA
NAICS: 541512, 541513, 541519
VA FSS
Managed by VA
NAICS: medical, 621XXX

Where VA posts opportunities

Primary channels: SAM.gov · GSA Schedule · VA T4NG / FSS.

Agency-Specific Portals

These channels post opportunities you won't find on SAM.gov — most contractors miss them.

VA eCMS solicitations
VA-specific procurement portal

VA pain points

What VA is actively trying to fix — sourced from agency strategic plans, IG reports, and FY26 budget justifications. Map your capabilities to these and you're writing toward an evaluator's actual problem.

1
Electronic health records (EHR) modernization
2
Telehealth and virtual care expansion
3
Claims processing automation
4
IT infrastructure modernization
5
Veteran homelessness prevention
6
Mental health services expansion - addressing growing demand for PTSD, suicide prevention, and substance abuse treatment

FY26 funding priorities

Where the money is moving inside VA in the current and upcoming fiscal years.

$5.1B allocated for Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) with Oracle/Cerner, offering opportunities for IT integration and support services through FY2027
$22B for VA MISSION Act community care programs, enabling contractors to provide private healthcare services and network management for veterans through FY2025
$583M dedicated to suicide prevention initiatives, including mental health outreach and crisis line support, with contracts for clinical and tech solutions in FY2025
$2.7B for infrastructure modernization under the PACT Act, focusing on toxic exposure facilities and clinic expansions with construction contracts available through FY2026
$1B for cybersecurity and zero trust architecture implementation across 1,200 VA facilities, with opportunities for IT security and network solutions in FY2025-2026

Small business set-asides at VA

VA is the most SDVOSB-friendly buyer in the federal government — the Vets First contracting program requires SDVOSB consideration before any other socioeconomic category. Get CVE verified and you have a structural advantage.

Set-aside percentages shift quarterly. Mindy flags every set-aside opportunity in your daily briefing.

How Mindy tracks VA

Mindy pulls VA opportunities from 4 sources every day — SAM.gov, VA eCMS, agency forecast portals, recompete signals from expiring contracts — then filters by your NAICS, set-aside eligibility, and location. New opportunities and recompete signals land in a single morning email.

No more checking 12 portals. No more reading 80-page solicitations to figure out if you're even eligible.

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