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General Federal Contracts — April 17, 2026

General Federal Contracts

9 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

These 9 civilian contracts total $3,699,283,364 in obligations with 0 defense-related awards, dominated by Department of Veterans Affairs allocations exceeding $2.78B to Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. (UnitedHealth Group subsidiary) for managed healthcare services. GSA follows with key awards to Booz Allen Hamilton ($492M), General Dynamics Information Technology ($113M), and Deloitte Consulting ($86M) in engineering and IT support. Highest-conviction bullish signal is UnitedHealth Group's massive VA healthcare wins signaling durable revenue in civilian healthcare. Key risk is execution uncertainty from $0 outlays across top Optum awards and performance periods (Nov-Dec 2025) predating 2026-04-15 award dates.

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Investment Signals(6)

  • UnitedHealth Group's Optum Secures $1.1B VA Managed Healthcare Contract(HIGH)

    Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. awarded $1,102,850,655 firm fixed price contract from VA on 2026-04-15, representing significant future revenue in medical-managed healthcare (PSC Q201).

  • Optum Adds $894M VA Delivery Order for One-Month Healthcare Performance(MEDIUM)

    Second Optum VA award of $894,515,798 under full and open competition for managed healthcare (NAICS 524114), with performance Dec 2025 despite 2026 award date and $0 outlayed.

  • Optum Clinches Third VA Contract at $782M for November Healthcare Services(MEDIUM)

    Optum's $782,102,376 firm fixed price order from VA Strategic Acquisition Center Fredericksburg for one-month managed healthcare, full competition, $0 outlayed, performance Nov 2025.

  • Booz Allen Hamilton Lands $492M GSA Engineering Delivery Order(HIGH)

    Booz Allen awarded $492,049,724 cost-plus award fee from GSA FAS (base+options $682M), full competition, low pricing risk, performance to potential 2025-07-21.

  • General Dynamics IT Secures $113M GSA IT Support with $1.47B Ceiling(HIGH)

    General Dynamics Information Technology awarded $113,504,349 cost-plus GSA delivery order (base+options $1.475B) for Offutt AFB IT, full competition, potential to 2032.

  • Deloitte Consulting Gains $86M GSA Program Management Order(MEDIUM)

    Deloitte awarded $86,168,632 time and materials from GSA (base+options $86.7M), full competition, 5-year term to 2026-09-28, $0 outlayed.

Risk Flags(3)

  • Execution[HIGH RISK]

    Optum's three VA contracts ($2.78B total) carry high firm fixed price risk over one-month 2025 periods with 2026-04-15 award dates and $0 outlays, signaling potential delays or non-performance.

  • Budget[MEDIUM RISK]

    Booz Allen's $492M GSA obligation shows -$1,508 outlayed after 6 years, with options to $682M unexercised, indicating stalled funding.

  • Execution[MEDIUM RISK]

    Whiting-Turner's $63M Commerce construction has only $3.2M outlayed of $63M obligated, firm fixed price to 2025-10-06.

Opportunities(3)

  • General Dynamics IT's GSA IT order has $1.475B base+options ceiling vs $113M obligated, with performance potential to 2032-09-21.

  • Booz Allen Hamilton's GSA engineering contract offers $190M upside to $682M base+options from current $492M obligation.

  • Koniag Management Solutions' $102.9M 8(a) sole source DoS cloud support fully obligated, private small disadvantaged firm.

Sector Themes(2)

  • VA awarded $2.78B across three Optum contracts for short-term medical-managed healthcare (PSC Q201, NAICS 524114) in FY26 Q1, all full competition despite date anomalies.

  • GSA FAS issued multi-year awards totaling $691M+ to Booz Allen ($492M engineering), General Dynamics IT ($113M IT support), and Deloitte ($86M management), mostly cost-plus/low risk.

Watch List(3)

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    {"entity"=>"UnitedHealth Group (UNH)", "reason"=>"Optum's $2.78B VA contracts at $0 outlay with 2025 performance vs 2026 award.", "trigger"=>"outlay progress and 2025-11-30/12-31 completion"}

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    {"entity"=>"Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)", "reason"=>"$492M GSA obligation with -$1,508 outlayed and $190M options potential.", "trigger"=>"option exercises toward $682M by 2025-07-21"}

  • 👁

    {"entity"=>"General Dynamics (GD)", "reason"=>"$113M GSA IT obligation with $1.36B options upside to 2032.", "trigger"=>"obligation increases and outlays from $0"}

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