Des Moines Regional Benefit Office

The Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Administration Des Moines Regional Benefit Office is a civilian sub-agency within VA that procures goods and services to support the administration of veteran benefits in its regional territory. The office awards small-dollar contracts primarily to support its operational and administrative functions.

Contract activity is modest and declining. The office has issued 103 total federal contract awards since 2013, with 15 awards in 2020, 13 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 5 in 2023, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Combined award potential value stands at $1.4 million, with $735 thousand obligated. The most recent recorded award date is July 2026. The office has transacted with 31 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio.

Recent competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count but moderately concentrated by dollar value over the last five years. Global Executive Management, Inc. leads by award count with 3 awards totaling $2 thousand in potential value, followed by Bskies, LLC, Baker Electric, Inc., Connected Technology Integrators, Inc., and United Parcel Service CO. with 1 award each. Together these five vendors account for 58 percent of recent awards but only a small share of recent dollar value. By potential value, Substance LLC dominates with a single $851 thousand award (69 percent of combined potential value in the window), with Bskies, Connected Technology Integrators, Wonder State Solutions LLC, and Coordinated Defense Supply Systems, Inc. completing the top five. The long tail comprises vendors with single low-dollar transactions.

Set-aside activity reflects a strong commitment to veteran-owned small business. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides account for 30 percent of awards (31 awards), Total Small Business represents 10 percent (10 awards), and Woman-Owned Small Business accounts for 2 percent (2 awards). Fifty-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against this office. No grant activity is recorded against this office. The office's focus remains small-dollar operational and administrative contracting with limited current procurement volume.