Manchester Regional Benefit Office

The Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Administration Manchester Regional Benefit Office, a civilian sub-agency within the VA, procures goods and services to support regional benefit operations serving veterans. The office is the administrative and contracting focal point for the Manchester region's benefit delivery functions.

The Manchester Regional Benefit Office maintains a small, low-velocity contract portfolio. Across its 25 total contract awards since 2013, the office obligated $8.4 million against a combined potential value of $8.5 million. Recent activity has been sparse: 1 award in 2021, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. Over the last five years, the office awarded seven contracts across 17 distinct prime contractors.

Competition is highly concentrated by dollar value. The top five primes by potential value hold 94 percent of recent combined value, led by Henry General Contractors Inc. with a single $6 million award and Enterprise Furniture Consultants, Inc. with $973 thousand. By award count, concentration is moderately concentrated; the top five awardees hold 71 percent of recent awards, each with one contract, indicating that single large-value awards dominate the portfolio while count-based leadership is distributed across a small peer group.

The set-aside mix tilts toward unrestricted procurement. Sixty percent of awards (15) carry no set-aside designation. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) designations account for 24 percent of awards (6), reflecting the office's alignment with VA's veteran-focused procurement policy. Total Small Business and Competitive 8(a) together represent 12 percent (3 awards).

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the Manchester Regional Benefit Office in available solicitation data. The office does not fund federal grants; its activity is limited to goods and services contracting at a low transaction volume. Pursue opportunities at this office only if your firm already holds or is developing capability for regional benefit-support services—the small award frequency and concentrated recent customer base suggest limited open competition.