VA Technology Acquisition Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is a sub-agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs that procures information technology, medical equipment, construction, and facilities-management services to support VA healthcare operations and IT infrastructure across medical centers and administrative offices nationwide.

The Technology Acquisition Center Austin maintains a large contract portfolio spanning more than two decades. Since 2001, the Center has awarded 21,213 federal contracts with a combined potential value of $136.8 billion, of which $91.56 billion has been obligated. Recent award volume declined: 975 awards in 2023, 1,028 in 2024, 863 in 2025, 755 in 2026, and 1 recorded award in 2027 (a future-dated entry). The Center transacts with 2,586 distinct prime contractors across its lifetime portfolio.

Competitive concentration among recent primes is fragmented. Over the last five years, the top five contractors by award count hold 20 percent of recent awards, led by Paula F Price Enterprises LLC (274 awards, $9.6 million combined potential value), V3Gate, LLC (201 awards, $5.11 billion combined potential value), and Four Points Technology, L.L.C. (165 awards, $1.11 billion combined potential value). By combined potential value over the same window, the top five hold 9 percent of recent value, with V3Gate leading at $5.11 billion across 201 awards, followed by Thundercat Technology, LLC ($3.15 billion across 109 awards) and Minburn Technology Group, LLC ($1.17 billion across 153 awards). The wide dispersion reflects the Center's reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and below-threshold purchase orders; the recent-awards block notes that many awards carry no reported potential value.

Set-asides reflect a strong commitment to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) contracting. Approximately 62 percent of all awards carry no set-aside designation; 28 percent are SDVOSB set-asides, 1 percent are SDVOSB sole-source awards, and 8 percent fall under total small-business designations. HUBZone, 8(a), woman-owned small business, and veteran-owned small business set-asides collectively account for less than 1 percent of awards.

Recent contract opportunities span IT infrastructure, medical-equipment support, construction, and facilities upgrades. Open pre-solicitations and requests for information include EHRM (Electronic Health Records Management) Infrastructure Upgrades Construction at Perry Point, Maryland (due November 5, 2026); VCS Standalone IT Support Contract RFI (due November 9, 2026); Low Earth Orbit Satellite Services 2.0 (due October 28, 2026); and Mission-Oriented Services for Application Integration and Capabilities (MOSAIC) enterprise data RFI (due November 4, 2026). A Blanket Purchase Agreement for AITC Conference System Maintenance and Support (SDVOSB set-aside, due October 28, 2026) is currently in solicitation. Multiple construction projects are in pre-solicitation, including Pharmacy & Whole Health expansion at Salt Lake City (due October 30, 2026), Inpatient Tower construction in Cincinnati (due October 27, 2026), and Initial Outfitting, Transition, and Activation services for the Santa Maria outpatient clinic in California (100 percent SDVOSB set-aside, due November 30, 2026).