Veterans Integrated Service Network 9

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, a sub-agency within the civilian VA system, procures medical equipment, supplies, facilities services, and staffing to support VA medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics across its network region. VISN 9 transacts through its Network Contracting Office and regional procurement sub-offices aligned with individual medical center campuses.

VISN 9 has awarded 74,273 federal contracts cumulatively since 2000, with combined potential value of $18.54 billion and $13.87 billion obligated (75% of potential). Recent annual activity spans 2,389 awards in 2022, 2,400 in 2023, 2,464 in 2024, 2,027 in 2025, and 909 so far in 2026. The most recently recorded award date is November 1, 2026. Across 6,210 distinct prime contractors, competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count — the top five by count hold 9 percent of recent awards over the last five years — though concentration by potential value is even more dispersed at 1 percent. Permobil Inc. leads by award count with 266 recent awards, followed by Medtronic USA Inc. and Hanger, Inc. at 194 awards each. When measured by potential value, Vanderbilt University Medical Center ranks highest at $102.1 million combined potential across 87 awards, followed by Dunbar Mechanical Contractors, LLC ($40.6 million, 105 awards) and Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc. ($30.4 million, 101 awards). Recent awards with no reported potential value indicate heavy transacting through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications.

The set-aside portfolio is dominated by open competition — 90 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides account for 5 percent of awards (3,884), with an additional 1 percent as SDVOSB sole-source awards. Total small business set-asides represent 4 percent. All other set-aside categories (8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, emerging small business) total less than 1 percent combined.

Current contract opportunities reflect VISN 9's operational priorities: medical equipment and supplies (Zoll Defibrillator Supplies, Medical Gas System Activation and Bulk Oxygen Tank Services), facility maintenance and construction (TVHS AC VRF System Installation due October 23, 2026; Garage Suicide Protection construction estimated $2 million to $5 million, anticipated solicitation October 27 closing December 2, 2026), clinical staffing (Lab Staffing Contract Fiscal Year 2027, due October 14, 2026; Locum Medical Physicist Services at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center), and administrative services (Medical Courier Services pre-solicitation for Robley Rex VA Medical Center, anticipated solicitation early-to-mid-November 2026 for a three-year requirements contract; Document Destruction Shredding Services at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, anticipated award February 1, 2027). The majority of active solicitations are set aside 100 percent for SDVOSB concerns under 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d).