The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Abanteare LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, with a ceiling of $4,300,000 and an award date of September 29, 2026. The contract is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.
Work involves Central Institutional Review Board support for the Veterans Health Administration, supporting the Veterans Affairs Central Office. The contracting office is the Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office East, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract falls under NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and PSC B529 (Special Studies/Analysis-Scientific Data).
The period of performance extends from award through September 28, 2031. The originating solicitation, posted May 4, 2026 with responses due May 6, 2026, sought Central IRB operational services on an exclusive SDVOSB set-aside basis; the full RFP provided specific service requirements, evaluation criteria, pricing terms, and technical specifications.
No task orders have been issued under this contract as of the current report date.