Veterans Technology Services (VETS)

GSA Federal Acquisition Service established the Veterans Technology Services Master GWAC on February 1, 2007, with a shared ceiling of $5 billion; ordering closed on February 1, 2017, nine years and five months ago. Veterans Technology Services 2, the successor vehicle, was awarded February 23, 2018. The original VETS vehicle is no longer accepting new orders and operates only under existing task orders.

A total of 366 task orders were awarded under VETS, with combined potential value of $2.56 billion and $2.11 billion obligated (82% of potential). Order velocity peaked in 2014–2015 (17–20 orders per year) then declined sharply; 2016 saw 12 orders, 2017 saw 1, and 2018 saw 1 (the last, a closeout, in August 2018). The vehicle contracted systems operations and maintenance, information systems engineering, and IT support services across 87 customer agencies.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin placed 120 orders (33% of task orders) valued at $693 million combined potential, representing overwhelming customer concentration. The Air Force Education and Training Command placed the next-largest volume with 8 orders worth $184.3 million; all other agencies showed minimal activity by comparison.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside designation accounted for 259 orders (71%), with 104 orders (28%) unrestricted and 2 sole-source 8(a) orders (1%). One order carried a Total Small Business set-aside.

Innovative Management Concepts, Inc. held the most awards by count with 32 orders ($172.9 million potential), followed by Veterans Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. (29 orders, $157.3 million) and Leidos SMS Inc. and DV United LLC (27 orders each). Catapult Technology, LTD. led by potential value ($235.9 million across 11 orders), followed by Obxtek Inc. ($226.6 million, 25 orders) and Information Innovators, LLC ($196.7 million, 9 orders). The top five contractors by potential value held roughly 40% of combined potential, indicating moderate concentration; the top five by order count held 38%, suggesting activity spread across a broader competitive base.

Task orders ranged from under $100 thousand to over $68 million obligated (e.g., IT Professional Support Services, $68.1 million obligated against $73.8 million ceiling; National Exchange Maintenance Support, $21.3 million obligated against $22.4 million ceiling). Pricing models mixed firm fixed price, time and materials, and labor hours. Most recent task orders date to mid-2016, reflecting the order-window closure in early 2017.

Systems Operations and Maintenance