Q201--CCN R1 Contract Extension
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C79119D0004P00158
- Agency
-
Headquarters
Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 36C79119D0004-36C79119D0004_P00158
- NAICS code
- 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
- PSC
- Q201 Medical- Managed Healthcare
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded contract 36C79119D0004 to Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc. on a sole-source basis for a one-year extension of the Community Care Network Region 1 IDIQ, with a value of $20,245,996,763.94, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
The VA invoked FAR 6.302-2, unusual and compelling urgency. The current contract expires September 30, 2026, after seven option periods since its December 28, 2018 award. The competitive follow-on CCN-Next Generation Medical IDIQ task order for the East Region is projected to award in January 2027, with 12 months required for implementation; the Dental IDIQ is projected to award in September 2026, also requiring 12 months for implementation. Without this extension, the VA estimates a two-month gap (October 2026 through July 2028) in service delivery that would delay or deny treatment to eligible Veterans across 15 states and territories: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Optum, as the incumbent third-party administrator, is uniquely positioned to maintain network continuity without interruption. Two additional optional one-year periods (October 1, 2027 through September 30, 2029) may be exercised with head-of-agency approval if necessary to complete competitive follow-on acquisitions. Place of performance is La Crosse, Wisconsin. The contracting office is the VA's OPAL Strategic Acquisition Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia, with Contracting Officer Joy Garrett-Bey.
Notice text
See attached document: Attachment 1 - Justification Approval Redacted R1. Awarded contract 36C79119D0004 to OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC. for 20245996763.94000000 on 2026-09-30.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 - Justification Approval Redacted R1.pdf | ||
| 36C79119D0004 P00158_2.docx | DOCX document |
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