Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc.

Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, operates as a prime contractor delivering comprehensive healthcare, pharmacy, and administrative services to the federal government with no use of socioeconomic set-asides, competing on full-and-open basis across a multi-billion-dollar Department of Veterans Affairs portfolio anchored by Community Care Network programs spanning three regions.

Optum Public Sector Solutions is a for-profit subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The vendor competes exclusively as a large business without SBA certifications across 30 federal agencies, with dominant concentration in the VA ecosystem: the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 alone accounts for $322.25 billion in combined potential value across 57 awards, while the broader Department of Veterans Affairs carries $63.11 billion across 98 awards—together representing substantially all of the vendor's $401.38 billion combined potential value. The next-ranked customer, the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service, carries only $53 million, signaling extreme VA concentration.

Optum's capability footprint centers on community care coordination, pharmacy benefits management, veteran healthcare services, and healthcare IT infrastructure for federal health programs. Representative work includes three Community Care Network Option Year 7 regional task orders awarded in October 2025 by Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 valued at $4.817 billion (Region 1), $6.807 billion (Region 3), and $5.473 billion (Region 2), each running through September 2026 under firm fixed-price delivery order structure. Optum also holds express-report delivery orders spanning monthly service delivery from the VA—for instance, a $732.7 million firm fixed-price order from January 2025 and a $1.1 billion order from October 2025, each running one month—indicating ongoing operational support tied to healthcare administration and reporting. The vendor delivered COVID-19 vaccine distribution IT support to the CDC in a $19.2 million firm fixed-price delivery order (April 2023 completion), and telephone lifestyle coaching services to the VA in two task orders valued at $13.8 million and $17.1 million.

Optum's parent vehicle positioning is concentrated: Indefinite Delivery Contracts 36C79119D0004 (51 task orders, $80.94 billion), 36C79119D0005 (49 task orders, $75.31 billion), and 36C79119D0006 (49 task orders, $112.28 billion) form the core of the VA Community Care Network infrastructure. The vendor also holds 69 task orders under GSA's Multiple Award Schedule worth $69.4 million. These three IDCs appear to be the VA's designated vehicles for regional community care delivery, with Optum as the primary contractor managing health services across all three geographic regions.

Activity has grown substantially: 8 awards in 2021 to 39 in both 2024 and 2025, indicating stable high-volume engagement. However, 28 awards carrying combined potential value of $110.46 billion face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure—particularly the three Option Year regional task orders, each worth $4–$7 billion, which appear on renewal schedules.

SCI-reported invoiced revenue underscores the scale of delivery: FY2024 invoiced $18.25 billion across 1,658 FTEs (prime contracts only), FY2023 invoiced $303.2 million across 2,747 FTEs, and FY2022 invoiced $19.5 million across 108 FTEs. The sharp FY2024 jump to $18.25 billion reflects the inclusion of large CCN region task orders in the SCI dataset. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable work show a median of $4,997.80/hour, with rates ranging from a 10th percentile of $55.72/hour to a 90th percentile of $5,830.85/hour—a wide spectrum reflecting both per-diem and fixed-fee invoicing models common in healthcare administration contracts. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors perform an average 22% of hours, drawing from 581 named subcontractors; the vendor's subcontracting footprint indicates a hybrid delivery model rather than purely organic staffing.

GSA Schedule labor rates span $69.82 to $409.07 per hour across 26 unique categories, anchored by analyst, program manager, and consulting roles with no security clearance requirements. Rates for senior roles—Managing Consultant ($327.96/hr, MA, 12 years experience) and Vice President ($409.07/hr, PhD, 15 years experience)—support the vendor's positioning on high-value federal health program management and advisory work.

The vendor operates as a pure prime across the VA contracting footprint with no federal sub-award activity captured in the source, meaning competitive positioning hinges on direct prime relationships rather than teaming beneath larger integrators. Optum's concentration in the VA, lack of agency diversification, and recompete schedule across the next two years create both stability (entrenched multi-billion-dollar regional monopoly on CCN delivery) and competitive vulnerability (the three regional task orders represent the majority of pipeline value and will simultaneously face recompete pressure).