Vali Cooper International LLC

Vali Cooper International LLC, doing business as VCI, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, that delivers construction management, architect-engineering, and facilities oversight services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) operating predominantly under SDVOSB and Total Small Business set-asides. VCI holds SBA certification as both a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business through August 27, 2026, and competes almost exclusively under small-business set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

VCI's customer base concentrates heavily in the Department of Veterans Affairs ecosystem. The top five customer agencies by award count—the VA National Cemetery Administration (103 awards, $332.7 million combined potential value), the VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management (62 awards, $150.4 million), VA Veterans Health Administration VISN 19 (54 awards, $49.7 million), the Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security (51 awards, $78.6 million), and VA Veterans Health Administration VISN 16 (39 awards, $22.1 million)—account for 71% of awards. By dollar value, the Army Corps of Engineers leads at $350.4 million (five awards, reflecting large indefinite-delivery vehicles), followed by the VA National Cemetery Administration, the VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management, GSA Federal Acquisition Service, and the DOE Office of Cyber Security. VCI operates across 35 distinct federal agencies, demonstrating broad federal reach despite VA dominance.

VCI's concrete service portfolio centers on cemetery and medical-facility infrastructure work. Representative prime contracts include a $15 million construction-management delivery order from the VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management for the Dallas Long-Term Services and Care Initiative (awarded May 2024); a $5.79 million Exercise Option 1 construction-management services order under the VA Nationwide Construction Services IDIQ (awarded January 2025); a $2.74 million architect-engineer services order from the Department of Energy for air-cooled chiller design at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (awarded September 2024); a $1.77 million Fort Logan National Cemetery construction-management delivery order under the VA Nationwide Construction Services IDIQ (awarded October 2023); and a $1.82 million architect-engineering services contract from the VA for Electronic Health Record Modernization system upgrades at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (awarded September 2021). Across cemetery work, VCI executes design, construction-period inspection, facilities condition assessment, and infrastructure-improvement services. On the DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve account, VCI performs Title I, II, and III architect-engineering services for equipment replacements, system upgrades, and post-approved construction support at facilities in Louisiana and other sites.

VCI places 166 task orders under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule with a combined potential value of $159.3 million—its largest parent-vehicle footprint. Additional significant vehicles include an Indefinite Delivery Contract (89243520DFE000004) with 48 task orders worth $16.9 million, the Professional Services Schedule with 32 task orders worth $14.1 million, and the Architect and Engineering Services for Cemeteries IDIQ ($50 million ceiling, multiple-award SDVOSB set-aside through June 26, 2027) with 29 task orders valued at $13.3 million. VCI also holds a $50 million VA Nationwide Construction Services IDIQ (SDVOSB set-aside, base through March 30, 2027), a $30 million Department of Energy Architect-Engineering Services IDIQ for Strategic Petroleum Reserve work through December 31, 2030, and a $240 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Non-AE Construction Management Services IDIQ for civil works through May 22, 2029. These vehicles enable efficient task-order placement across construction management, engineering, and project-support work.

Activity over the past five years shows measured volume: 42 awards in 2022, 48 in 2023, 44 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 21 in 2026 (through mid-July). The apparent slowdown in 2025–2026 may reflect task-order consolidation or reduced ordering velocity rather than a loss of customer relationships, as VCI's large IDIQs continue to generate new orders. Forty-seven awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry a combined potential value of $57.2 million, presenting moderate recompete exposure and opportunity for renewal or task-order extension on core VA and DOE accounts.

On the subcontracting side, VCI is predominantly a prime executor: across SCI-reportable service contracts (FY2022–FY2024), subcontractors accounted for an average of 13% of total contractor hours, with 80 named subcontractors reported across the portfolio. VCI delivers most work with its own staff. The company subcontracts to CDM Stanley A Joint Venture and CDM Federal Programs Corporation on architect-engineer consulting work related to channel design and campus-infrastructure packages, but this represents a minor share of VCI's overall activity.

Service Contract Inventory data shows SCI-reported invoicing of $41.5 million across three fiscal years: $12.5 million in FY2022 (47.6 FTEs), $14.4 million in FY2023 (55.5 FTEs), and $14.6 million in FY2024 (64.2 FTEs). The FTE count has remained relatively stable in the 40–64 range, reflecting a lean delivery model consistent with the engineering and project-management services VCI provides. Median government-paid rates on SCI contracts ran around $140.81 per hour, with senior labor pricing through $232.31 per hour at the 90th percentile, positioning VCI in the mid-market range for architect-engineering and construction-management support services. GSA Schedule labor rates span from $72.03 per hour (Administrative Assistant, high school education, no clearance) through $369.14 per hour (Executive Consultant, master's degree, 20 years experience). VCI offers no security-cleared roles in its GSA labor portfolio.

VCI's federal footprint grew from a November 2009 first award to the current 436-award portfolio, with cumulative potential value of $1.57 billion and combined dollars obligated totaling $212.7 million (14% of the combined potential value). The 98% prime posture, dominance in SDVOSB and Total Small Business set-asides, and concentration within VA National Cemetery Administration and VA medical-facility infrastructure work position VCI as a recurring vendor for large federal agencies in cemetery design, construction management, and facilities improvement programs. The company does not appear in prime position on major full-and-open competitive awards, reflecting a business model built on set-aside access and steady VA ordering relationships rather than competitive positioning in unrestricted federal procurement.

VCI is an engineering and consulting firm with offices in Colorado, Louisiana, and Montana. VCI provides Architecture Services (incl master plans, program planning, design charrettes, conceptual designs through construction documents), Engineering Design (incl mechanical / HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection), Landscape and Irrigation design; Building Commissioning; As-Built Drawings; Graphic Design; Program Management and Controls (incl Cost Estimates, Cost Estimates); Project Management and Construction Management; SHPO and Tribal (THPO) Coordination; Scheduling, Procurement Management; Construction Claims Analysis and Consulting, Risk Analysis and Value Engineering; Disaster Response; and Emergency Management. www.valiint.com