Vital Talk
University Place, WA
- UEI
- C259KRMCFRT5
- CAGE
- 701U9
- Primary NAICS
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2401 Day Island Blvd W, University Place, WA 98466, USA
- Website
- vitaltalk.org
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $29,302 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $29,400 |
| FY2023 | $29,281 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $29,302 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Vital Talk, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in University Place, Washington, delivers evidence-based communication skills training to federal healthcare agencies as a prime contractor on small-dollar purchase orders, with no subcontract activity and no participation in government-wide vehicles or set-aside programs.
Vital Talk specializes in teaching healthcare professionals how to navigate difficult patient and family conversations through interactive, scenario-based training that incorporates highly trained actors. The organization's core offering, "Mastering Tough Conversations," is designed to help medical staff communicate complex, disturbing, or disappointing information effectively. Recent prime awards include a $29.3 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from the NIH Clinical Center (March 2026, ultimate completion March 2027) for professional development training; a $29.4 thousand purchase order from the NIH Clinical Center (July 2024 through July 2025) for the Mastering Tough Conversations curriculum; and a $27 thousand purchase order from the NIH Clinical Center (September 2022 through September 2023) for vital talk services.
Customer concentration is narrow and healthcare-focused. The NIH Clinical Center accounts for 3 awards totaling $86 thousand combined potential value, while the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 has placed 2 awards for $22 thousand combined potential value. Two additional VA entities — the VA Technology Acquisition Center Austin and VA Headquarters — account for the remaining $316 thousand in combined potential value across 2 awards. All seven awards in the source data are non-set-aside prime contracts.
Activity is sparse and episodic — one award in 2021, two in 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026 — with combined obligated value of $424 thousand across all seven awards. One award (combined potential value $29 thousand) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Vital Talk has no parent vehicles, subcontract relationships, or multi-agency team arrangements evident in the source data; all work is direct prime delivery to individual federal healthcare customers through purchase orders under $30 thousand.
Quick answers
Is Vital Talk registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Vital Talk's SAM.gov registration is active through September 28, 2027.
How much has Vital Talk received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $87,983 to Vital Talk in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Vital Talk's most recent federal award?
Vital Talk's most recent federal contract award is Vital talk:1298922 [26-001836] (75N98026P00078), from Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH), on March 5, 2026.
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