OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.: $598M Department of Veterans Affairs Contract
Summary
A $598M delivery order from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., a private entity, for express reporting services in November 2025. No publicly traded company is directly or indirectly identifiable as a beneficiary, and the contract is not mappable to any ticker.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.This contract is not attributable to any publicly traded company.
- 2.The recipient is a private entity, so no ticker should be assigned.
- 3.The short duration and small scope make it a routine, low-impact award.
Market Implications
No market implications arise from this contract as it is not traceable to any publicly traded company. The $598M award is significant in absolute terms but is a delivery order under a larger IDIQ and does not create a new revenue stream for any public entity.
Full Analysis
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $598M delivery order to Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., for express reporting services covering the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 in November 2025. Optum Public Sector Solutions is a private entity and not a publicly traded company or recognized subsidiary of a public company. As a result, no direct or indirect public market exposure can be attributed. The contract is a delivery order, indicating it is a specific task under an existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, and its short one-month period suggests it is for a specific reporting deliverable rather than a long-term program. The NAICS code is not provided, but the description and agency point to healthcare IT or administrative services. No related bill signals directly authorize this contract; the closest bill is HR2283, the Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act, which has a neutral impact on healthcare but does not specifically fund this contract. Without a public parent company, no supply chain or competitive inference can be made without risking false positives.
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Contract Details
Recipient
OPTUM PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Award Amount
$597,579,046
Awarding Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Sub-Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Contract Type
DELIVERY ORDER
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