Executive Summary
The 21 contract option exercises in this period total $1,157,755,343 in obligations, with only 1 defense-related award (per the data's 1/21 defense count) and 20 civilian awards spanning VA, SSA, GSA, DHS, NASA, DOL, DOJ and State.
The dominant theme is civilian IT and professional services, led by IT Concepts' two SSA call orders ($107.8M and $39.1M) and the VA-related awards to SWISH DATA CORPORATION ($86.8M current obligation) and CACI NSS ($46.4M). The highest-conviction signal is the IT Concepts SSA award, which is competed, substantially outlayed ($106.0M of $107.8M), and carries a potential end of 2028-03-28. Key risks are that most headline values are contingent on unexercised options (e.g., SWISH's $770.7M base-plus-options versus $86.8M obligated, and Booz Allen's ceiling is near its obligation), and that many recipients are private or nonprofit, limiting direct public-equity exposure. Watch the 2025-04-15 current end date on the IT Concepts SSA awards and whether options are exercised.
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Investment Signals (10)
- IT Concepts, Inc. secures $107.8M SSA BPA call order with 2028 potential end (MEDIUM)▲
The award is full and open, substantially funded ($106.0M outlayed of $107.8M obligated), and has a potential end of 2028-03-28 with a $174.1M ceiling. Revenue visibility depends on option exercise after the 2025-04-15 current end date.
- IT Concepts, Inc. cybersecurity call order at SSA totals $39.1M (MEDIUM)▲
A labor-hours cybersecurity support call order for SSA's Office of Information Security with $38.9M already outlayed and a $78.5M base-plus-options ceiling implies roughly $39.4M of unobligated potential value.
- SWISH DATA CORPORATION VA Linux renewal carries $770.7M potential value (LOW)▲
The firm-fixed-price VA delivery order has $86.8M currently obligated against a $770.7M base-plus-options value through 2030-09-28, but most value depends on future option exercises.
- CACI NSS wins $46.4M VA integrated financial system task order (MEDIUM)▲
A firm-fixed-price interface and data conversion order for the VA's Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System runs to 2030-09-15 with a $150.0M potential value, though nine subawards totaling $54.0M exceed the prime obligation.
- Booz Allen Hamilton USPTO delivery order has thin option upside and heavy subcontracting (MEDIUM)▲
Booz Allen's $32.8M obligation sits near its $33.2M base-plus-options ceiling, and five subawards totaling $19.7M (about 60% of obligation) limit retained revenue; no outlays are reported yet.
- Floyd Construction VA endoscopy build shows zero outlays on $24.4M award (MEDIUM)▲
The SDVOSB set-aside firm-fixed-price contract has identical current and potential end dates and $0 outlayed, so execution risk is unproven against the 2027-04-23 end date.
- Ross Group Construction shows $0 outlays on $30.6M courthouse award (MEDIUM)▲
The GSA PBS firm-fixed-price courthouse project reports $0 outlayed and 46% of obligation ($14.1M) flowed to 11 subawards, so retained margin and execution pace are unverified.
- Whiting-Turner advances DHS/FLETC facility award to 86.5% outlaid (MEDIUM)▲
The firm-fixed-price B280 Strength & Conditioning Complex order has $27.4M outlayed of $31.6M obligated, indicating well-advanced execution against a 2027-03-30 end date.
- Strategic Operational Solutions options exposure on $130.9M GSA IT vehicle (MEDIUM)▲
Only $25.6M (about 20%) of the $130.9M base-plus-options value is obligated, with $0 outlays, so the investment case depends on future option exercise.
- Only defense-related award: Army Reserve IT support via GSA vehicle (LOW)▲
Strategic Operational Solutions' SDVOSB set-aside supports Army Reserve/National Guard Bureau NCR IT services, the single defense-linked award in this period.
Risk Flags (4)
- Budget [MEDIUM RISK]▼
Most aggregate value is contingent on option exercises and incremental funding, including SWISH DATA ($86.8M obligated vs. $770.7M potential), PPD Development ($73.2M vs. $186.4M), and Tecolote Research ($47.4M vs. $166.4M).
- Execution [MEDIUM RISK]▼
Several awards show $0 outlays at the data snapshot, including Floyd Construction, Ross Group, Innovation Associates, CACI NSS, Tecolote Research and Booz Allen, so revenue realization is unverified.
- Concentration [LOW RISK]▼
Heavy subcontracting flow-down reduces prime retained revenue, including Innovation Associates (34% to subawards), CACI NSS ($54.0M across nine subawards), Booz Allen (about 60%) and Ross Group (46%).
- Regulatory [LOW RISK]▼
Non-competed and cost-plus awards (Cherokee Nation $287.0M, NASA JPL $46.3M, Johns Hopkins APL $27.9M) carry sole-source durability and justification questions.
Opportunities (4)
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Continued SSA IT support via IT Concepts' call orders, with the potential end of 2028-03-28 supporting multi-year revenue if options are exercised.
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VA IT and financial-system modernization awards to CACI NSS and SWISH DATA extend into 2030 with large potential ceilings.
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SDVOSB set-aside awards to Strategic Operational Solutions and Floyd Construction indicate continued preferential federal spend in veteran-owned categories.
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NASA science R&D through JPL and Johns Hopkins APL continues funding into 2027, with option value remaining on both.
Sector Themes (3)
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IT services awards dominate the period, including IT Concepts' SSA orders ($107.8M and $39.1M), CACI NSS VA ($46.4M), Booz Allen USPTO ($32.8M) and SWISH DATA VA ($86.8M).
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Construction and facilities awards include Whiting-Turner (DHS/FLETC, $31.6M), Ross Group (GSA courthouse, $30.6M) and Floyd Construction (VA endoscopy, $24.4M).
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Only one of 21 awards (Strategic Operational Solutions, Army Reserve IT via GSA) is defense-related, indicating this option-exercise stream is civilian-weighted.
Watch List (5)
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{"entity" => "IT Concepts, Inc.", "reason" => "Two SSA call orders totaling $146.8M in combined obligation, with $145.0M outlayed to date and options extending to 2028.", "trigger" => "Option exercise or extension beyond the 2025-04-15 current end date"}
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{"entity" => "SWISH DATA CORPORATION", "reason" => "$86.8M obligated against $770.7M base-plus-options, so value depends on VA option exercise.", "trigger" => "VA option period exercise through 2027-09-28"}
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{"entity" => "CACI NSS, LLC", "reason" => "$46.4M VA financial-system task order with $54.0M across nine subawards and $0 outlayed.", "trigger" => "First invoicing and option exercise prior to 2027-09-15"}
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{"entity" => "Floyd Construction and Ross Group Construction", "reason" => "Both show $0 outlays on construction awards totaling $55.0M, with unverified execution pace.", "trigger" => "First outlay reporting and milestone completion through 2027"}
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{"entity" => "Civilian IT services sector", "reason" => "Dominant theme in this period, with value concentrated in a few primes and heavy option dependence.", "trigger" => "FY2027 appropriations and CR resolution affecting SSA, VA and GSA IT budgets"}
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