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Federal IT & Cybersecurity Contracts — October 14, 2026

Federal IT & Cybersecurity Contracts

By Gunpowder Editorial ·

4 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

Four federal IT and cybersecurity contracts totaling $69,544,023 in obligations were reviewed, with zero defense-related awards and all four classified as civilian (Department of Education, USDA, Department of Veterans Affairs, and GSA on behalf of the Air Force).

The dominant theme is civilian IT services and legacy-systems support, led by Deloitte Consulting LLP's $20,023,153 Department of Education MSIX contract, the largest single award in the set. Every contract carries a neutral signal (3/10 strength), so the batch offers no high-conviction directional call; the most actionable signal is Deloitte's December 14, 2026 current end date, which falls within two months and will test recompete or option exercise activity. The key risk is that three of the four recipients (EVOKE Research, CLIENT FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, and SKILLSOFT) do not establish public-market status in the data, limiting direct investability, and SKILLSOFT reports $0 outlays against a $16,145,870 obligation, which may signal execution or invoicing lag.

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Investment Signals (5)

  • Deloitte Consulting LLP: $20,023,153 Dept. of Education MSIX contract approaching December 14, 2026 end date (MEDIUM)
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    Deloitte holds a firm fixed price MSIX development and maintenance contract with $17,791,094 (about 89%) outlayed against $20,023,153 obligated. The current end date of December 14, 2026 makes option exercise or recompete activity a near-term catalyst for the prime and its ~10 subawards totaling $8,607,006.

  • SKILLSOFT (US) LLC: $0 reported outlays on $16,145,870 AF eLearning award (LOW)
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    The GSA FAS delivery order for AF eLearning LMS support at Scott AFB shows $0 outlaid despite a 2021 award date, and the recipient is foreign-owned with no small-business protection. If the zero outlay reflects actual non-performance rather than data lag, recognized revenue from this award is at risk.

  • CLIENT FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, INC: $16,267,923 VA set-aside task order with multi-year runway (MEDIUM)
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    The SDVOSB set-aside delivery order from the VA runs through September 1, 2027 with $10,542,609 (about 65%) outlaid and roughly $5.7M remaining. Set-aside status and HUBZone and SDB certifications provide competitive protection for follow-on T4NG legacy-systems work.

  • EVOKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTING: $17,107,076 USDA award with ~$7.05M unexercised option value (LOW)
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    The firm fixed price USDA delivery order for RED MAPLE service strategy has a base-plus-options ceiling of $24,161,533, implying about $7,054,457 of unexercised option value. The 2025-02-28 end date means the option or extension decision is already due, making it a pending signal.

  • SKILLSOFT (US) LLC: $16,145,870 AF training award with ~$4.2M unobligated option value (LOW)
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    The full-and-open GSA FAS delivery order runs through October 30, 2026 with roughly $4.2M of base-plus-options value not yet obligated. Exercise of remaining options would add to revenue on a low-pricing-risk fixed-price structure.

Risk Flags (4)

  • Execution [MEDIUM RISK]
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    SKILLSOFT (US) LLC reports $0 outlays on a $16,145,870 award dated 2021, which may indicate non-performance or invoicing lag rather than normal ramp.

  • Concentration [MEDIUM RISK]
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    Deloitte's $20,023,153 award is the largest single contract in the batch and represents about 29% of the $69,544,023 total, so the digest's aggregate picture is heavily weighted to one civilian prime.

  • Budget [LOW RISK]
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    Four of four awards are civilian with no defense exposure in this batch, and the data provides no agency budget trend, so civilian IT spending trajectory cannot be confirmed.

  • Competition [LOW RISK]
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    EVOKE RESEARCH's USDA award was competed full and open after exclusion of sources despite the firm's SDVOSB status, suggesting set-aside protection is not guaranteed in follow-on work.

Opportunities (3)

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    CLIENT FIRST TECHNOLOGIES' SDVOSB, HUBZone, and SDB certifications position it for follow-on VA legacy-systems task orders beyond its current T4NG order.

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    Deloitte's MSIX scope and its roughly $8.6M of subawards indicate a sustained role in Department of Education data systems, which could extend through recompete.

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    USDA's RED MAPLE strategy work with EVOKE and about $7.05M of unexercised option value offers continued civilian IT consulting revenue if options are exercised.

Sector Themes (2)

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    Three of four awards (Deloitte MSIX, CLIENT FIRST T4NG, EVOKE RED MAPLE) fund ongoing maintenance and modernization of existing civilian systems, totaling roughly $53.4M of obligations.

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    CLIENT FIRST TECHNOLOGIES holds an SDVOSB set-aside award and EVOKE is an SDVOSB with a full-and-open award, showing veteran-owned firms winning civilian IT work of $16M-$17M each.

Watch List (4)

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    {"entity" => "Deloitte Consulting LLP", "reason" => "Largest award in the batch at $20,023,153 with about 89% outlayed and ~$8.6M in subawards.", "trigger" => "MSIX option exercise or recompete notice before the December 14, 2026 current end date"}

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    {"entity" => "SKILLSOFT (US) LLC", "reason" => "Reports $0 outlays on a $16,145,870 award, a potential performance flag.", "trigger" => "First reported outlays in subsequent data, and exercise of the ~$4.2M remaining option value before October 30, 2026"}

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    {"entity" => "EVOKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, LLC", "reason" => "About $7.05M of unexercised option value on a USDA award whose performance period ended February 28, 2025.", "trigger" => "USDA extension, modification, or recompete announcement"}

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    {"entity" => "CLIENT FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, INC", "reason" => "$16,267,923 VA set-aside order with ~$5.7M remaining through September 2027.", "trigger" => "Follow-on T4NG or VA legacy-systems task order award"}

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