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Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+) — May 07, 2026

Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+)

By Gunpowder Editorial ·

18 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

These 18 significant contract modifications totaling $1,337,470,948 in obligations are overwhelmingly civilian (17/18 contracts, ~99.9% value), with only ABSS Solutions' $113M GSA award at Lackland AFB qualifying as defense-related. Dominant themes include IT/services for HHS/CMS (VENTERA $84M, Flexion $49M), DHS/ICE (Palantir $86M, GEO Group $51M), and DOE (BWXT $80M HALEU processing), alongside engineering/health R&D across VA, NOAA, and NASA. Highest-conviction bullish signal is BWXT Nuclear Operations Group's $79.8M DOE NNSA non-competed HALEU processing award (strength 7/10, materiality 8/10), signaling durable nuclear revenue through 2028. Key risk is pervasive high fixed-price execution risk across 12+ contracts (e.g., VES $106M VA fully committed but past-dated), compounded by $0 outlays on future-dated awards like Palantir and Olsson ($68.7M Interior). Watch multi-year option exercises, especially VENTERA's $18M upside to $102M CMS ceiling.

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Investment Signals (8)

  • BWXT Nuclear Operations $79.8M DOE HALEU Processing (HIGH)

    $79,811,931 obligation (options to $116.7M) with $56M outlayed signals specialized nuclear moat via non-competed DOE NNSA award for 3.6 MT HALEU through 2028-08-23.

  • Palantir Technologies $86.3M DHS ICE Modernization (MEDIUM)

    $86,271,599 firm-fixed BPA call for Enforcement Removal Operations Case Management SaaS starts 2026-05-05, full obligation with $0 outlayed under full/open competition.

  • Lynker $98.9M NOAA Environmental Prediction Support (HIGH)

    HUBZone small business Lynker's $98,883,639 delivery order (options to $137M) has $62.4M outlayed since 2022 for 5-year NCEP engineering services through 2027-08-31.

  • VENTERA $83.7M CMS QualityNet IT Infrastructure (HIGH)

    Small business set-aside $83,737,440 delivery order (options to $102M) with $58.8M outlayed supports CMS clinical data through 2027-04-30.

  • Booz Allen Hamilton $112.7M GSA Army SETA Services (MEDIUM)

    $112,687,934 T&M delivery order (options to $144.5M) for Army PM TN engineering at Aberdeen through potential 2025-06-30, despite low -$852 outlay.

  • VES $106M VA Medical Exams Largely Executed/Past-Dated (HIGH)

    $106,061,831 firm-fixed VA delivery order for 1-year Region 4 exams ended 2021-09-30 with $94.3M outlayed, limiting future revenue without follow-ons.

  • General Dynamics IT $71.9M State Consular Support (MEDIUM)

    $71,911,936 firm-fixed delivery order (options to $208M) for Global Support Strategy 2.0 through potential 2033-12-12, $0 outlayed since 2023.

  • ABSS Solutions $113M GSA Biomedical R&D Near Completion (HIGH)

    8(a) $113,293,528 T&M contract at Lackland AFB has $106.5M outlayed, with only ~$7M remaining through 2025-09-25, signaling wind-down.

Risk Flags (3)

  • Execution [HIGH RISK]

    High fixed-price risk on 12 contracts (e.g., VES $106M VA, GEO $51M DHS, Olsson $68.7M Interior) with substantial obligations but variable outlays ($0 on future-dated like Palantir $86M).

  • Budget [MEDIUM RISK]

    $0 outlays on future-dated awards like Palantir $86M DHS (starts 2026-05-05), GEO $51M DHS (starts 2025-12-20), and Olsson $68.7M Interior (starts 2026-05-01) vulnerable to CR uncertainty.

  • Concentration [LOW RISK]

    No single contractor >8% of total, but HHS/CMS cluster (VENTERA $84M + Flexion $49M = $133M) exposes health IT to CMS budget shifts.

Opportunities (4)

  • BWXT $36.9M options to $116.7M DOE ceiling for HALEU processing through 2028-08-23.

  • VENTERA $17.9M options to $101.7M CMS QualityNet through potential 2028-04-30.

  • Booz Allen $31.8M options to $144.5M GSA Army SETA through 2025-06-30.

  • Lynker HUBZone $38M options to $137M NOAA through 2027-08-31.

Sector Themes (3)

  • VENTERA $83.7M CMS QualityNet, Flexion $49M CMS MCADS, Solventum/3M $53.9M VA encoder software highlight $186M+ in healthcare data/IT obligations with strong outlays (e.g., VENTERA $58.8M).

  • BWXT $79.8M NNSA HALEU non-competed + Accenture $55.4M HQ IT support total $135M, with $56M+$49M outlayed signaling steady civilian nuclear/IT flow.

  • Palantir $86.3M SaaS + GEO $51M detention total $137M at $0 outlayed, starting 2025-2026 for modernization/transport.

Watch List (5)

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    {"entity"=>"BWXT (BWXT)", "reason"=>"$79.8M DOE HALEU with $23.8M remaining obligation post-$56M outlayed.", "trigger"=>"option exercise to $116.7M by 2028-08-23"}

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    {"entity"=>"Palantir (PLTR)", "reason"=>"$86.3M DHS BPA call at $0 outlayed, future-dated.", "trigger"=>"outlay start 2026-05-05"}

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    {"entity"=>"Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)", "reason"=>"$112.7M GSA Army at -$852 outlayed despite options to $144.5M.", "trigger"=>"outlay progress + options by 2024-12-31"}

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    {"entity"=>"VENTERA LLC", "reason"=>"$83.7M CMS with $58.8M outlayed, options to $102M.", "trigger"=>"option exercise by 2027-04-30"}

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    {"entity"=>"General Dynamics (GD)", "reason"=>"$71.9M State at $0 outlayed, options to $208M.", "trigger"=>"outlay initiation + 2027-06-12 milestones"}

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