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Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+) — October 19, 2026

Significant Contract Modifications ($10M+)

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6 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

Six significant contract modifications totaling $436,393,622 were recorded in a single day (October 19, 2026), though the individual awards in the digest date from 2021 to 2025, which should be reconciled before any position is taken.

Only one of the six (MELE ASSOCIATES INC, $45,772,453, DOE NNSA) is defense-related, so the stream is overwhelmingly civilian, led by SSA, VA, FAA/DOT, NASA, and DOL. The dominant theme is civilian and non-defense services spending rather than a defense-driven signal, and none of the six signals is directional: all six are rated neutral with an average signal strength of 3.3/10. The highest-conviction item is the Social Security Administration IT BPA held by IT Concepts, Inc. ($118,377,479, 99.9% outlayed), which shows sustained federal civilian IT demand, while the main watch item is the Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc. VA Region 3 award ($111,738,034) whose period of performance ended 2022-09-30 with no evident option value, making any follow-on award the key near-term catalyst.

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Investment Signals (6)

  • IT Concepts, Inc. SSA BPA Call Order Nearly Fully Outlayed ($118,377,479) (MEDIUM)
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    The $118,377,479 firm-fixed-price SSA order is 99.9% outlayed ($118,318,718), and the potential end date of 2027-02-28 leaves roughly $23.4M of option value unconfirmed. Public-market status of the recipient is not established in the data.

  • Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc. VA Region 3 Delivery Order ($111,738,034) Expires 2022-09-30 (MEDIUM)
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    The firm-fixed-price VA Medical Disability Examination order is 99.5% outlayed ($111,194,546) with no options listed, so it represents a one-year revenue stream. Investability cannot be confirmed because parent public-market status is not shown.

  • STRUCTSURE PROJECTS INC FAA Tower Construction Award ($64,414,734) With Only 9.3% Outlayed (MEDIUM)
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    The firm-fixed-price FAA air traffic control tower contract at Lawton Fort-Sill Regional Airport has $5,989,880 outlayed against $64,414,734 obligated, leaving the majority of revenue to be recognized through 2028-02-06. Under firm-fixed-price terms, cost overrun risk sits with the contractor.

  • University of Colorado NASA Goddard EOSDIS Snow and Ice DAAC Award ($49,430,922) (HIGH)
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    The sole-source cost-no-fee NASA award is roughly 58% outlayed against a $68,179,012 ceiling and runs to 2027-03-31. The recipient is a public university, so the award carries no direct public-equity exposure.

  • INSIGHTS TRAINING GROUP Job Corps Contract ($46,659,999) at 90% Outlay (MEDIUM)
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    The DOL small-business set-aside firm-fixed-price Cincinnati Job Corps award has $42,040,594 outlayed against $46,659,999 obligated, with about $9.3M of options not yet obligated through 2027-06-30. Recipient public-market status is unknown.

  • MELE ASSOCIATES INC NNSA Counterterrorism T&M Order ($45,772,453) Only 25% of Ceiling Obligated (LOW)
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    The DOE NNSA time-and-materials order has $45,772,453 obligated against a $184,315,416 base-plus-options ceiling, with $36,417,532 outlayed. Small-business size status is ambiguous in the data, and time-and-materials pricing shifts cost risk to the government.

Risk Flags (4)

  • Execution [MEDIUM RISK]
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    The STRUCTSURE PROJECTS FAA tower contract is firm-fixed-price with only 9.3% outlayed against a 2028-02-06 end date, so schedule slippage or change orders would shift cost overruns onto the contractor.

  • Budget [MEDIUM RISK]
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    Several awards (IT Concepts SSA, INSIGHTS TRAINING GROUP DOL) depend on option exercises and continued civilian appropriations; the data does not establish budget trends for SSA, DOL, or Job Corps.

  • Competition [HIGH RISK]
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    Veterans Evaluation Services' VA Region 3 order expired 2022-09-30 with no evident option value, so continued revenue depends on a re-award that is not documented in the data.

  • Regulatory [MEDIUM RISK]
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    MELE ASSOCIATES' small-business set-aside is inconsistent with its 'Not Designated a Small Business' label, creating a size-status compliance question that could affect award eligibility or protest exposure.

Opportunities (4)

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    Continued SSA IT modernization work could support follow-on task orders for IT Concepts, Inc. if the BPA extension to 2027-02-28 is exercised and the remaining $23.4M of option value is obligated.

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    The NASA Goddard EOSDIS Snow and Ice DAAC sole-source award to the University of Colorado could be extended or re-justified through 2028-03-31, sustaining Earth science data infrastructure funding.

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    MELE ASSOCIATES' DOE NNSA counterterrorism order has about $138.5M of unobligated ceiling, which could expand as WMD tabletop and training requirements are funded.

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    Recompetition of the VA Region 3 Medical Disability Examinations work following the 2022-09-30 expiry could re-open a $111.7M-scale opportunity for Veterans Evaluation Services and rivals.

Sector Themes (2)

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    Five of six contracts (roughly $391M of $436M) are civilian agencies including SSA, VA, FAA, NASA, and DOL, with only the DOE NNSA order as defense-related. This suggests the contract stream is weighted toward civilian services rather than defense procurement.

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    The SSA BPA held by IT Concepts ($118.4M obligated, 99.9% outlayed) indicates ongoing application and infrastructure modernization spending, though the data alone does not confirm a budget trend.

Watch List (4)

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    {"entity" => "IT Concepts, Inc.", "reason" => "$118,377,479 SSA BPA is nearly fully outlayed with roughly $23.4M of option value unconfirmed; public-market status unknown.", "trigger" => "Option exercise or modification ahead of 2027-02-28 potential end date"}

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    {"entity" => "Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc.", "reason" => "$111,738,034 VA order expired 2022-09-30 with no evident option value; continuity depends on re-award.", "trigger" => "VA Region 3 MDE solicitation or re-award announcement"}

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    {"entity" => "STRUCTSURE PROJECTS INC", "reason" => "$64,414,734 FAA firm-fixed-price tower contract with only 9.3% outlayed creates execution and cost-overrun exposure.", "trigger" => "Quarterly outlay progression and any schedule extension beyond 2028-02-06"}

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    {"entity" => "MELE ASSOCIATES INC", "reason" => "$45,772,453 NNSA order with about 25% of a $184M ceiling obligated, plus unresolved small-business size status.", "trigger" => "Additional funding actions or SBA size determination on the delivery order"}

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