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New Federal Contractors — April 18, 2026

New Federal Contractors

6 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

These 6 new federal contracts total $4,180,930,218 in obligations, entirely civilian with 0 defense-related awards, led by health and human services themes from HHS ($2.78B to MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.) and VA ($928.9M to TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP). Dominant agencies include HHS, VA, GSA, EPA, and NASA, signaling civilian health insurance and engineering services momentum. Highest-conviction bullish signal is CACI NSS, LLC's $399.6M GSA engineering delivery order (strength 8/10), supporting DTRA IMAX DA with low pricing risk. Key risk is data anomalies including $0 outlayed for TriWest VA contract, negative -$530K outlayed for CACI, and post-performance award dates, warranting funds progress monitoring.

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Investment Signals(4)

  • MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC. Secures $2.78B HHS Contract(MEDIUM)

    MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC. awarded $2,779,736,793 from Department of Health and Human Services, highest materiality at 8/10 with bullish strength 7/10, representing over 66% of aggregate value.

  • CACI NSS, LLC Wins $399.6M GSA Engineering Delivery Order(HIGH)

    CACI NSS, LLC (parent CACI INTERNATIONAL INC) secured $399,565,757 obligation (base + options $516.5M) Cost Plus Award Fee delivery order from GSA FEDSIM for DTRA IMAX DA engineering services, full and open competition, bullish strength 8/10.

  • TriWest $928.9M VA Contract Shows $0 Outlay and Date Anomaly(HIGH)

    TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP's $928,900,085 firm fixed price VA delivery order has $0 outlayed, award date 2026-04-16 post-dating March 2026 performance, high pricing risk and neutral signal.

  • Lockheed Martin Captures Two Small NASA Space R&D Awards Totaling $5.9M Obligation(LOW)

    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION awarded $3,619,785 and $2,386,230 cost-plus-fixed-fee NASA Glenn contracts for space R&D basic research (PSC AR11), non-competed, with $5.9M total obligation and ~$5.5M outlayed, low materiality.

Risk Flags(3)

  • Execution[HIGH RISK]

    TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP VA contract awarded 2026-04-16 after March 2026 performance end, $0 outlayed, high pricing risk on firm fixed price.

  • Execution[MEDIUM RISK]

    CACI NSS, LLC GSA contract shows negative -$530,151 outlayed and current end June 29, 2023 with potential to 2026.

  • Execution[MEDIUM RISK]

    LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED-KEMRON 8A JV, LLC EPA firm fixed price contract has high pricing risk, 15% ($9.98M) outlayed of $66.7M.

Opportunities(3)

  • CACI NSS, LLC GSA engineering order potential to $516.5M base + options, low risk Cost Plus Award Fee structure.

  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION NASA contracts with options to $6.5M total, ~85% outlayed already.

  • LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED-KEMRON 8A JV, LLC HUBZone/8(a) set-aside EPA remediation win signals small disadvantaged business execution.

Sector Themes(3)

  • HHS $2.78B to MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC. and VA $928.9M firm fixed price delivery order to TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP (NAICS 524114) dominate 90%+ of value, focusing on health/medical insurance.

  • CACI NSS, LLC $399.6M Cost Plus Award Fee delivery order from GSA FEDSIM for engineering (NAICS 541330) supports DTRA IMAX DA.

  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION two small non-competed cost-plus-fixed-fee awards totaling $6M obligation for basic space research (PSC AR11).

Watch List(4)

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    {"entity"=>"TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP", "reason"=>"$928.9M VA contract with $0 outlayed and award date post-performance", "trigger"=>"funds outlay progress, performance start March 2026"}

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    {"entity"=>"CACI NSS, LLC", "reason"=>"$399.6M GSA obligation with negative -$530K outlayed and 2023 current end", "trigger"=>"option exercise beyond June 29, 2023, outlayed changes"}

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    {"entity"=>"LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION", "reason"=>"Two NASA contracts totaling $6M with options and ~85% outlayed", "trigger"=>"option exercise to $6.5M, 2026-06-30 completion"}

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    {"entity"=>"LEISNOI DIVERSIFIED-KEMRON 8A JV, LLC", "reason"=>"$66.7M EPA firm fixed price with 15% outlayed", "trigger"=>"outlay beyond $9.98M, 2027-04-11 milestones"}

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