Answers are computed from FPDS-NG transactions distributed via USAspending.gov. Figures reflect the most recent SmartSync run, refreshed every six hours.
- What is the VA Vets-First Set-Aside (VSA) set-aside?
- Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the Vets-First Contracting Program. Federal contracting performance for the VA Vets-First Contracting Program set-aside (FPDS code VSA). Used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to obligate to verified Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under 38 U.S.C. § 8127. Counts toward the 3% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business sub-goal where the awardee also qualifies as SDVOSB. The contracting officer records the VSA value on each FPDS-NG transaction at award time under FAR 19.5; GovChime preserves the code verbatim and aggregates obligations by VSA.
- How much have agencies obligated under code VSA in FY2026 YTD through September 11, 2026?
- For FY2026 YTD through September 11, 2026, agencies obligated $19.77M under this code across 113 contracts. GovChime sums federalActionObligation across prime-contract transactions whose typeOfSetAsideCode equals VSA, net of deobligations. Source: FPDS-NG distributed via USAspending.gov; refreshed every six hours. Current-FY figures are year-to-date and not directly comparable to a fiscal-year-close SBA scorecard.
- Which statutory goal does VSA count toward?
- Code VSA is administered under the VA Vets-First Contracting Program rather than a 15 U.S.C. § 644(g) sub-goal. Authority: 38 U.S.C. § 8127; VAAR Part 819. Obligations under this code may still be reported on the SBA Procurement Scorecard where the awardee independently qualifies as a small business under the relevant size standard.
- Which other set-aside codes are related to VSA?
- Within the same scorecard family, the related codes are VSS (Veteran Sole Source), SDVOSBC (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB Set-Aside). Each carries its own typeOfSetAsideCode value on FPDS-NG transactions; agencies elect the specific code at award time under FAR 19.5. GovChime's main /analytics/set-aside page renders the full 18-code rollup and a Total Small Business comparison against the 23% statutory goal under 15 U.S.C. § 644(g).
- Who are the top recipients of VSA contracts?
- The top-ranked recipient under code VSA is COMMONWEALTH HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. at $9.05M in obligations. GovChime ranks recipients by total obligated dollars (federalActionObligation summed by contractAwardUniqueKey, net of deobligations) for FY2026 YTD through September 11, 2026. Rankings refresh every six hours. Recipients are tracked at the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) level — Leidos Holdings, Leidos Inc., and Leidos Innovations would appear on separate rows. Current-FY figures are year-to-date and not directly comparable to a fiscal-year-close SBA scorecard.
- How is the year-over-year change for VSA calculated?
- Obligations under this code fell 10.9% versus the prior fiscal year. The formula is (current_period − prior_period) / prior_period × 100, computed on obligated dollars for code VSA only. When the prior fiscal year shows zero obligations under the code (common for low-volume sole-source codes), GovChime suppresses the YoY pill rather than emit a divide-by-zero result.
- Why might VSA totals differ from the SBA Procurement Scorecard?
- SBA's official Procurement Scorecard applies additional FAR 19 exclusions to its goal-eligible base — Foreign Military Sales (FMS) orders, sub-$10K micro-purchases, mandatory-source acquisitions, certain utilities, and direct 8(a) sole-source orders awarded by SBA itself. GovChime aggregates raw FPDS-NG transactions where typeOfSetAsideCode equals VSA. Combined with year-to-date timing in current-FY views vs. fiscal-year-close in SBA's report, methodology differences typically widen GovChime's denominator and shift the apparent achievement percentage relative to the SBA scorecard.
