Northeastern Regional Contracting Landscape

The Northeastern Region of the United States carries an assortment of opportunities for vendors to compete for. This region includes the following states: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

Out of these nine states, New York carries the most opportunities in the pre or forecast stage for FY 19 to FY 2023, totaling out to 158 opportunities. The Veterans Affairs accounts for 79 of these opportunities and the Army accounts for 40.

In second comes Pennsylvania with 115 opportunities in the pre or forecast stage for FY 2019 to FY 2023. Veterans Affairs (VA) accounts for 52 opportunities, while the Army, Navy, and Defense combined have as many opportunities coming out of Pennsylvania as the VA. Similar to New York, VA continues to hold a strong presence in Pennsylvania.

Together, both New York and Pennsylvania make up a large majority of the requirements coming out of the Northeastern Region.

By volume, the Veterans Affairs and the Army make up over 50% of the opportunities coming out of this region.

Veterans Affairs (VA)

• VA has the greatest combined number of opportunities for this region with 176 coming out in the FY 19 to FY 2023 time frame.
  • VA accounts for 33% of the opportunities coming out of this region (by number of opportunities)
  • The highest value opportunity, however, is $20M (apart from one $136M effort which shares the NE regions as a Place of Performance along with others)
• 61% of the upcoming VA opportunities are AEC opportunities.
  • The next largest category of opportunities, based on the NAICS codes, are medical related (the NAICS codes for these are 621498 and 621910)
• 74% of the VA opportunities are coming out of New York and Pennsylvania
  • 60% to 63% of the opportunities coming out of the VA for PA and NY, respectively are AEC opportunities
• The above trend carries through in the other states. VA is the top agency by number of opportunities in the following states as well:
  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • New Hampshire
  • Vermont
• And for the remaining states within the NE region (New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island) VA is in the top 2 or 3

Army

• Approximately 40% of the opportunities coming out of the Army in the NE region during FY 19 and FY 2023 are based out of New York.
  • New Jersey and Pennsylvania each account for about 20% of the Army’s opportunities in the region.
• As far as type of work, over 50% of the opportunities are AEC related, and are coming out of the Army Corps of Engineers.
  • While the volume of opportunities is highest within the AEC sector, the two largest opportunities are not AEC related. These are Opp ID 159082 (Recap / Reset Military Armored Vehicles And Military Power Generators) and Opp ID 120989 (M777A2 Life Cycle Sustainment). These two alone account for about a third of the value of Army opportunities coming out of the NE.
• For those opportunities with a determined set-aside, Small Business Set-Asides make up the largest cohort. About 1/3 of Army’s efforts out of this region are SB-Set Aside. About half of the opportunities are still Undetermined as far as what acquisition strategy will be utilized.
  • In addition, Army’s largest opportunity (Opp ID 159082) out of this region also happens to be a Small Business Set-Aside.

Top Agencies by Value

The Department of Energy anticipates a combined value of $14B in opportunities for FY 2019 to FY 2023. This, however, is concentrated mainly in one opportunity: Opportunity Report 169140 (M&O of the Brookhaven National Laboratory). This effort alone is anticipated to be approximately $12B. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the next largest agency by value. It has one $6B opportunity (Opp ID for 95474 Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense Development Operations, Sustainment, Production). This effort, however, includes not just the NE region as the place of performance. The place of performance is spread out amongst 4 other states not in the northeast.

The Army has over $3B in opportunities that includes a state within this region as a place of performance. The Air Force has just under $3B in opportunities. The Navy has $1.8B in efforts that includes a NE state. The Air Force and Navy, however, are fairly concentrated as far as which states make up a bulk of the work. Most of the work for the Air Force is coming out of Massachusetts (where Hanscom AFB is located). Most of the work for the Navy is coming out of Pennsylvania. Army’s footprint is more evenly disbursed across the region, with close to $1B each in opportunities in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Top Opportunities

Agency	Opp ID	Program Name	Value ($K)	NAICS
DEFENSE	95474	GROUNDBASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT AND PRODUCTION (GMD)(DOSP)	$6,028,900	336414
DEFENSE	102564	DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEM ENTERPRISE CIVILIAN HR SYSTEM (DCPDS)	$1,782,780	541512
ENERGY	60483	MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY (PPPL)	$961,291	611310
AIR FORCE	110453	MISSION PLANNING ENTERPRISE CONTRACT III (MPEC III)	$919,000	541712
NAVY	161968	PROCESS IMPROVEMENT REENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND DATA SUPPORT SERVICES AS REQUIRED BY NAVSUP BUSINESS SYSTEMS CENTER (BSC)	$809,480	541519
AIR FORCE	161813	NORAD CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING ATTACK ASSESSMENT AND SPACE SUPPORT CONTRACT II (NISSC II)	$700,000	541512
ARMY	132873	NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE MEDIUM PRODUCTION (NGLD-M)	$600,000	334220
ENERGY	98327	AEC DOE EM WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PHASE 1B DEACTIVATION DEMOLITION AND SOIL REMEDIATION (WVDP)(D&D)	$543,565	562910
AIR FORCE	146015	AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED 0COMMON GROUND SYSTEM AGILE REQUIREMENTS MULTIPLE AWARD (DARMA)	$500,000	517311
ARMY	159082	RECAP AND RESET ON MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLES AND MILITARY POWER GENERATORS	$449,743	336992
TRANSPORTATION	157783	SUPPORT ONSITE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (SOFITS)	$318,942	541519

With respect to Small Business or Socioeconomic Set-Aside opportunities, the region offers opportunities that cut across multiple different industry segments. Below are the Top 5.

Agency	Opp ID	Program Name	Value ($K)	NAICS
AIR FORCE	146015	AIR FORCE DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM AGILE REQUIREMENTS MULTIPLE AWARD (DARMA)	$500,000	517311
ARMY	159082	RECAP AND RESET ON MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLES AND MILITARY POWER GENERATORS	$449,743	336992
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	156034	EMERGENCY AND RAPID RESPONSE SERVICES FOR REGION 2 (ERRS)	$212,465	562910
COMMERCE	145871	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES	$210,000	541513
NAVY	156168	C4ISR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES	$100,000	541330

Honorable Mentions: These are two opportunities whose values aren’t as substantial as the top 5, but nonetheless represent potentially strategic efforts.

Agency	Opp ID	Program Name	Value ($K)	NAICS
DEFENSE	144544	DSS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT IT SUPPORT SERVICES	$54,885	541511
ENERGY	137640	TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE	$43,503	541513

Conclusion

The Northeastern Region is comprised of nine states where the Veterans Affairs (VA) and Army hold the most opportunities by volume. While the predominant number of opportunities in the NE region are AEC efforts, the average value of these efforts is about $7M. The top 10 largest upcoming opportunities with a place of performance that include a state in the NE region are mostly made up of IT or IT equipment efforts. Only one of the Top 10 is an AEC opportunity.