Check recipients paid through both contracts and grants for the same purpose.
The dataset shows 181 matches for this pattern; the 50 largest are cited here — recipients holding both VA contracts and VA assistance awards with overlapping stated purposes; the smaller side totals $664M. Grant and contract officers can confirm the two instruments fund distinct work. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
Net obligations involved is the sum of the cited matches' obligations (commitments recorded on USAspending.gov). It is the scale of the records to review, not an estimate of loss, improper payment or recoverable money; totals across recommendations can overlap.
Risk overview
Persistent concentration without documented market research is inconsistent with FAR 6.1's full-and-open-competition default.
Single-vendor dependency increases delivery risk if the incumbent exits.
Concentration metrics are easy for outside reviewers to compute from public data.
Justification & audit trail
50 cited matches · $664M in net obligations involved
The dataset shows 181 matches for this pattern; the 50 largest are cited here — recipients holding both VA contracts and VA assistance awards with overlapping stated purposes; the smaller side totals $664M. Grant and contract officers can confirm the two instruments fund distinct work. The recommendation is grounded in 50 pattern-detector matches across the VA award data. Each cited match links back to specific source records, so every dollar in the headline can be re-added from them. Dollars are obligations on the cited records, not estimated losses.
- contract_obligations$106Msource: app.award_current
- assistance_obligations$163Msource: app.award_current
- known_purpose_pairinghomeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract)source: app.award_current
- contract_obligations$89.3Msource: app.award_current
- assistance_obligations$91.0Msource: app.award_current
- known_purpose_pairinghomeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract)source: app.award_current
| Source | Row | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| app.award_current | DJM3CNDVQ2J8 | contract_obligations | 106,251,017 |
| app.award_current | DJM3CNDVQ2J8 | assistance_obligations | 163,080,901 |
| app.award_current | DJM3CNDVQ2J8 | known_purpose_pairing | homeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract) |
| app.award_current | J8T8GCB291E9 | contract_obligations | 89,301,998 |
| app.award_current | J8T8GCB291E9 | assistance_obligations | 90,979,956 |
| app.award_current | J8T8GCB291E9 | known_purpose_pairing | homeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract) |
| app.award_current | X94QJPJCUGJ4 | contract_obligations | 41,631,905 |
| app.award_current | X94QJPJCUGJ4 | assistance_obligations | 104,621,776 |
| app.award_current | X94QJPJCUGJ4 | known_purpose_pairing | homeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract) |
| app.award_current | LF19U9DKFQM6 | contract_obligations | 33,508,162 |
| app.award_current | LF19U9DKFQM6 | assistance_obligations | 185,075,865 |
| app.award_current | LF19U9DKFQM6 | known_purpose_pairing | homeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract) |
| app.award_current | YRLNNWGNERX4 | contract_obligations | 27,131,499 |
| app.award_current | YRLNNWGNERX4 | assistance_obligations | 240,624,891 |
| app.award_current | YRLNNWGNERX4 | known_purpose_pairing | homeless services (64.024 / 64.033 ↔ contract) |
Timeline & dependencies
- D+14Audit committee briefed
- D+45Evidence pack assembled
- D+90Decision recorded
Calibrated next steps
- 01Compare statements of work and grant budgets for each pair; document the distinction or consolidate.