Leidos was awarded a $456.3 million GSA contract for Military OneSource — the DoD's centralized employee-assistance program for active-duty members and families — posted to SAM.gov the week of April 20, 2026. Leidos replaces Cognosante, whose ~$576.2M predecessor contract (originally awarded 2024) was terminated. Coverage from GovCon Wire.
What Military OneSource does
The program serves about 4.7 million active-duty service members and their families worldwide with 24/7 access to information, referrals, and non-medical counseling — phone, email, secure messaging, AI-enabled chatbots, and in-person sessions on request.
Scope of work
- Program management
- Call-center operations and support
- IT operations and platform management
- Counseling and coaching services
- Strategic outreach
Why it matters
Incumbent displacement on a $400M+ services program is rare. The Cognosante termination is the bigger story — it signals GSA's willingness to recompete or terminate underperforming services awards even mid-cycle. Cognosante had also held the contract just two years.
What to do
- Counseling-platform and contact-center subs: Leidos teaming starts now
- If you hold any other Cognosante prime: check for performance review pressure
- Watch for protest filings — a $400M displacement on services is the kind of award that draws GAO challenges