# State contract: The Simple Laugh (VA)

> State-procurement record: https://www.xh1b.org/contract/447e8df2-5279-4f9e-94de-967356c6f299 · [vendor profile](https://www.xh1b.org/org/the-simple-laugh-cdc06999f6)

The Simple Laugh holds a VA state government contract with Northern Virginia Community College in Midlothian, VA. The recorded award value is $310.00. It started on May 8, 2017.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor (as filed) | THE SIMPLE LAUGH |
| Matched employer record | [THE SIMPLE LAUGH](https://www.xh1b.org/org/the-simple-laugh-cdc06999f6) |
| Awarding agency | Northern Virginia Community College |
| State | [VA](https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts/VA) |
| Award amount | $310.00 |
| Start date | 2017-05-08 |
| NIGP | 71530 |
| Contract number | 2017_1253687 |
| Description (as filed) | NOVACares Marketing Items |
| Place of performance | [Midlothian, VA, 23113](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Midlothian%2C%20VA%2C%2023113) |
| County (FIPS) | 51041 |
| Source URL | https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/eva-procurement-data-2024 |
| Ingested | 2026-08-23 |

The stored run 70c24659-f67e-4603-aff1-05541be681a9 belongs to state_contracts_rebuild, not this jurisdiction. Source custody is unresolved.

## Other government contracts with this vendor (83 on record)

Page 1 of 11. 83 related source records.

| Contract | Ledger | Date | Recorded value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/2e831e79-1cb9-4a9b-809b-1b13c635bacd) | State · VA | 2018-04-12 | $360.00 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/f76825ad-6f69-403f-ab78-2d5980fed8c9) | State · VA | 2018-04-12 | $29.00 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/03f996d9-bae9-42da-bf80-1e2c31bf5189) | State · VA | 2018-04-04 | $370.00 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/ac0fa96a-88c2-4002-a7e8-7d1e9eaa0cae) | State · VA | 2018-04-04 | $19.16 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/1af15a3d-609e-45b5-8b44-5baa9dc086d0) | State · VA | 2018-03-07 | $37.60 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/3733a578-fd53-485e-86ba-38d9e12b5ba8) | State · VA | 2018-03-07 | $66.46 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/729ce560-e913-40cb-ad8c-ff1b8d6e3b8f) | State · VA | 2018-03-07 | $195.00 (Award amount) |
| [Northern Virginia Community College](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/835e08f5-b616-4417-90f6-6b693bb4947b) | State · VA | 2018-03-07 | $201.00 (Award amount) |

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/contract/447e8df2-5279-4f9e-94de-967356c6f299


## References

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2. Dataset documentation · USAspending / U.S. Treasury. [Federal Spending Guide: contract transactions](https://www.usaspending.gov/data/Federal-Spending-Guide.pdf#page=9). Pages 3, 5, 9 and 17: transactions, amount fields and recipient identifiers. Contract downloads contain prime award transactions. XH1B’s use of recipient identifiers for employer links is its own processing step. Checked 2026-10-18.