Department of Health and Human Services — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The Department of Health and Human Services is a federal government agency that awards contracts to private-sector companies and organizations. This page provides a detailed analysis of the agency's contract spending patterns, including total obligated funds, competition rates, sector breakdowns, and top contractors.

Department of Health and Human Services has obligated $313,470,610,634 across 5985 federal contracts tracked in our database. Of these contracts, 100% were competitively awarded, meaning multiple bidders submitted proposals, while the remainder were sole-source awards. Small businesses received 0% of the agency's contract awards, reflecting the agency's participation in federal small business contracting goals.

Understanding how federal agencies spend taxpayer money is essential for government accountability and transparency. Contract spending data is sourced from USAspending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). ReadTheGovContract analyzes this data to make it accessible and provide insights into spending patterns, contractor relationships, and competition levels across the federal government.

Budget Details

Total Obligated: $313,470,610,634

Contract Count: 5985

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how Department of Health and Human Services distributes contract spending across industry sectors, based on NAICS classification codes. This can reveal which industries are most dependent on the agency's procurement dollars.

  • Healthcare: $67.9B (105 contracts)
  • Other: $28.0B (32 contracts)
  • R&D: $18.6B (26 contracts)
  • IT: $17.1B (32 contracts)
  • Construction: $3.0B (5 contracts)

Top Contractors

These are the contractors that have received the most funding from Department of Health and Human Services, ranked by total obligated contract value.

  1. Leidos Biomedical Research Inc — $10.4B (7 contracts)
  2. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. — $8.8B (7 contracts)
  3. Maximus Federal Services, Inc. — $8.7B (4 contracts)
  4. Pfizer Inc. — $8.7B (10 contracts)
  5. Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. — $5.3B (10 contracts)
  6. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. — $4.9B (9 contracts)
  7. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC — $4.3B (3 contracts)
  8. Rapid Deployment Inc — $3.5B (1 contracts)
  9. Novitas Solutions, Inc. — $3.4B (5 contracts)
  10. National Government Services, Inc. — $3.3B (6 contracts)
  11. Advanced Technology International — $3.3B (5 contracts)
  12. Palmetto GBA, LLC — $3.1B (5 contracts)
  13. Serco Inc — $2.8B (3 contracts)
  14. Emergent Biodefense Operations Lansing LLC — $2.8B (4 contracts)
  15. Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC — $2.6B (5 contracts)
  16. Glaxosmithkline Holdings (americas) Inc. — $2.5B (6 contracts)
  17. Glaxosmithkline, LLC — $2.4B (4 contracts)
  18. Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg Inc. — $2.2B (2 contracts)
  19. Bavarian Nordic A/S — $2.2B (2 contracts)
  20. Family Endeavors, Inc. — $2.0B (2 contracts)

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