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DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY

DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY obligated $258.5M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 731 contract actions (−28% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE ARORA GROUP, INC. ($25.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$258.5M
Actions
731
New awards: 163
Sole-source
28%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 467.8MFY2017
  2. 482.8MFY2018
  3. 446.3MFY2019
  4. 480.7MFY2020
  5. 395.9MFY2021
  6. 368.4MFY2022
  7. 421MFY2023
  8. 380.9MFY2024
  9. 357.9MFY2025
  10. 258.5MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE ARORA GROUP, INC.$25.9M10%
  2. PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.$13.5M5.2%
  3. MATRIX PROVIDERS INC.$12.9M5.0%
  4. AIMS-USGP JV LLC$10.5M4.1%
  5. DILLIGAS CORP$10.1M3.9%
  6. DECYPHER HEALTH SERVICES, LLC$9.8M3.8%
  7. NALU FEDERAL LLC$9.1M3.5%
  8. ARAPAHO TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC$8.6M3.3%
  9. IVYHILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC$8M3.1%
  10. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC$7.5M2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Health & medical$186M72%
  2. Professional services$30.4M12%
  3. IT & telecom$11.2M4.3%
  4. Equipment maintenance$9.9M3.8%
  5. Facilities & utilities$8.8M3.4%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$8.4M3.2%
  7. Transportation & logistics$2.6M1.0%
  8. Education & social services$1.3M0.5%
  9. Construction & real property$13.4K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$185.8M72%
  2. Virginia$55.2M21%
  3. New Jersey$7.9M3.0%
  4. Abroad$3M1.2%
  5. Connecticut$2.4M0.9%
  6. Delaware$1.2M0.5%
  7. District of Columbia$866.2K0.3%
  8. Massachusetts$811.8K0.3%
  9. Rhode Island$655.4K0.3%
  10. New York$180.3K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition35%
    US 39% · $90.6M
  • Sole-source awards28%
    US 30% · $71.8M
  • Single-offer competitions7.3%
    US 8.7% · $18.8M
  • Urgency justifications0.1%
    US 5.1% · $273.3K
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.1% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.2%
    US 4.2% · $500K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES$75.3M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 7, 2022 – Apr 3, 2026· HT001422C0016
  2. GENERAL ANESTHESIOLOGIST (12 FTE), 3.5 FTE PAIN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, 3 FTE PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, 2 FTE CARDIO-THORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, 3 FTE REGIONAL PAIN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND 1 FTE NEURO ANESTHESIOLOGIST$74.5M
    THE ROYSTER GROUP, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· Feb 25, 2021 – Mar 25, 2026· HT001421F0070
  3. CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHESIA$32.7M
    THE ARORA GROUP, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· Oct 1, 2022 – Jun 10, 2026· HT001423F0001
  4. MEDICAL Q-CODED SERVICE PERSONNEL$23.8M
    THE ARORA GROUP, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Health & medical· Dec 12, 2022 – May 14, 2026· HT001423F0008
  5. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST OPERATING ROOM, INPATIENT PHARMACIST, CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OUTPATIENT PHARMACY TECHNICIANS FOR WALTER REED HOSPITAL.$23.5M
    POTOMAC HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· Apr 4, 2023 – May 12, 2026· HT001423F0081
  6. MEDICAL Q-CODED NURSING SERVICES AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL$22.8M
    THE ARORA GROUP, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· Nov 1, 2022 – Mar 26, 2026· HT001423F0007
  7. MEDICAL Q-CODED SERVICES - ANCILLARY RADIOLOGY SERVICES AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER, NATIONAL INTREPID CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, AND FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL$22.5M
    READIFORCE GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· Feb 28, 2022 – Jan 6, 2026· HT001422F0058
  8. MEDICAL Q-CODED SERVICES - NURSING SERVICES AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER$21.7M
    THE ARORA GROUP, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Health & medical· May 6, 2022 – Jun 2, 2026· HT001422F0085

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.