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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH obligated $2.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 57 contract actions (−55% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was 10X GENOMICS, INC. ($321.9K).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.4M
Actions
57
New awards: 34
Sole-source
10%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.8MFY2017
  2. 3MFY2018
  3. 3.7MFY2019
  4. 5MFY2020
  5. 4.7MFY2021
  6. 4.6MFY2022
  7. 4MFY2023
  8. 4.2MFY2024
  9. 5.2MFY2025
  10. 2.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. 10X GENOMICS, INC.$321.9K14%
  2. OXFORD STEMTECH LTD$244.5K10%
  3. BRUKER NANO, INC$230K9.7%
  4. SONY BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.$227.4K9.6%
  5. BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP$183.2K7.8%
  6. ILLUMINA, INC.$143K6.1%
  7. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$142.4K6.0%
  8. PANAMERICA COMPUTERS, INC.$138.6K5.9%
  9. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$123.5K5.2%
  10. NATIONAL DISEASE RESEARCH INTERCHANGE$95K4.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$949.3K40%
  2. Health & medical$580.2K25%
  3. IT & telecom$396.5K17%
  4. Professional services$356.1K15%
  5. Equipment maintenance$79.8K3.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$692.3K29%
  2. Virginia$353.1K15%
  3. Abroad$334.1K14%
  4. Wisconsin$230K9.7%
  5. Maryland$204.8K8.7%
  6. Massachusetts$195.4K8.3%
  7. Pennsylvania$124.5K5.3%
  8. South Dakota$81.2K3.4%
  9. Texas$36K1.5%
  10. Georgia$35.7K1.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition32%
    US 39% · $745K
  • Sole-source awards10%
    US 30% · $242.5K
  • Single-offer competitions21%
    US 8.7% · $502.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush38%
    US 6.1% · $901.9K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. NIMH: SUPPLY: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: N/A FOR THE HBCC SINGLE-NUCLEUS SEQUENCING PROJECT.$300.6K
    10X GENOMICS, INC.· Alameda County, CA· Health & medical· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 75N95B26P00042
  2. SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NEUROBIOBANK (NBB) BIOSPECIMEN DATABASE AND WEB PORTAL$246.8K
    INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Jun 13, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025· 75N95B25F20001
  3. NIMH: SUPPLY: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SERVICES: N/A FOR THE GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANOIDS.$244.5K
    OXFORD STEMTECH LTD· Professional services· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N95B26P00036
  4. NIMH: SUPPLY: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: N/A TO BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO BRAIN FUNCTION DURING GOAL-DIRECTED MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR IN FREELY MOVING ANIMALS THAT ARE PRESENTLY NOT POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES.$230K
    BRUKER NANO, INC· Dane County, WI· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026· 75N95B26P00027
  5. NIMH: SUPPLY: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: N/A TO REVEAL THE FUNDAMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND PHLOGENECTICALLY CONSERVED BRAIN STRUCTURES TO HELP THE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR FUNCTIONAL ROLES IN NEUROPSYCIATRIC CONDITIONS.$227.4K
    SONY BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.· Santa Clara County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026· 75N95B26P00030
  6. CDW GOVERNMENT INC:1107309 [25-004144]$221.9K
    CDW GOVERNMENT LLC· Lake County, IL· IT & telecom· Jul 14, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025· 75N95B25F20015
  7. NIMH: SUPPLY: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY EQUIPMENT: N/A ONE (1) 7T GRADIENT COIL UPGRGRADE TO REPLACE CURRENT COIL THAT IS INSUFFICIENT FOR LABS NEEDS$160.2K
    BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP· Middlesex County, MA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 4, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026· 75N95B26P00028
  8. MICROFOCUS: 01-APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT GLOBAL CONCURRENT USER 1 YEAR TERM SOFTWARE E-LTU FOCUS - TA405AAE MICROFOCUS: 02-1 YEAR 24X7 SUPPORT FOR A8F94BAE - SUAA000-TERM MICRO FOCUS: 03-1 YEAR 24X7 SUPPORT FOR A8F94BAE - SUAA001-TERM MICROFOC$143.8K
    RED RIVER TECHNOLOGY LLC· Sullivan County, NH· IT & telecom· Jun 15, 2021 – May 7, 2026· 75N95B21F00019

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.