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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID obligated $578M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 1,813 contract actions (−11% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TECHNICAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. ($47.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$578M
Actions
1,813
New awards: 101
Sole-source
0.8%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 750.8MFY2017
  2. 765MFY2018
  3. 859.6MFY2019
  4. 1.2BFY2020
  5. 1.3BFY2021
  6. 1.1BFY2022
  7. 917.8MFY2023
  8. 943.6MFY2024
  9. 650.3MFY2025
  10. 578MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TECHNICAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$47.9M8.3%
  2. PPD DEVELOPMENT LP$47.7M8.3%
  3. CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.$29.8M5.2%
  4. THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC$28.7M5.0%
  5. DUKE UNIVERSITY$25.4M4.4%
  6. AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION$24.9M4.3%
  7. AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC$20.2M3.5%
  8. GAP SOLUTIONS, INC.$17.9M3.1%
  9. FISHER BIOSERVICES INC$15.1M2.6%
  10. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$14.6M2.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$427.6M74%
  2. Professional services$125.7M22%
  3. IT & telecom$16.1M2.8%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$3.6M0.6%
  5. Construction & real property$2.4M0.4%
  6. Equipment maintenance$2M0.3%
  7. Health & medical$709.2K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$248.9M43%
  2. North Carolina$85.6M15%
  3. California$57.1M9.9%
  4. Virginia$30.1M5.2%
  5. New York$21.1M3.6%
  6. Tennessee$15.9M2.7%
  7. Washington$15M2.6%
  8. Pennsylvania$14.8M2.6%
  9. Georgia$13.3M2.3%
  10. Massachusetts$9.5M1.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition18%
    US 39% · $102.5M
  • Sole-source awards0.8%
    US 30% · $4.5M
  • Single-offer competitions17%
    US 8.7% · $98M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush2.8%
    US 6.1% · $16.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · -$5,526
  • Time-and-materials pricing12%
    US 4.2% · $69.3M

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

Largest awards

  1. STATISTICAL AND DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES (SDCC)$176.6M
    THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Mar 1, 2021 – Aug 5, 2026· 75N93021C00012
  2. CLINICAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (CROMS).$171.5M
    TECHNICAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Jan 3, 2017 – Aug 4, 2026· HHSN272201700007C
  3. MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH REPOSITORY (MID BRR)$141M
    AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION· Prince William County, VA· Research & development· Apr 17, 2017 – Sep 1, 2026· HHSN272201600013C
  4. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NIAID HIGH CONTAINMENT INTEGRATED RESEARCH FACILITY AT FORT DETRICK, MD$115.8M
    LAULIMA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC· Frederick County, MD· Research & development· Mar 1, 2018 – Sep 28, 2026· 75N93018C00013
  5. MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, PROFESSIONAL, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NIAID ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES$112M
    CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Apr 13, 2018 – Aug 31, 2026· 75N93018C00014
  6. THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT COMPONENT A OF THE COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTERS (CIVICS) PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE APPROACHES, BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF INFLUENZA IMMUNITY, THAT ACHIEVE DURABLE, ROBUST$110.9M
    ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI· New York County, NY· Research & development· Sep 5, 2019 – Sep 28, 2026· 75N93019C00051
  7. AWARD OF THE BASE TO ST. JUDE FOR CEIRR CONTRACT 75N93021C00016. THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT NIAID CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND RESPONSE (CEIRR).$105.7M
    ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC· Shelby County, TN· Research & development· Apr 7, 2021 – Jul 27, 2026· 75N93021C00016
  8. STATISTICAL AND DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES(SDCC)$100.2M
    THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Feb 8, 2017 – Aug 20, 2026· HHSN272201500002C

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.