Contracting office · National Institutes of Health

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO obligated $1.3B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 3,654 contract actions (+129% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was DLA TROOP SUPPORT ($77.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.3B
Actions
3,654
New awards: 2,599
Sole-source
24%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 386.4MFY2017
  2. 437.9MFY2018
  3. 471.1MFY2019
  4. 931.5MFY2020
  5. 1.1BFY2021
  6. 1.2BFY2022
  7. 933.3MFY2023
  8. 961.5MFY2024
  9. 581.9MFY2025
  10. 1.3BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. DLA TROOP SUPPORT$77.4M5.8%
  2. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC.$68M5.1%
  3. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$39M2.9%
  4. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$33.5M2.5%
  5. BLACK CANYON CONSULTING LLC$32.6M2.5%
  6. TAHKOX E2 SERVICES, LLC$32.4M2.4%
  7. AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC$27M2.0%
  8. PRIORITY ONE SERVICES, INC.$26.6M2.0%
  9. DLH, LLC$24.8M1.9%
  10. GAP SOLUTIONS, INC.$21.9M1.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$590M44%
  2. IT & telecom$241M18%
  3. Health & medical$148.7M11%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$135.1M10%
  5. Research & development$98M7.4%
  6. Facilities & utilities$47.1M3.5%
  7. Equipment maintenance$26.3M2.0%
  8. Construction & real property$25.8M1.9%
  9. Transportation & logistics$13.8M1.0%
  10. Education & social services$4.7M0.4%
  11. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$498.3K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$681.4M51%
  2. Virginia$194.3M15%
  3. Pennsylvania$101.7M7.6%
  4. Massachusetts$69.4M5.2%
  5. North Carolina$44.6M3.3%
  6. California$41.5M3.1%
  7. District of Columbia$28.8M2.2%
  8. New York$23.8M1.8%
  9. Texas$17.2M1.3%
  10. Illinois$14.6M1.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition51%
    US 39% · $684.3M
  • Sole-source awards24%
    US 30% · $322.4M
  • Single-offer competitions27%
    US 8.7% · $361.9M
  • Urgency justifications0.2%
    US 5.1% · $3.1M
  • Year-end rush28%
    US 6.1% · $367.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts1.4%
    US 5.0% · $18.7M
  • Time-and-materials pricing17%
    US 4.2% · $220M

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

Largest awards

  1. PHARMACEUTICALS AND RELATED SUPPLIES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:1133869 [26-003472]$77.4M
    DLA TROOP SUPPORT· Philadelphia County, PA· Health & medical· Apr 9, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N98026C00026
  2. AOURP FQHC PHASE III$71.7M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 5, 2019 – Sep 10, 2026· 75N98019F01202
  3. NIH OIIT IT SERVICES WITH GRSI$61.8M
    DLH, LLC· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Jul 19, 2022 – Apr 24, 2026· 75N98022F00001
  4. NIH BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES (BPSS) III - TORP 3049$55.2M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Norfolk city, VA· Professional services· Mar 21, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026· 75N98024F00001
  5. MEDICAL SCIENCE&COMPUTING INC:1174687 [19-005000]$39.2M
    GUIDEHOUSE DIGITAL LLC· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 13, 2019 – Sep 25, 2026· 75N98019F00847
  6. ACCENTURE SECURITY CONTRACT-FFP LABORPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 3/11/2023 - 3/12/2024$37.8M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 9, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026· 75N98023F00001
  7. PALLADIAN PARTNERS INC:1108361 [19-002119]$36M
    PALLADIAN PARTNERS, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Feb 27, 2019 – Jun 8, 2026· 75N98019F00847
  8. RADX INNOVATION FUNNEL FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES - AWARD MANAGEMENT$35.3M
    NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC.· Hampshire County, MA· Professional services· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 75N98026F00002

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.