Federal contractor · SILVER SPRING, MD

SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC.

SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC. received $27.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 55 awards (−20% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $440.8M. Its largest customer was National Institutes of Health ($32.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$27.9M
New awards
55
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Parent company
DLH HOLDINGS CORP
Other than small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

Part of the DLH, LLC company family: 3 registered entities, $143.3M in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. DLH, LLCBETHESDA, MD · Family page
    $80.5M
  2. DLH SOLUTIONS INCATLANTA, GA
    $34.8M

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 52.4MFY2017
  2. 51.2MFY2018
  3. 47.7MFY2019
  4. 38.7MFY2020
  5. 50MFY2021
  6. 51MFY2022
  7. 45.5MFY2023
  8. 41.5MFY2024
  9. 35.1MFY2025
  10. 27.9MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Institutes of Health$32.7M100%
    49 awards
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$669.2K2.4%
    2 awards
  3. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration-$272K0.0%
    1 awards
  4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-$5.2M0.0%
    3 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$29.1M97%
  2. IT & telecom$887.1K3.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Durham County, NC$21.3M76%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$8.4M30%
  3. DeKalb County, GA$669.2K2.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition0.0%
    US 39% · -$794.5K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · -$794.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · -$322.2K

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

Largest awards

  1. THE SISTER STUDY: TASK ORDER 001 - CORE ACTIVITIES$62M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Aug 22, 2018 – Aug 20, 2026· 75N96018F00001
  2. DHAP DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES$36.8M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· DeKalb County, GA· IT & telecom· Aug 12, 2021 – Aug 5, 2026· 75D30121F12211
  3. TASK ORDER 02 AWARD - "CHRONIC DISEASE VALIDATION&ANALYSES IN THE SISTER STUDY"$24.2M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Sep 25, 2018 – Sep 25, 2026· 75N96018F00002
  4. CONTRACTOR: SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC. TASK ORDER: 75N96021F00004 - STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING AND ANALYSIS BASE PERIOD: JUNE 30, 2021 - JUNE 29, 2022 CAN 8469992$17.6M
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Jun 25, 2021 – Aug 7, 2026· 75N96021F00004
  5. STATISTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NIEHS IN DNTP & DIR$12.2M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Professional services· May 24, 2022 – May 22, 2026· 75N96022F00055
  6. EPIDEMIOLOGY SUPPORT TASK ORDER - BASE YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ,APRIL 17, 2022 - APRIL 16, 2023 AND FOR OPTIONAL PERIODS. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$11.9M
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Apr 14, 2022 – Jul 6, 2026· 75N94022F00050
  7. STATISTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES$11.6M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Apr 24, 2017 – Sep 8, 2026· HHSN273201600011C
  8. OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR THE INITIATIVE TO REDUCE AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS- PHASE II PAYMENT REFORM$8.2M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Oct 14, 2016 – Aug 27, 2026· HHSM500T0003

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.1M (1 subaward)

1 prime

  1. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$1.1M100%
    DURHAM, NC · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.6M paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2022: $447.1K paid out · $5.5M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $1.1M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

13 companies · $3.8M reported

  1. WESTAT, INC.$940.2K
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  2. NSF INTERNATIONAL$656K
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  3. KOAM ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC.$401.3K
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 1 subaward · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Primes that pay it

10 companies · $29.1M reported

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$8.8M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 1 subaward
  2. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$7.9M
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC · 6 subawards · Data processing, hosting, and related services
  3. DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$6.8M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 17 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC$445.9M−11% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 30% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Computer systems design and related servicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Computer systems design and related servicesNational Institutes of Health · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$116.5M+4% in FY2026
    CALVERTON, MD · 16% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Computer systems design and related servicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Computer systems design and related servicesNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services+1 more
  3. HIGHRISE CONSULTING INC$105.3M−23% in FY2026
    BETHESDA, MD · 14% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Computer systems design and related services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

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 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.