Federal contractor · SCOTTSDALE, AZ

VITALANT

VITALANT received $9.7M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 76 awards (+17% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $152.7M. Its largest customer was Department of Veterans Affairs ($5.6M). It also received $4.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$9.7M
New awards
76
Sole-source
81%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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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.

5 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $9.7M in FY2026 together.

  1. VITALANTSCOTTSDALE, AZ · Family page
    $9.7M
  2. BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC.LAS VEGAS, NV
    $0
  3. CENTRAL BLOOD BANKPITTSBURGH, PA
    $0
  4. INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, THEPITTSBURGH, PA
    $0
  5. ITXM DIAGNOSTICS, INC.PITTSBURGH, PA
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 6.3MFY2017
  2. 5.9MFY2018
  3. 14.6MFY2019
  4. 36.5MFY2020
  5. 25.5MFY2021
  6. 24.5MFY2022
  7. 7.1MFY2023
  8. 14.3MFY2024
  9. 8.3MFY2025
  10. 9.7MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$5.6M58%
    33 awards
  2. Indian Health Service$2.6M27%
    31 awards
  3. National Institutes of Health$1.9M19%
    7 awards
  4. Defense Health Agency$674.2K6.9%
    2 awards
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-$16K0.0%
    1 awards
  6. Food and Drug Administration-$88.8K0.0%
    1 awards
  7. Department of the Air Force-$916.5K0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Health & medical$8M81%
  2. Research & development$1.8M19%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maricopa County, AZ$5M51%
  2. Allegheny County, PA$1.8M18%
  3. Montgomery County, MD$1.1M12%
  4. Navajo County, AZ$594.6K6.1%
  5. San Francisco County, CA$519.7K5.3%
  6. Apache County, AZ$302.1K3.1%
  7. San Juan County, NM$286.3K2.9%
  8. Clark County, NV$174.2K1.8%
  9. Washoe County, NV$140.5K1.4%
  10. San Joaquin County, CA$119K1.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition71%
    US 39% · $6.9M
  • Sole-source awards81%
    US 30% · $7.9M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.8% · -$951.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$4.1M
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 9 awards
  2. Indian Health Service$2M
    Department of Health and Human Services · 9 awards
  3. National Institutes of Health$1.1M
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards
  4. Defense Health Agency$674.2K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. CHARACTERIZE SEROPREVALENCE OF SARS COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN THE US POPULATION$46.4M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· May 13, 2020 – May 4, 2026· 75D30120C08170
  2. REDS-IV-P CENTER FOR TRANSFUSION LABORATORY STUDIES (CTLS) PHASE 2$4.9M
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Mar 31, 2021 – Aug 20, 2026· 75N92021F00001
  3. HIV RISK QUESTIONNAIRE (HRQ) STUDY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF A PANEL OF QUESTIONS FOR RECENT INFECTION WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)$4.8M
    Food and Drug Administration· Maricopa County, AZ· Professional services· Sep 26, 2019 – Jun 11, 2026· 75F40119P10697
  4. REDS-IV-P BRAZIL TRANSFUSION SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM PHASE 2$4.3M
    National Institutes of Health· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· Mar 31, 2021 – Mar 26, 2026· 75N92021F00001
  5. REDS-IV-P BRAZIL HUB$2.7M
    National Institutes of Health· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Jun 28, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026· 75N92024F00001
  6. REDS-IV-P CENTER FOR TRANSFUSION LABORATORY STUDIES$2.2M
    National Institutes of Health· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Jun 28, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026· 75N92024F00001
  7. REDS-IV-P DOMESTIC HUBS$2.1M
    National Institutes of Health· Maricopa County, AZ· Research & development· Jun 28, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026· 75N92024F00001
  8. BLOOD PRODUCTS AND SERVICES$1.9M
    Department of the Air Force· Solano County, CA· Health & medical· Oct 1, 2019 – Mar 24, 2026· FA442720C0006

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

VITALANT received $4.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 15 actions (0 new awards), +40% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research ($1.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$4.4M
New awards
0
Actions
15
Since FY2021
$20.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.4MFY2021
  2. 2.4MFY2022
  3. 2.3MFY2023
  4. 7MFY2024
  5. 3.2MFY2025
  6. 4.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$4.4M100%

Top programs

  1. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$1.8M42%
  2. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$1.1M25%
  3. 93.283 · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance$1M23%
  4. 93.421 · Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health$500K11%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$2.9M66%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$1.5M34%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. RFA-IP-24-046: NATIONWIDE COHORT OF BLOOD DONORS TO ESTIMATE BURDEN OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES AND IMMUNOLOGIC RESPONSE$6M
    93.421 · Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Aug 29, 2024 – Aug 11, 2026· U01IP001266
  2. HEMATOPOIETIC AND IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT IN THE HUMAN CHORION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: HEMATOPOIESIS OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SITES DURING HUMAN…$3.3M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 11, 2022 – Apr 13, 2026· R01AI168322
  3. MODULATION OF GALECTIN-9 TO TARGET HIV PERSISTENCE - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE THE ADVENT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) HAS DRAMATICALLY…$2.4M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jul 31, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026· R01AI184421
  4. EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AS BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV…$1.6M
    93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· May 30, 2024 – Sep 8, 2026· DP1HL174193
  5. INNATE SENSING OF CELL-FREE DNA AND THE INTERFERON-MEDIATED CONTROL OF HIV IN VIVO - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE THE ADVENT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL…$1.5M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 27, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026· R01AI172754
  6. LEVERAGING STORED PLATELET BIOENERGETICS TO IMPROVE HEMOSTATIC FUNCTION UPON TRANSFUSION - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT THE OVERARCHING AIM…$947.2K
    93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Aug 21, 2025 – May 12, 2026· R01HL171594

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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

  • Sub-contracts: $1.1M (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.4M (10 subawards)

9 sub-recipients

  1. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE$951.1K38%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 2 subawards
  2. WESTAT, INC.$472.8K19%
    BETHESDA, MD · 1 subaward
  3. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$398.3K16%
    NEW YORK, NY · 2 subawards
  4. ONEBLOOD, INC$278.9K11%
    ORLANDO, FL · 1 subaward
  5. YALE UNIV$251.3K10%
    NEW HAVEN, CT · 1 subaward
  6. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$90.3K3.6%
    AURORA, CO · 2 subawards
  7. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS$20.9K0.8%
    OAKLAND, CA · 1 subaward
  8. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$12.6K0.5%
    DURHAM, NC · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$8,9250.4%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $280.1K (3 subawards)

3 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE$107.7K38%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  2. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE$102.4K37%
    CHESTNUT HILL, MA · 1 subaward
  3. EMORY UNIVERSITY$70K25%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 12% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.6M paid out · $1.9M received
  • FY2022: $7.5M paid out · $1.8M received
  • FY2023: $2.5M paid out · $1.4M received
  • FY2024: $1.9M paid out · $2.5M received
  • FY2025: $2.2M paid out · $1.1M received
  • FY2026: $2.5M paid out · $280.1K 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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

16 companies · $19.2M reported

  1. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE$5.1M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 12 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$2.9M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 8 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. WESTAT, INC.$2.8M
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 6 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Primes that pay it

10 companies · $9.1M reported

  1. THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY$3.1M
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 5 subawards
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$3.1M
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 14 subawards
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY$708.9K
    DURHAM, NC · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

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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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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 10 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES, INC.$14.5M−25% in FY2026
    CORONA, CA · 44% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Other ambulatory health care services
  2. AMBULANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED$13.3M−26% in FY2026
    TERRE HAUTE, IN · 41% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Other ambulatory health care services
  3. PRO CARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC$12.9M+39% in FY2026
    LAWRENCEVILLE, GA · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveVeterans Affairs · Other ambulatory health care services

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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 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.