Contravalis
Market Page · HHS / 541690 / R499
AgencyDepartment of Health and Human Services NAICS541690 · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services PSCR499 · Support- Professional: Other Value band$5M – $25M

Department of Health and Human Services: other scientific and technical consulting services contracts, $5M–$25M

50 awards over FY2023–FY2026 to 23 distinct vendors, with a median of $9.6M and 1.6 offers on average where a count was reported.

Awards, FY2023–FY2026
50
Distinct vendors
23
Median award
$9.6M
Avg offers, where reported
1.6
Reported competition is thin, averaging 1.6 offers - many awards drew one bid or none recorded. One firm, Kelly Services, Inc., holds 22 of 50 awards - a concentrated field with 23 vendors behind it. 74% of awards were competed full and open. 8 contracts in this cell reach the end of their current period in the next year.

Contracts to watch

Exhibit 1 · Largest expirations, 3 to 12 months out
Incumbent Period ends Current value Offers Ceiling vs. award
Research Triangle InstituteSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mar 1 2027 · 5 mo $21.4M 1 +42%
Kelly Services, Inc.National Institutes of Health May 27 2027 · 7 mo $19.1M 1 +103%
Kelly Services, Inc.National Institutes of Health May 22 2027 · 7 mo $19.0M 1 +68%
Kelly Services, Inc.National Institutes of Health May 24 2027 · 7 mo $18.0M 1 +75%
Battelle Memorial InstituteCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services Aug 29 2027 · 10 mo $14.0M 2 -10%
Regents of the University of MichiganCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services Aug 25 2027 · 10 mo $13.9M 2 -34%
Ccs Associates, Inc.National Institutes of Health Sep 29 2027 · 11 mo $12.4M 3 -21%
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services May 1 2027 · 7 mo $11.9M 2 +3%

Source: USAspending.gov prime award archives, FY2023–FY2026. Contravalis analysis. Current value is the award's current total; "ceiling vs. award" compares it to the value at award. Months are counted from Sep 30, 2026.

What the agency has said in public

Exhibit 4 · SAM.gov notices, twelve months to Oct 16, 2026
Market soundings17
Intents to award without competition6
Counted underNAICS 541690 and PSC R499
Latest soundingOct 8, 2026
OfficeCDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities archive. A market sounding is a sources-sought, pre-solicitation or special notice; an intent to award without competition is counted apart because it cuts the other way. None of these notices is tied to a contract above; they say how often the agency has asked the market about this kind of work.

The competitive field

Exhibit 2 · Awards in band, FY2023–FY2026, $5M–$25M
Awards in band50
Distinct vendors23
25th percentile$6.4M
Median award$9.6M
75th percentile$13.3M
90th percentile$20.0M
Competed full and open74%
Awards reporting offers92%
Dominant pricingFirm Fixed Price
Share on that pricing72%

Source: USAspending.gov prime award archives, FY2023–FY2026, NAICS 541690 and PSC R499 at Department of Health and Human Services, base-and-all-options value $5M–$25M.

Who wins here

Exhibit 3 · Most frequent winners by award count
FirmAwards won
Kelly Services, Inc.22
Mathematica Inc.3
Ccs Associates, Inc.2
Goldbelt Professional Services, LLC2
Lantana Consulting Group, Inc2

Source: USAspending.gov prime award archives, FY2023–FY2026. Bar length is proportional to award count within this cell.

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