Over the last 10 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 74,393 award actions with total obligations of $30.51 billion and an average action value of $410,110.22. Recent obligations were concentrated in 2021 through 2025, with the highest annual total in 2022 at $4.89 billion.
Federal Agency
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement profile for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Agency ID 7523) covering obligations, award activity, vendors, and NAICS trends over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable FPDS obligations for the selected 10-year window and include the top vendors, NAICS codes, and annual trend values provided.
Agency ID
7523
Total Obligated
30.51 billion
30,509,329,644.32
Award Actions
74,393
Average Action Value
410,110.22
About CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Agency ID 7523) obligated $30.51 billion across 74,393 awards, with an average award value of $410,110.22. This volume indicates a high-transaction procurement profile with substantial spending concentrated in a limited set of strategic categories.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor base is led by pharmaceutical and vaccine suppliers, with MCKESSON SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION LLC receiving $1.68 billion, followed by MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. at $1.51 billion and PFIZER INC. at $1.05 billion. GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC and SANOFI PASTEUR INC. also appear among the top recipients, reinforcing the CDC’s heavy reliance on life sciences contractors for medical countermeasures and related acquisitions.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
CDC obligations are concentrated in IT, professional services, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The largest NAICS category is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services, at $3.63 billion, followed by 541990 at $3.20 billion and 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, at $2.07 billion, while 541611 and 325411 round out the top five.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peak in 2022 at $4.89 billion, then decline to $2.93 billion in 2023 and $1.72 billion in 2024, with 2025 totaling $1.63 billion to date. Award counts remain elevated through the period, though 2025 shows fewer awards than 2024, suggesting reduced current-year activity relative to the prior two years.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS-observed obligations and award counts for the CDC over the last 10 years. Vendor and NAICS rankings reflect total obligated dollars within the analyzed window, and annual trend figures show obligations and award counts by fiscal year as reported in the source data.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKESSON SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION LLC | 1,675,728,432.12 | 1.68 billion | 86 |
| MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. | 1,505,713,746.08 | 1.51 billion | 88 |
| PFIZER INC. | 1,045,701,091.67 | 1.05 billion | 62 |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC | 978,787,539.31 | 978.79 million | 165 |
| SANOFI PASTEUR INC. | 832,862,581.25 | 832.86 million | 122 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. | 736,151,818.91 | 736.15 million | 454 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 715,237,484.77 | 715.24 million | 1,043 |
| PLOWSHARE GROUP, INC | 652,532,719.98 | 652.53 million | 33 |
| NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER | 539,010,766.44 | 539.01 million | 404 |
| EMERGENT BIODEFENSE OPERATIONS LANSING LLC | 526,826,904.72 | 526.83 million | 27 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, CDC obligations total $30.51 billion across 74,393 awards, with the top 10 vendors accounting for a concentrated share of spend. The largest obligations are to vaccine and pharmaceutical suppliers, led by McKesson Specialty Distribution LLC ($1.68 billion), Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ($1.51 billion), and Pfizer Inc. ($1.05 billion), indicating a procurement profile heavily weighted toward medical countermeasures. Award volume is more distributed than dollars, with Deloitte Consulting LLP leading the listed vendors by count (1,043 awards) but not by obligation value, suggesting a mix of high-dollar, lower-count awards and smaller, more frequent procurements.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '7523'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 3,632,058,970.24 | 3.63 billion | 3,814 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 3,201,723,376.47 | 3.20 billion | 7,450 |
| 325412 | PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING | 2,071,332,533.40 | 2.07 billion | 468 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 1,937,455,202.74 | 1.94 billion | 6,708 |
| 325411 | MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING | 1,671,675,608.90 | 1.67 billion | 182 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 1,637,963,222.83 | 1.64 billion | 3,213 |
| 325414 | BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING | 1,417,053,689.39 | 1.42 billion | 594 |
| 493120 | REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE | 1,111,314,605.72 | 1.11 billion | 185 |
| 621498 | ALL OTHER OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS | 904,911,150.84 | 904.91 million | 286 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 886,429,199.89 | 886.43 million | 1,448 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, CDC obligated 30.51 billion across 74,393 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes. Computer Systems Design Services (541512) is the largest category at 3.63 billion, followed by All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990) at 3.20 billion and Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) at 2.07 billion. The top 10 NAICS account for a substantial share of total obligations and are weighted toward IT services, management/technical support, and biomedical/pharmaceutical manufacturing, indicating a diversified but service-heavy procurement profile.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '7523'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,629,710,259.32 | 1.63 billion | 3,332 |
| 2024 | 1,718,023,338.81 | 1.72 billion | 6,786 |
| 2023 | 2,926,331,212.35 | 2.93 billion | 7,688 |
| 2022 | 4,887,348,701.72 | 4.89 billion | 8,073 |
| 2021 | 3,904,671,445.15 | 3.90 billion | 6,928 |
| 2020 | 3,479,190,914.99 | 3.48 billion | 7,409 |
| 2019 | 1,860,476,824.87 | 1.86 billion | 7,558 |
| 2018 | 2,122,558,780.68 | 2.12 billion | 8,400 |
| 2017 | 5,490,944,486.27 | 5.49 billion | 9,028 |
| 2016 | 2,490,073,680.16 | 2.49 billion | 9,191 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, CDC obligations totaled $30.51 billion across 74,393 awards, with an average award value of $410,110.22. Obligations were concentrated in 2017 and 2022, which were the highest years at $5.49 billion and $4.89 billion, respectively, while 2024 and 2025 were notably lower at $1.72 billion and $1.63 billion. Award volume remained relatively high throughout the period, peaking at 9,191 awards in 2016 and generally ranging from about 3,332 to 9,028 awards, indicating broad but uneven annual spending distribution.
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