Veterans Affairs led PSC 6505 spending with $12.77 billion, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency at $7.74 billion and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at $1.11 billion. McKesson Corporation was the largest vendor by obligated dollars, while AmerisourceBergen appears in separate vendor rows with the same CAGE code, indicating distinct name entries in the data.
PSC Code
PSC 6505 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
PSC 6505 covers drugs and biologicals in federal procurement, with $22.20 billion obligated across 562,243 award actions in the last full year.
Annual totals reflect the last full year only and include all award actions recorded under PSC 6505.
PSC Code
6505
PSC Description
DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS
Total Obligated
22.20 billion
22,202,941,732.98
Award Actions
562,243
Average Action Value
39,489.93
About PSC 6505 federal contract activity
PSC 6505 (DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS) accounted for 22.20 billion in obligations across 562,243 awards in the last full year, with an average award value of 39,489.93. The volume indicates a highly fragmented procurement base with a small number of very large obligations alongside a very large number of smaller awards.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of Veterans Affairs led PSC 6505 spending with 12.77 billion, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency at 7.74 billion. Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the Federal Prison System/Bureau of Prisons, and the Indian Health Service were smaller but still material obligators, together reflecting demand across healthcare, logistics, correctional, and public health missions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
McKesson Corporation was the largest vendor by obligated value at 12.93 billion, followed by AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp at 5.84 billion and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation at 1.46 billion. The presence of separate vendor names with the same CAGE code indicates entity naming variation in the underlying data and suggests concentration among a small set of pharmaceutical distributors.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend provided covers 2025 only, with 22.20 billion obligated across 562,243 awards. With a single year in the analysis window, this view establishes the current-year baseline for PSC 6505 rather than showing directional change over time.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations classified under PSC 6505 for the last full year using the provided aggregate totals, award counts, and top entity rollups. Vendor names are shown as reported in the source data, and duplicated naming at the same CAGE code is preserved rather than consolidated.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = '6505'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 12,766,000,255.62 | 12.77 billion | 1,977 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 7,737,494,504.66 | 7.74 billion | 554,855 |
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 1,105,085,333.90 | 1.11 billion | 109 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 212,134,856.79 | 212.13 million | 4,096 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 204,591,500.34 | 204.59 million | 301 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 115,171,767.03 | 115.17 million | 375 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 29,435,281.65 | 29.44 million | 211 |
| 12K3 | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE | 20,924,163.72 | 20.92 million | 11 |
| 97DH | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) | 3,335,428.58 | 3.34 million | 63 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 2,321,730.84 | 2.32 million | 94 |
Insight
For PSC 6505, obligations totaled $22.20 billion across 562,243 awards in the last full year, with an average award value of $39,489.93. Spending was highly concentrated in two agencies: the Department of Veterans Affairs accounted for $12.77 billion and the Defense Logistics Agency for $7.74 billion, together representing the large majority of obligated dollars. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response was a distant third at $1.11 billion, while the remaining agencies each accounted for relatively small shares of total obligations.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
ifNull(anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode), '') AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = '6505'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY
vendor_name,
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKESSON CORPORATION | 1MKG3 | 12,930,973,809.44 | 12.93 billion | 4,213 |
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORP | 1XUY5 | 5,843,741,903.68 | 5.84 billion | 254,173 |
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION | 1XUY5 | 1,457,581,358.52 | 1.46 billion | 233,693 |
| ALVOGEN | 6K8D6 | 227,679,183.70 | 227.68 million | 4 |
| DMS PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP INC | 1UNB0 | 153,801,652.59 | 153.80 million | 13,703 |
| BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S | R5853 | 143,565,496.00 | 143.57 million | 1 |
| DMS PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP INC. | 1UNB0 | 123,298,092.67 | 123.30 million | 24,211 |
| CHARTWELL RX LLC | 8APG0 | 115,165,316.79 | 115.17 million | 198 |
| EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS CANADA INC | L0EM2 | 114,301,000.00 | 114.30 million | 8 |
| DLA TROOP SUPPORT | 6B1K0 | 102,615,000.00 | 102.61 million | 6 |
Insight
PSC 6505 obligations totaled $22.20 billion across 562,243 awards in the last full year, with a low average award value of $39,489.93, indicating a highly fragmented award base. The vendor mix is concentrated at the top: McKesson Corporation accounted for $12.93 billion, or about 58% of total obligations, while the two AmerisourceBergen entries together represent roughly $7.30 billion, or about 33%. The remaining top vendors each accounted for comparatively small shares, with most totals below $250 million and several tied to very low award counts, suggesting a long tail of smaller procurement actions alongside a few dominant suppliers.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = '6505'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,202,941,732.98 | 22.20 billion | 562,243 |
Insight
For the last full year, PSC 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals) accounted for $22.20 billion in obligated spending across 562,243 awards, with an average award value of $39,489.93. The activity is highly distributed across a very large number of awards, indicating a broad procurement base rather than reliance on a small number of high-dollar transactions. Because only one year is provided in this window, a year-over-year trend assessment is not available from the supplied data.
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