Federal spending under PSC 6505 is concentrated in pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics, and related medical products, with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Army, and the Defense Logistics Agency accounting for the largest shares. Annual obligations peaked at $48.83 billion in 2021 and remained above $15 billion in each year shown through 2025.
PSC Code
PSC 6505 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC 6505 covers Drugs and Biologicals, with last-10-year FPDS obligations of $209.48 billion across 4,852,271 award actions.
Agency and vendor totals reflect the provided 10-year analysis window and may include multiple awards tied to the same vendor name or CAGE code.
PSC Code
6505
PSC Description
DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS
Total Obligated
209.48 billion
209,479,622,006.82
Award Actions
4,852,271
Average Action Value
43,171.45
About PSC 6505 federal contract activity
PSC 6505, DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS, accounts for $209.48 billion in obligations across 4,852,271 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $43,171.45. The volume of awards is high relative to total obligation, indicating a procurement profile dominated by large numbers of smaller transactions alongside a smaller set of high-value buys.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of Veterans Affairs leads PSC 6505 spending with $79.54 billion across 27,959 awards, followed by the Department of the Army at $56.93 billion across 2,441 awards. The Defense Logistics Agency also represents a major share of obligation at $56.57 billion but with 4,762,575 awards, showing a markedly different purchasing pattern than the other top obligators. HHS preparedness and response and CDC complete the top five, together totaling more than $11 billion.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
McKesson Corporation is the largest vendor by obligation at $75.03 billion, followed by Pfizer Inc. at $32.90 billion. AmerisourceBergen appears in multiple entries under closely related naming conventions and CAGE code 1XUY5, which suggests vendor normalization is important when interpreting vendor concentration in this PSC.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the available series peak in 2021 at $48.83 billion, then decline to $30.37 billion in 2022 and $15.94 billion in 2023 before rising to $17.69 billion in 2024 and $22.20 billion in 2025. Award counts remain consistently high across these years, indicating sustained procurement activity even as obligation levels fluctuate.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations for PSC 6505 over the last 10 years and reflects the provided overview, top agency, top vendor, and annual trend data. Vendor names are reported as supplied and may include separate entries for related or differently normalized entities; no additional normalization or external enrichment was applied.
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 10 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 | 79,544,440,005.96 | 79.54 billion | 27,959 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 56,928,902,566.43 | 56.93 billion | 2,441 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 56,571,417,682.47 | 56.57 billion | 4,762,575 |
| 7505 | OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 6,211,060,790.79 | 6.21 billion | 1,358 |
| 7523 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | 5,232,485,943.52 | 5.23 billion | 763 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 1,801,691,029.96 | 1.80 billion | 3,134 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 1,368,791,045.94 | 1.37 billion | 40,537 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 872,379,170.10 | 872.38 million | 9,077 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 661,224,647.81 | 661.22 million | 198 |
| 12K3 | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE | 146,018,205.69 | 146.02 million | 97 |
Insight
PSC 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals) totals $209.48 billion across 4.85 million awards over the last 10 years, with a low average award value of $43.2K, indicating a high-volume, transaction-heavy buying pattern. Obligations are concentrated in a few agencies: the Department of Veterans Affairs leads at $79.54 billion, followed by the Department of the Army at $56.93 billion and the Defense Logistics Agency at $56.57 billion; these three account for the majority of top-agency obligated dollars. Volume is especially concentrated at DLA, which recorded 4.76 million awards, while VA and the Army obligated comparable dollar amounts with far fewer awards, suggesting larger average award sizes than DLA.
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 10 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 | 75,034,417,360.69 | 75.03 billion | 34,321 |
| PFIZER INC. | 86491 | 32,902,794,887.99 | 32.90 billion | 4,450 |
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION | 1XUY5 | 17,618,754,579.74 | 17.62 billion | 3,071,544 |
| MCKESSON CORPORATION | 0U9U0 | 16,607,038,585.85 | 16.61 billion | 254,903 |
| AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORP | 1XUY5 | 13,648,451,767.00 | 13.65 billion | 520,693 |
| MCKESSON CORPORATION | 8,400,208,761.23 | 8.40 billion | 63,144 | |
| MODERNATX, INC. | 6RP85 | 8,204,918,580.62 | 8.20 billion | 36 |
| REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 544P9 | 5,565,642,323.76 | 5.57 billion | 10 |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 75602 | 4,666,609,740.80 | 4.67 billion | 23 |
| MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. | 6B2S4 | 3,921,698,890.69 | 3.92 billion | 148 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 6505 obligations total $209.48 billion across 4,852,271 awards, with an average award value of $43,171.45. Vendor obligations are highly concentrated at the top: McKesson Corporation appears multiple times in the top 10 and accounts for the largest single obligated amount at $75.03 billion, followed by Pfizer Inc. at $32.90 billion and AmerisourceBergen entries at $17.62 billion and $13.65 billion. The award distribution is uneven, with AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation recording 3,071,544 awards, while several of the highest-obligated vendors such as Moderna, Regeneron, Eli Lilly, and Merck have relatively few awards, indicating large-dollar, lower-frequency activity among leading vendors.
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 10 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 |
| 2024 | 17,688,838,847.63 | 17.69 billion | 557,267 |
| 2023 | 15,935,150,385.37 | 15.94 billion | 548,536 |
| 2022 | 30,371,025,926.52 | 30.37 billion | 497,718 |
| 2021 | 48,833,541,956.29 | 48.83 billion | 468,452 |
| 2020 | 20,295,886,757.76 | 20.30 billion | 453,404 |
| 2019 | 12,539,245,271.58 | 12.54 billion | 475,574 |
| 2018 | 12,233,949,947.53 | 12.23 billion | 463,284 |
| 2017 | 16,918,836,832.47 | 16.92 billion | 421,863 |
| 2016 | 12,460,204,348.69 | 12.46 billion | 403,930 |
Insight
PSC 6505 obligated dollars total $209.48 billion across 4.85 million awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $43,171.45, indicating a highly distributed spend profile. Obligations were elevated in 2021 ($48.83 billion) and remained above $30 billion in 2022, then declined to $15.94 billion in 2023 and $17.69 billion in 2024 before increasing to $22.20 billion in 2025. Award counts have remained relatively stable in the 400,000 to 560,000 range annually, suggesting volume consistency even as obligated dollars have fluctuated materially.
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