Federal buying under PSC 6515 totals $55.61 billion across 5,392,328 award actions, with an average action value of $10,312.30. The category is led by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the Department of the Army, while Cardinal Health 200, LLC is the largest vendor by obligations.
PSC Code
PSC 6515 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC 6515 covers medical and surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies across federal procurement in the last 10 years.
Values reflect the last 10 years of readable obligations and award activity for PSC 6515 and may include obligations reported across multiple agencies and vendors.
PSC Code
6515
PSC Description
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
Total Obligated
55.61 billion
55,607,309,619.02
Award Actions
5,392,328
Average Action Value
10,312.30
About PSC 6515 federal contract activity
PSC 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies, accounts for 55.61 billion in obligated dollars across 5,392,328 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 10,312.3. The volume profile indicates a high-frequency, relatively low-dollar procurement category dominated by recurring supply and equipment buys across federal health, defense, and emergency response missions.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest buyer in this PSC, with 29.05 billion obligated across 488,834 awards, accounting for more than half of the top-agency obligations shown. The Defense Logistics Agency follows with 9.80 billion across 4,808,370 awards, reflecting extremely high transaction volume, while the Department of the Army, ASPR, and FEMA also contribute materially to category demand.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Cardinal Health 200, LLC is the leading vendor by obligation at 5.38 billion across 2,626,358 awards, followed by Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc. at 2.01 billion across 1,273,770 awards. The vendor mix also includes suppliers with much smaller award counts but sizable obligations, such as iHealth Labs Inc. and Abbott Rapid DX North America, LLC, which suggests concentrated spending in specific product lines or procurement events.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the recent five-year trend peaked in 2022 at 7.44 billion, then fell to 5.03 billion in 2023 and 4.11 billion in 2024 before rising modestly to 4.55 billion in 2025. Award counts stayed broadly stable near the 470,000 to 521,000 range, indicating that the year-to-year movement is driven more by award value than by changes in procurement activity.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligation data for PSC 6515 over the last 10 years and aggregates awards by contracting agency, vendor, and fiscal year. The analysis reflects obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the provided dataset and does not infer product subcategories, purchasing drivers, or contract vehicle details not contained in the source data.
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 = '6515'
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 | 29,046,750,126.76 | 29.05 billion | 488,834 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 9,800,227,799.60 | 9.80 billion | 4,808,370 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 5,767,113,299.74 | 5.77 billion | 16,803 |
| 7505 | OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 5,415,021,469.91 | 5.42 billion | 811 |
| 7022 | FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY | 1,194,102,443.35 | 1.19 billion | 510 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 1,129,148,568.54 | 1.13 billion | 5,603 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 706,985,116.47 | 706.99 million | 15,345 |
| 7200 | AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 509,895,565.52 | 509.90 million | 169 |
| 97DH | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) | 504,837,999.18 | 504.84 million | 6,865 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 465,372,125.44 | 465.37 million | 18,590 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, PSC 6515 obligations totaled $55.61 billion across 5,392,328 awards, with spending concentrated in a small number of agencies. The Department of Veterans Affairs accounted for the largest share at $29.05 billion, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency at $9.80 billion; together they represented the clear majority of obligated dollars in this PSC. After these two, obligations drop to the Department of the Army ($5.77 billion) and the Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ($5.42 billion), while award volume is especially concentrated at DLA with 4,808,370 awards.
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 = '6515'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC | 07TA6 | 5,381,841,067.03 | 5.38 billion | 2,626,358 |
| OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INC. | 9C381 | 2,012,255,405.21 | 2.01 billion | 1,273,770 |
| IHEALTH LABS INC. | 75EV5 | 1,774,999,987.20 | 1.77 billion | 5 |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP | 0PMN3 | 1,678,904,226.22 | 1.68 billion | 2,862 |
| ABBOTT RAPID DX NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 5C4F2 | 1,446,986,640.50 | 1.45 billion | 153 |
| SONOVA USA INC. | 4B3G7 | 1,360,633,152.82 | 1.36 billion | 240 |
| CONCORDANCE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LLC | 7M2S6 | 930,904,374.11 | 930.90 million | 159 |
| FIRST NATION GROUP, LLC | 74TL4 | 921,271,654.26 | 921.27 million | 4,011 |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0PMN3 | 907,530,985.66 | 907.53 million | 4,331 |
| FEDERAL RESOURCES SUPPLY COMPANY | 1Q3Z9 | 830,991,767.72 | 830.99 million | 43 |
Insight
PSC 6515 obligated $55.61 billion across 5,392,328 awards over the last 10 years, with a relatively low average award value of $10,312.3, indicating a highly transaction-heavy spend profile. Top vendor concentration is significant: CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC alone accounted for $5.38 billion, and the top 10 vendors listed together represent a substantial share of total obligations, led by large distributor relationships. The vendor mix also includes multiple high-dollar, low-award-count awards, such as IHEALTH LABS INC. ($1.77 billion across 5 awards) and ABBOTT RAPID DX NORTH AMERICA, LLC ($1.45 billion across 153 awards), suggesting a combination of recurring supply procurement and large individual buys.
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 = '6515'
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 | 4,552,798,978.09 | 4.55 billion | 470,683 |
| 2024 | 4,107,331,289.85 | 4.11 billion | 514,654 |
| 2023 | 5,026,671,628.49 | 5.03 billion | 507,650 |
| 2022 | 7,441,398,023.49 | 7.44 billion | 510,723 |
| 2021 | 5,332,353,747.30 | 5.33 billion | 520,965 |
| 2020 | 12,587,049,830.32 | 12.59 billion | 522,970 |
| 2019 | 3,846,901,992.00 | 3.85 billion | 563,995 |
| 2018 | 4,374,984,376.50 | 4.37 billion | 612,106 |
| 2017 | 4,225,117,371.39 | 4.23 billion | 599,978 |
| 2016 | 4,112,702,381.59 | 4.11 billion | 568,604 |
Insight
PSC 6515 obligated $55.61 billion across 5,392,328 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $10,312.3, indicating a high-volume, low-dollar procurement profile. Obligations were relatively stable from 2016 through 2019 at roughly $3.85 billion to $4.37 billion annually, then increased sharply in 2020 to $12.59 billion, followed by elevated but lower levels in 2021 ($5.33 billion), 2022 ($7.44 billion), and 2023 ($5.03 billion). Annual obligations declined again in 2024 and 2025 to $4.11 billion and $4.55 billion, while award counts remained consistently high, generally between about 470,683 and 612,106 per year.
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