MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. (CAGE 6B2S4, UEI FCFDA78HKKG2) received 4.29 million in federal obligations across 50 award actions in the last full year. Most dollars flowed through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and refrigerated warehousing accounting for the largest NAICS shares.
Federal Contractor
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. recorded 50 federal award actions in the last full year, with 4.29 million obligated across health, storage, and pharmaceutical supply activity.
Totals reflect the last full year; one NAICS line shows a negative obligated amount, which may indicate a deobligation or correction.
CAGE Code
6B2S4
UEI
FCFDA78HKKG2
Total Obligated
4.29 million
4,290,495.18
Award Actions
50
Average Action Value
85,809.90
About MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. federal contract activity
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. (CAGE 6B2S4, UEI FCFDA78HKKG2) recorded $4.29 million in FPDS-obligated awards across 50 actions in the last full year, for an average award value of $85.8 thousand. The profile is concentrated in health and life-science related procurement, with most obligations tied to pharmaceutical manufacturing and vaccine/logistics support activities.
Agency mix and customer concentration
Obligations were led by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at $2.61 million across 2 awards, followed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at $1.27 million across 5 awards. The Department of Veterans Affairs contributed a much larger volume of smaller awards, with 40 awards totaling $399.9 thousand, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation accounted for $15.0 thousand across 3 awards.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The dominant NAICS was 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, with $3.26 million across 44 awards, indicating that core procurement was centered on pharmaceutical supply. NAICS 493120, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage, added $1.27 million across 5 awards, and NAICS 541711, Research and Development in Biotechnology, showed a negative obligation of $235.5 thousand on 1 action, which reduces net total obligated within the period.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual activity in 2025 totaled $4.29 million across 50 awards, matching the full analysis window because only the last full year is included. The award count is high relative to obligation value, which is consistent with a mix dominated by smaller actions and a few larger supply-related obligations.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligation data for the last full year and reflects only the records associated with the vendor’s CAGE code 6B2S4 and UEI FCFDA78HKKG2. Totals, counts, and averages are derived from the provided dataset; negative obligations are preserved as reported and may reflect deobligations or adjustments.
Top Agencies
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '6B2S4'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 2,608,013.00 | 2.61 million | 2 |
| 7523 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | 1,267,628.61 | 1.27 million | 5 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 399,853.57 | 399.85 thousand | 40 |
| 1549 | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | 15,000.00 | 15.00 thousand | 3 |
Insight
During the last full year, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. received $4.29 million across 50 awards, with obligations concentrated in two HHS-related agencies. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response accounted for $2.61 million across 2 awards, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added $1.27 million across 5 awards, together representing the large majority of obligated dollars. Veterans Affairs issued the highest award count at 40 but only $399.85 thousand in obligations, indicating a much more distributed, lower-dollar activity pattern; the Federal Bureau of Investigation obligated $15.00 thousand across 3 awards.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '6B2S4'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325412 | PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING | 3,258,368.57 | 3.26 million | 44 |
| 493120 | REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE | 1,267,628.61 | 1.27 million | 5 |
| 541711 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | -235,502.00 | -235.50 thousand | 1 |
Insight
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.’s obligations under CAGE 6B2S4 were concentrated in NAICS 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, which accounted for 3.26 million across 44 of 50 awards, or most of the last full year’s 4.29 million total obligated. NAICS 493120, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage, represented a secondary share at 1.27 million across 5 awards, indicating a narrower but material logistics-related spend. NAICS 541711, Research and Development in Biotechnology, recorded a single net negative obligation of 235.5 thousand, which reduced overall obligated value and suggests an adjustment or deobligation in this category.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '6B2S4'
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 | 4,290,495.18 | 4.29 million | 50 |
Insight
During the last full year, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. (CAGE 6B2S4) received $4.29 million across 50 awards, for an average award value of about $85.8 thousand. The activity is concentrated in a single annual period in the provided 1-year window, so no multi-year trend can be assessed from this view. The relatively high award count versus moderate total obligated suggests a distributed obligation profile rather than dependence on a small number of large awards.
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