What HHS buys
Most HHS dollars don't go through open SAM.gov competitions. Here's how the spend actually breaks down:
Top Contract Vehicles
- CIO-SP3Managed by NIHNAICS: 541512, 541513, 541519
- CIO-SP4Managed by NIHNAICS: 541512, 541513, 541519
Where HHS posts opportunities
Primary channels: SAM.gov · GSA Schedule · NIH CIO-SP vehicles.
Agency-Specific Portals
These channels post opportunities you won't find on SAM.gov — most contractors miss them.
- HHS Grants.gov grants
Primary portal for HHS grants
HHS pain points
What HHS is actively trying to fix — sourced from agency strategic plans, IG reports, and FY26 budget justifications. Map your capabilities to these and you're writing toward an evaluator's actual problem.
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Public health data systems and analytics
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Healthcare IT modernization
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Biomedical research infrastructure
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Emergency preparedness and response
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Cybersecurity for health data
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Pandemic preparedness stockpile - maintaining and modernizing Strategic National Stockpile inventory
FY26 funding priorities
Where the money is moving inside HHS in the current and upcoming fiscal years.
- $20B allocated for BARDA and Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) medical countermeasure stockpiling, with contracts for biodefense vaccines and therapeutics open for bidding through FY2025-2027
- $10.7B in SAMHSA grants for opioid crisis response and substance abuse treatment programs, with funding opportunities for behavioral health service providers through annual RFPs
- $48B NIH research portfolio emphasizing AI, climate health, and health equity, with grant and contract opportunities for research institutions and tech firms through FY2025-2027
- $1.4B Medicare Program Integrity budget to reduce improper payments, with contracts for fraud detection analytics and auditing services expected in FY2025
- $500M allocated for ONC’s TEFCA framework to mandate health data interoperability, with procurement opportunities for health IT vendors to support data exchange platforms through FY2026
How Mindy tracks HHS
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