Agency Profile / FY2026
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
$8.7B
FY2026 spending
~80,000
Employees
$1.7T
Total budget
23%
Small business goal
FY2026 prime contract awards from USASpending.gov·Agency budget, headcount, and small business goal from agency public disclosures
Mission & Overview
“To enhance the health and well-being of all Americans by providing effective health and human services.”
Key Programs & Initiatives
- 1Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) IT
- 2CDC public health programs
- 3NIH research contracts
- 4FDA regulatory support
- 5ACF grant management systems
Major Contract Vehicles
Key acquisition vehicles used by HHS for procuring goods and services.
CIO-SP4
Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 4
NITAAC CIO-SP3
NIH IT acquisition vehicle
PSC OASIS
Professional services contracts
HHS SBIR/STTR
Small business innovation research
Recent Initiatives & Priorities
Current focus areas that may present contracting opportunities.
Modernizing Medicare.govPublic health data modernizationHealth equity initiativesAI/ML for healthcare analyticsInteroperability and data exchange
How to Win HHS Contracts
- Understand HIPAA compliance requirements
- Focus on healthcare IT and data analytics capabilities
- Build experience with Medicare/Medicaid systems
- Develop relationships with operating divisions
- Stay current on healthcare policy changes
Recommended Certifications
- HIPAA compliance
- HITRUST certification
- SOC 2 Type II
- FedRAMP (for cloud services)
- ISO 27001
Top Industries for HHS
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Book a DemoContract spending data sourced from USASpending.gov, the official source for federal spending data. Employee counts and budget figures are estimates based on publicly available information.