The Department of Health and Human Services's NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) market: incumbents, spending trend, set-asides and open solicitations — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov notices.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 4 | $921K | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 10 | $44.2M | +4695% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 11 | $2.3M | -95% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 304 | $125.9M | +5306% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY SERVICES, INC. | $35.7M | 20.6% |
| 2 | HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. | $32.9M | 19.0% |
| 3 | XWELL INC. | $18.1M | 10.5% |
| 4 | WESTAT, INC. | $14.1M | 8.2% |
| 5 | ACUMEN LLC | $12.9M | 7.5% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $6.8M | 7.1% |
| 8(a) | $5.6M | 5.9% |
| SDVOSB | $75K | 0.1% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $395K | 0.4% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other (Indian economic enterprise, veteran, …) | $243K | 0.3% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $82.6M | 86.3% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 55% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.