Who buys Product and Service Code AN41 (Health R&D Services; Health Care – Other; Basic Research), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 3 | $69K | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 6 | $40.2M | +58440% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 11 | $2.7M | -93% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 34 | $29.5M | +997% |
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 | HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. | $33.0M | 45.6% |
| 2 | ACUMEN LLC | $12.9M | 17.8% |
| 3 | WESTAT, INC. | $6.6M | 9.1% |
| 4 | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | $5.1M | 7.1% |
| 5 | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $3.0M | 4.1% |
| 6 | REAGAN-UDALL FOUNDATION FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INC. | $2.5M | 3.5% |
| 7 | PHARMARON (SAN DIEGO) LAB SERVICES LLC | $1.1M | 1.5% |
| 8 | CHENEGA SERVICES & FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | $884K | 1.2% |
| 9 | TASSO INC. | $671K | 0.9% |
| 10 | EMORY UNIVERSITY | $660K | 0.9% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $59.7M | 82.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $12.2M | 16.9% |
| Department of State | $523K | 0.7% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | BEST 1 CONTRACT ACUMEN LLC · Department of Health and Human Services | $12.9M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | RESEARCH SERVICES TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY · Department of Veterans Affairs | $4.4M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | IS TO ENGAGE RUF TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT STAKEHOLDER CONVENING, SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL EVALUATION, RESEARCH, AND REPORT PREPARATION SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF FDA'S REGULATORY SCIENCE AND PUBLI REAGAN-UDALL FOUNDATION FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, INC. · Department of Health and Human Services | $2.5M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | NIH LITGRAPH PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT THE MITRE CORPORATION · Department of Health and Human Services | $1.3M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | NEURAL STEM CELL STUDY FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY PHARMARON (SAN DIEGO) LAB SERVICES LLC · Department of Veterans Affairs | $1.1M |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2027 | FFRDC - COLLABORATION OF EXPERTISE (COE) THE MAE CORPORATION · Federal Communications Commission | $20.8M |
| Sep 12, 2027 | VISN 6 COMMUNITY MAPPING PROGRAM SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL · Department of Veterans Affairs | $6.8M |
| Sep 2, 2027 | NATIONAL YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEYS 2026-2027 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · Department of Health and Human Services | $5.0M |
| Sep 15, 2027 | VFC AND PEAR SUPPORT CONTRACT VAAS PROFESSIONALS, LLC · Department of Health and Human Services | $4.5M |
| Aug 31, 2027 | RESEARCH SERVICES TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY · Department of Veterans Affairs | $4.4M |
54 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $0 | 0.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $52.4M | 100.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 72% 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.