CDC Pittsburgh

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pittsburgh, a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, procures contracts for epidemiological research, disease surveillance systems, laboratory services, and public health infrastructure supporting the agency's mission to protect population health and prevent disease outbreaks. CDC Pittsburgh executes contract awards through a sprawling contractor base and transacts across multiple acquisition vehicles, from definitive contracts to Schedule task orders and blanket purchase agreements.

CDC Pittsburgh has awarded 40,360 federal contracts since 1994, with a combined potential value of $179.05 billion and $65.71 billion in obligated dollars across 6,536 distinct prime contractors. Over the last five years, award volume has declined: 2,110 awards in 2023, 1,699 in 2024, 395 in 2025, 969 in 2026, and 1 recorded award so far in 2027. Recent awards are heavily concentrated in task orders and BPA calls; the portfolio history shows significant unreported-value activity, meaning dollar-based concentration analysis reflects only a portion of actual prime-contractor leverage.

The contract competitive base is fragmented by count but extremely concentrated by potential value. Among recent awards, MCP Computer Products Inc. leads by count with 187 awards and $90.6 million potential value, followed by Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C. with 117 awards and $4.9 million, and Illumina Inc. with 99 awards and $10.1 million; these top five primes by count hold only 7 percent of recent awards. By potential value, however, the market is highly concentrated: Synergy America Inc. dominates with 56 awards worth $2.92 billion combined potential value, Deloitte Consulting LLP holds 59 awards worth $592.7 million, and Research Triangle Institute accounts for 53 awards worth $280.5 million. The top five by value cover only 2 percent of combined potential value, but the dollar concentration within that sliver reflects the agency's reliance on large consulting and research-services primes for mission-critical work.

Set-aside activity is minimal. Eighty-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. 8(a) sole-source awards comprise 6 percent, total small-business awards 4 percent, and competitive 8(a) awards 1 percent. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, woman-owned small business, and HUBZone designations together account for less than 1 percent of all awards. Open contract opportunities at CDC Pittsburgh are not reported in current source data.