National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Bethesda, MD
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- NCATS
- Office code
- 75N95C
- Organization
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Parent
NIH
- NCATS
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Parent
NIH
- Contract obligations
- $99,163,322 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $7,209,177 |
| FY2026 | $175,690,830 |
| FY2025 | $99,163,322 |
| FY2024 | $204,150,050 |
| FY2023 | $210,222,509 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. | $110,793,221 | |
| 2 | Axle Informatics, LLC | $39,662,713 | |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies Inc. | $9,738,016 | |
| 4 | Kelly Services, Inc. | $3,074,684 | |
| 5 | A P Ventures, LLC | $2,698,351 | |
| 6 | The Mitre Corporation | $2,266,210 | |
| 7 | Revvity Signals Software, Inc. | $2,007,320 | |
| 8 | Gap Solutions, Inc. | $1,822,232 | |
| 9 | Paragon Micro Inc. | $1,106,080 | |
| 10 | Flywheel Data LLC | $878,328 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $53,378,015 | |
| 2 | Solutioning With Holistic Analytics Restructured For The Enterprise (SHARE) | $9,738,016 | |
| 3 | Scientific, Operations, and Administrative Resources to the National Institutes of Health (SOAR) | $5,290,179 | |
| 4 | Chief Information Officer Commodities and Solutions (CIO-CS) | $3,513,946 | |
| 5 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $682,271 |
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Contract opportunities
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About this agency
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), a division of the National Institutes of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, funds research and development contracts and grants focused on translating scientific discoveries into practical biomedical applications for disease treatment and diagnosis.
NCATS operates a substantial contract portfolio totaling 2,403 awards with a combined potential value of $1.16 billion across 609 distinct prime contractors since 2010. Recent activity shows 284 awards in 2022, 301 in 2023, 255 in 2024, 107 in 2025, and 125 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is 2026-09-30. Competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count—the top five primes account for only 14 percent of recent awards—though moderately concentrated by potential value, with the top five representing 42 percent of combined spending. Axle Informatics, LLC dominates by both count and value, holding 58 awards worth $300.5 million combined potential value. Palantir Technologies Inc. ranks second with 37 awards valued at $146.3 million. The remainder of the active base consists of specialized research vendors and government scientific suppliers. Set-asides are minimal: 90 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, 9 percent are small-business set-asides, and SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), and HUBZone designations each represent less than 1 percent of awards combined.
NCATS also administers a grant program with 1,231 total awards obligating $12.7 billion in federal dollars since 1979, distributed across 385 distinct recipients. Recent grant cadence was 91 awards in 2022, 126 in 2023, 114 in 2024, 94 in 2025, and 104 year-to-date in 2026, with the most recent award dated 2026-09-03. Grant competition is highly fragmented: the top five recipients by award count hold only 11 percent of recent grants, while by federal dollars obligated they account for just 5 percent. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Regents of the University of Michigan lead by dollars obligated, each receiving over $140 million federally across their recent awards. Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and Gordon Research Conferences rank highest by award count. Grants are structured predominantly as Project Grants (62 percent of awards) with a substantial Cooperative Agreement component (38 percent).
Recent contract opportunities and grant opportunities are not provided in the source data, so current solicitations cannot be identified.
Quick answers
What is National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences?
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is part of National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
How much does National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and its offices obligated $99,163,322 in fiscal year 2025 and $696,435,886 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences's largest contractors?
The contractors National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. ($110,793,221), Axle Informatics, LLC ($39,662,713) and Palantir Technologies Inc. ($9,738,016).
Which contract vehicles does National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences use most?
The contract vehicles National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($53,378,015), Solutioning With Holistic Analytics Restructured For The Enterprise (SHARE) ($9,738,016) and Scientific, Operations, and Administrative Resources to the National Institutes of Health (SOAR) ($5,290,179). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $62,686,963 in those years, 34% of its contract obligations.
What is National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is Andrew+ Liquid Handling Robot or Brand Name Equal, solicitation, posted September 17, 2019.
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