Cardinal Health, Inc.

Dublin, OH

UEI
N25KC4APTJ98
CAGE
00E55
Primary NAICS
424210 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
7000 Cardinal Pl, Dublin, OH 43017, USA
Website
cardinal.com
Estimated annual revenue
$10B+
Industry
  1. Health Care
  2. Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  3. Pharmaceuticals
SIC code
28 Chemical & Allied Products

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $6,443,821
FY2025 $6,954,193
FY2024 $8,237,108
FY2023 $8,565,655

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Defense Logistics Agency $6,250,001
2 Department of Veterans Affairs $147,873
3 Department of Health and Human Services $45,947

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Custom surigcal packs 36C24626N1098 Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VHA) $192,897
Custom surigcal packs 36C24626N1100 Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VHA) $68,735
Pharm prime vendor fleet SPE2DU26F1Z44 Defense Logistics Agency $1,233
Pharm prime vendor fleet SPE2DU26F1Z49 Defense Logistics Agency $87
Povidone-iodine topical solut SPE2D926F7608 Medical Supply Chain (DLA) $16

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Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Bsas substance use treatment H79TI087779 $432,258
Tennessee Department Of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Tennessee desires to access the Original Contract MMS1900113 for Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Distribution Services with Vendor, which is incorporated into this… 15PBJA22GG04400COAP $150,000
Tennessee Department Of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Tennessee desires to access the Original Contract MMS1900113 for Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Distribution Services with Vendor, which is incorporated into this… H79TI085738 $250,789
Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Bsas substance use services H79TI087779 $3,258,828
Tennessee Department Of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Pharmaceutical wholesaler distribution services H79TI087822 $800,000

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About the company

Cardinal Health, Inc., a for-profit pharmaceutical distributor, wholesaler, and manufacturer headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, supplies drugs, medicinal substances, medical devices, surgical packs, and healthcare goods to the Department of Defense medical enterprise as the dominant prime contractor across the Defense Logistics Agency's pharmaceutical and medical supply network. The vendor competes on full-and-open basis with no set-aside designations, holding a multi-billion-dollar prime footprint concentrated almost entirely within DLA Troop Support Medical recurring pharmaceutical and medical supply delivery orders.

Cardinal Health's federal customer base is heavily concentrated within the defense medical logistics ecosystem. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical accounts for 407,938 awards (97.7% of all awards by count) with $36.01 billion in combined potential value, representing 60.8% of the vendor's entire $59.22 billion combined potential value across all federal work. The Defense Logistics Agency (broader) adds 8,579 awards worth $3.09 billion. The remaining 1.3% of customer concentration spans 32 additional agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (multiple VISNs), the Department of the Army Medical Command, the NIH Clinical Center, and the Department of Health and Human Services. This customer concentration creates both fortress-like incumbent position and acute recompete risk: only three awards totaling $295 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable renewal environment with minimal near-term recompete exposure.

Cardinal Health holds position on five core DLA indefinite-delivery contracts that dominate its task-order volume. IDC SPE2DX15D0022 carries 43,933 task orders ($16.7 million combined potential value), IDC SPM20005D3301 accounts for 23,420 task orders ($508.1 million), IDC SPM20005D3016 spans 19,500 task orders ($267.3 million), IDC SPM20005D3103 supports 16,507 task orders ($612.6 million), and IDC SPM2DX10D0028 encompasses 15,282 task orders ($456.1 million). These five vehicles alone represent approximately 118,642 task orders and roughly $1.86 billion in combined potential value. Recent named delivery orders illustrate the vendor's pharmaceutical supply role: a September 30, 2026 single-award IDIQ from Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 for custom surgical packs with a $523,262.40 ceiling; delivery orders from DLA for doxycycline hyclate ($5,592.30), primaquine phosphate tablets ($2,451.23), dimercaptosuccinic acid capsules ($6,104.85), oseltamivir phosphate ($4,808.76), and Typhoid VI Polysaccharide vaccine ($5,943.60); and a July 13, 2026 purchase order from the NIH Clinical Center for floxuridine 500mg vials ($41,770.00).

Cardinal Health's award activity tracks consistently across recent years with approximately 7,300 awards annually (2022–2026), suggesting stable program continuation rather than growth or decline. The vendor's NAICS concentration underscores its pharmaceutical supply role: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers accounts for 315,414 awards, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing for 56,554, and Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing for 44,273. Similarly, the top PSC coding confirms pharmaceutical focus, with Drugs and Biologicals at 400,753 awards and Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies at 15,742 awards. The corporate structure includes six named subsidiaries, notably Cardinal Health 108, LLC (identified as a manufacturer of goods in the source), suggesting internal capability segregation across distribution and manufacturing operations. Cardinal Health's obligations to date stand at $6.9 billion against the $59.22 billion combined potential ceiling, indicating a substantial pipeline of unfunded or partially funded task orders typical of DLA's recurring pharmaceutical supply posture. The vendor functions as a sole-source or heavily preferred supplier within the DLA Troop Support Medical ecosystem, with no identifiable subcontractor footprint in the recent awards snapshot and minimal federal grant work (one sub-award under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for substance use treatment funding).

Quick answers

Is Cardinal Health, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Cardinal Health, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through February 26, 2027.

How much has Cardinal Health, Inc. received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $6,954,193 to Cardinal Health, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $30,200,776 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does Cardinal Health, Inc. rank among federal contractors?

Cardinal Health, Inc. ranked #4 in NAICS 325411, #11 in PSC 3650 and #15 in NAICS 325412 in FY2025.

What is Cardinal Health, Inc.'s most recent federal award?

Cardinal Health, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Custom surigcal packs (36C24626N1098), from Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VHA), on September 30, 2026.

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