Contemporaries, Inc.

Contemporaries, Inc., a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified by the SBA and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, operates as a prime contractor providing temporary staffing and administrative support services across the federal government on a full-and-open basis, competing alongside other small businesses on set-aside vehicles. The vendor is an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) structured as a Subchapter S Corporation and operates across 1,432 prime awards with no subcontractor activity, delivering over $7 billion in combined potential value across civilian federal agencies.

Contemporaries delivers administrative and professional staffing solutions spanning temporary help, executive administration, program and project management, biological sciences support, clinical research assistance, and specialized scientific personnel. Recent representative work includes a $249.6 million delivery order from the National Human Genome Research Institute for biological scientist research support and travel training services under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, a $1.9 million BPA call from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for clinical, administrative, professional, technical and scientific services, a $1.23 million BPA call from NICHD for management analysts supporting the Division of Developmental Biology, and a $3.54 million BPA call from NICHD for personnel solutions across administrative, professional, scientific, and technical domains. On the GSA Schedule side, the company holds a $70.5 million Federal Supply Schedule contract with 202 active labor categories spanning administrative, professional, and technical roles priced from $27.35/hr (Desk Clerk) to $343.88/hr (Attorney V), with no security-cleared positions. Government-paid rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts run a median of $58.71/hr, ranging from $43.57/hr at the tenth percentile to $112.97/hr at the 90th percentile.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward HHS and its National Institutes of Health components. Across 53% of recent awards, the top five customers—National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (178 awards, $16.9 million), Office of the Director (159 awards, $57 million), Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (148 awards, $690.2 million), National Human Genome Research Institute (144 awards, $9.8 million), and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (129 awards, $85 million)—span both award volume and dollar concentration. However, dollar concentration diverges sharply: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services anchors the potential-value ranking with 26 awards valued at $5.86 billion, followed by OLAO at $690.2 million, while NIH institutes dominate award counts with smaller per-order values. This reflects a portfolio mixing large ceiling agreements (primarily CMS) with numerous smaller task orders across NIH institutes.

Contemporaries holds several major parent vehicles. The Multiple Award Schedule carries 1,071 task orders valued at $6.19 billion combined potential value, serving as the primary ordering mechanism for federal agencies. The Temporary Administrative and Professional Staffing vehicle accounts for 572 task orders at $5.9 billion. The NIH Long-Term Administrative Support Contract II (LTASC II) carries 110 task orders valued at $34.7 million. Indefinite Delivery Contract HHSN263201000005I holds 78 task orders at $14.2 million. The Long-Term Administrative Support Contract III (LTASC III), a $150 million HHS multiple-award IDIQ, shows 41 task orders valued at $15.9 million. Two flagship government-wide vehicles are seats held: OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ (awarded December 2024, completion December 2029, no specified ceiling) and OASIS+ Women-Owned Small Business IDIQ (awarded September 2024, completion September 2029, no specified ceiling). The vendor also holds a $49.5 million single-award BPA with NICHD for Clinical, Administrative, Professional, Technical and Scientific Services through January 1, 2029, and a $100 million single-award BPA with the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations for temporary administrative and clerical support services through February 28, 2025.

Award activity has grown from 65 awards in 2022 to 105 in 2023, then moderated to 77 in 2024, 23 in 2025, and 17 in 2026 (partial year). Forty-two awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $21.2 million and face recompete exposure. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue (covering federal service contracts above $150,000 threshold and excluding goods, products, micro-purchases, and classified work) totaled $9.7 million across FY2022–FY2024: $2.7 million across 22.2 FTEs in FY2022, $3.1 million across 19.2 FTEs in FY2023, and $3.9 million across 68.8 FTEs in FY2024, showing FTE scale growth in 2024. The vendor self-performs all reported labor with zero subcontractor engagement across SCI records. By NAICS category, Temporary Help Services (76% of awards) and Office Administrative Services (18%) dominate the portfolio.

Contemporaries operates exclusively as a prime contractor, with 100% of awards held as prime and zero sub-awards. The vendor competes on full-and-open procurements and predominantly on small-business set-asides across multiple government-wide vehicles (OASIS+ Total Small Business, OASIS+ WOSB). The company's footprint is concentrated in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and performs across Bethesda, Columbia, Silver Spring, Rockville, and Potomac, Maryland, with administrative and clinical research support spanning civilian health, research, and operational missions across the NIH enterprise.

Founded in 1991, Contemporaries, Inc. is a family-owned small business and a leader in strategic support solutions to the federal government. We provide advanced processes and streamlined services to federal agencies. We leverage our deep experience and unique approach to anticipate our clients needs and support critical programs.