Contemporaries, Inc.

Contemporaries, Inc., a Women-Owned Small Business headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, delivers temporary staffing and administrative support services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor across the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and subordinate HHS agencies. The company holds SBA certifications as both a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), structured as a Subchapter S Corporation, and competes predominantly under Total Small Business and WOSB set-asides; recent awards show roughly equal distribution between set-aside and full-and-open competition.

Contemporaries' capability portfolio centers on mission-critical staffing across administrative, professional, scientific, and technical domains: executive administration, program and project management, biological sciences support, clinical research assistance, management analysis, secretarial support, and specialized scientific personnel. The company self-performs all labor across its federal footprint with zero subcontractor engagement. Representative recent work includes a $1.31 million data scientist and data engineer placement for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences under the NICHD CAPTSS BPA (July 2026); a $1.62 million scientific data manager call for the Fogarty International Center under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (September 2026); a $276,960 administrative support delivery order for the NIH Office of the Director under LTASC III (September 2026); and a $1.31 million management analyst role for NICHD's Division of Developmental Biology under the CAPTSS BPA (April 2024).

Customer concentration is extreme and tilted toward HHS administrative overhead rather than mission funding. The top five customer agencies by award count—NHLBI (177 awards), Office of the Director (160), Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (148), NHGRI (146), and NICHD (131)—account for 53% of all awards; however, by potential value, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dominates with $5.86 billion across only 26 awards (83% of the company's combined potential value), anchored by recurring IDIQ and BPA vehicles. NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations contributes $690.7 million across 148 awards—the second-largest customer by dollar value but concentrated in smaller delivery orders under the $150 million LTASC III vehicle. The divergence signals that Contemporaries' volume is driven by small delivery orders for individual NIH staff positions, while CMS represents consolidation risk through a handful of large master agreements.

Contemporaries holds seats on five named parent vehicles commanding $7.07 billion in combined ceiling capacity. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule ($70.5 million ceiling, 1,094 task orders for $6.21 billion combined value) anchors the footprint and carries 127 labor categories spanning Desk Clerk ($27.35/hr) through Attorney V ($343.88/hr), with no security-cleared roles. The OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ (placeholder ceiling, 2024 award, completion December 2029) and OASIS+ Women-Owned Small Business IDIQ (placeholder ceiling, 2024 award, completion September 2029) together establish government-wide access for civilian agencies across integrated professional services. A $49.47 million single-award NICHD CAPTSS BPA (January 2024–January 2029) for clinical, administrative, and scientific staffing generated sustained call activity through 2026. The $100 million NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations BPA for temporary administrative and clerical support and the $75 million HHS Administration for Community Living IDIQ complete the vehicle set.

Activity trajectory shows sustained volume with pronounced compression in 2025–2026. Awards per year ran 65 (2022), 105 (2023), 77 (2024), 23 (2025), and 32 (2026 year-to-date). The 78% drop from 2023 to 2025 may reflect consolidation of small delivery orders into fewer larger calls or market contraction; recompete exposure is material: 47 awards totaling $25.7 million in combined potential value complete in the next twenty-four months, creating near-term revenue cliff risk.

Service Contract Inventory data reveals a tightly scaled federal services footprint. SCI-reportable invoicing across FY2022–FY2025 totaled $14.3 million (2% of the company's stated $7.07 billion combined potential value across all award types), signaling a massive gap between contract ceilings and actual invoicing—typical of staffing IDIQs that sit idle until task orders are placed. FTE trajectory shows volatile scale: 22.7 FTEs (FY2022), 19.2 (FY2023), 68.8 (FY2024), and 30.7 (FY2025), with no clear trend. Median government-paid hourly rates on SCI contracts cluster at $58.71/hr, with a 10th-to-90th spread of $43.57 to $112.97/hr, reflecting predominantly entry-to-mid-level administrative and clerical labor. Zero sub-engagement across all SCI records confirms the company's prime-only, self-perform model.

Contemporaries operates exclusively in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville, Potomac, Columbia, North Bethesda, Westlake, Maryland) and competes across temporary help services (NAICS 561330, 1,105 awards) and office administrative services (268 awards), with smaller exposure to professional employer organizations and consulting. The vendor carries no classified or cleared-personnel capability, no subcontracting relationships, and no teaming arrangements; it is a feeder of individual personnel to federal agencies rather than an integrator or system contractor. Recent termination-for-convenience notices tied to the President's Department of Government Efficiency initiative (March 2025) hint at further revenue pressure on ongoing call contracts.

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.