Ethicon US LLC

Ethicon US LLC, a division of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., manufactures and distributes surgical medical devices, sutures, meshes, energy systems, implants, and related healthcare consumables to federal agencies as both a prime contractor (45% of recent awards) and subcontractor (55%). The company operates from Raritan, New Jersey, competes full-and-open across its federal footprint with no SBA set-aside designations, and holds two GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts anchoring the majority of its federal ordering activity.

Ethicon's federal customer base is dominated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The top five funding entities account for 72% of awards by count but reveal sharp dollar concentration: VISN 12 alone holds $3.97 billion in combined potential value across just seven awards — nearly all of the vendor's $4.11 billion total federal pipeline — while DLA Troop Support Medical manages 109 awards with only $21 thousand in combined value. This concentration reflects Ethicon's dual footprint: high-volume small orders from DLA for commodities like sutures and surgical supplies, and major-dollar awards from VA systems for equipment such as the Dualto Energy System and NeuWave microwave ablation systems. VISN 5, Indian Health Service, and VISN 10 round out the active customer set with lower-dollar, recurring purchase-order activity. Awards per year declined from 87 in 2022 to 5 year-to-date in 2026, though this snapshot reflects only the first two months of the year.

Ethicon's primary vehicle position centers on two GSA Federal Supply Schedules. The Medical Equipment and Supplies schedule (FSS-65-II-A), awarded January 15, 2023 with an $11.1 million ceiling through January 14, 2028, generates 178 task orders and $131.5 million in combined potential value, with recent ordering from the Defense Health Agency ($12.589 million for surgical implants) and multiple VISN networks. A parallel Pharmaceuticals and Drugs schedule (FSS-61-IB), awarded September 30, 2023 with a $25.865 million ceiling through September 29, 2028 under VISN 12 administrative oversight, covers pharmaceutical products and hematology-related supplies. Five DLA indefinite delivery contracts (SPE2DM20D9001, SPE2DM20D2004, SPE2DV17D1046, SPE2DV17D0200, and others) generate recurring small purchase orders for non-absorbable sutures, absorbable sutures, and surgical consumables. Representative prime awards include a $100.390 million order from VISN 1 for the Ethicon Dualto Energy System with three TES packages and related equipment (July 1, 2026, completion December 31, 2026), a $67.415 million NeuWave Premier Service Agreement from VISN 1 for microwave ablation system maintenance (June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026), and $56.500 million in Dualto System orders from VISN 7 (July 29, 2026).

As a subcontractor, Ethicon supplies surgical devices, implants, stapling systems, meshes, hemostats, energy sources, and specialized medical packs to Cardinal Health 200, LLC across Defense Medical Supply Chain programs and military medical center operations. Cardinal Health sub-awards span December 2022 through January 2026, covering laparoscopic instruments, wound closure systems, absorbable and non-absorbable sutures, vessel sealing devices, hernia meshes, tourniquets, dressing kits, and total joint and spine surgical packs destined for facilities including Madigan Army Medical Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, and Beaumont Military Medical Center.

NAICS concentration (275 awards under Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; 193 under Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) reflects Ethicon's blended manufacturer-and-distributor role. Only two awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $133 thousand), indicating minimal recompete pressure. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $7 million — representing only 0.2% of combined potential value — a signature marker of high-ceiling IDV and schedule contracts with modest annual takedown orders.