First Databank Inc.
Carmel, IN Doing business as Hearst FDB Part of The Hearst Corporation
- UEI
- VMQNWNFBZ7R9
- CAGE
- 1V6D0
- Primary NAICS
- 513199 All Other Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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Parent
The Hearst Corporation · San Francisco, CA
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Parent
The Hearst Corporation · San Francisco, CA
FBR7TY617JE5
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 10 E Main St #300, Carmel, IN 46032, USA
- Website
- fdbhealth.com
- Founded
- 1978
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10B+
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- SIC code
- 28 Chemical & Allied Products
- Profiles
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 | $7,027,291 |
| FY2025 | $6,589,573 |
| FY2024 | $6,759,453 |
| FY2023 | $6,556,584 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $5,376,663 | |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | $1,055,440 | |
| 3 | Defense Health Agency | $544,329 | |
| 4 | Department of Labor | $24,578 | |
| 5 | Department of the Army | $21,271 | |
| 6 | Office of Personnel Management | $5,010 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematica Inc. | 75FCMC21F0001 | $41,589 |
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About the company
First Databank Inc., doing business as Hearst FDB, a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, is a proprietary drug and medical knowledge database and decision support tools provider that sells to the federal government as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) across full-and-open competitive procurements with no set-aside designation.
Hearst FDB's core capability centers on MedKnowledge drug databases, National Drug Code (NDC) level information, clinical decision support platforms, and medical knowledge analytics tailored to federal healthcare operations. Representative work includes a $76.6 million definitive contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center in January 2022 to provide MedKnowledge drug database and decision support tools support for VA's healthcare system; a $3.9 million definitive contract from the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (HHS) awarded in March 2022 for drug information, pricing database, and decision support tools renewal services; and a $2.7 million purchase order from the Defense Health Agency awarded in September 2024 for First Databank Software supporting federal healthcare organizations. A $172,143 purchase order from the Drug Enforcement Administration awarded in August 2024 specifically procures the FDB MedKnowledge Core database, determined sole source under FAR 6.302-1 as critical to the agency's 24/7 Drug Theft Loss system. Recent awards also include an $800,000 hybrid firm-fixed-price and labor-hour contract from the Food and Drug Administration (September 2023) for NDC-level information data and a $299,336 purchase order from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (August 2026) supporting the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Orphan Drug Database Indicators project.
Customer concentration is steep. The top five agencies by combined potential value account for 96% of Hearst FDB's award footprint and are anchored by the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center and VA's Veterans Health Administration network, which together hold $130.2 million across five awards. The Defense Health Agency follows with nine awards valued at $11.2 million, while the Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service and Food and Drug Administration) and Department of Labor (Office of Workers Compensation Program) round out the active customer set. Awards span full-and-open competitive procurements — no set-asides recur across the portfolio. Hearst FDB serves twenty-six distinct customer agencies in total, with work classified primarily under Directory and Mailing List Publishers NAICS (26 awards) and Software Publishers NAICS (6 awards), alongside Information Technology Software and Medical PSC categories.
Activity has been sparse and episodic. Five awards were placed in 2024, one in 2026, with gaps in 2021, 2024, and 2025 suggesting project-specific rather than continuous engagement. Four awards with combined potential value of $81.4 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. Hearst FDB appears on one sub-award as a data-support vendor to Mathematica Inc. on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation health plan models contract (March 2024). The company maintains a subsidiary structure under The Hearst Corporation and operates from multiple locations including Carmel, Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Fairfield, California, with performance at customer sites such as Washington, DC and Rockville, Maryland.
Quick answers
Is First Databank Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. First Databank Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 30, 2027.
How much has First Databank Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $6,589,573 to First Databank Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $26,932,901 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does First Databank Inc. rank among federal contractors?
First Databank Inc. ranked #6 in NAICS 51319, #9 in NAICS 5111 and #15 in NAICS 5131 in FY2025.
What is First Databank Inc.'s most recent federal award?
First Databank Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Medical expenditure panel survey (meps) orphan drug database indicators (7571MN26P00054), from Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, on August 7, 2026.
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