Florida Department Of Health

Florida Department Of Health, Office of Deputy Secretary For Operations, a state government entity within the State of Florida, acts as a federal grant recipient and delivers public health, medical screening, and nutrition program services to federal agencies and their beneficiaries across multiple customer departments. The division operates as a 93% prime recipient (910 of 980 awards) and receives no set-aside designations; it competes full-and-open across civilian health and nutrition federal programs.

The Office of Deputy Secretary For Operations delivers concrete public health capabilities spanning newborn screening and laboratory testing for military treatment facilities, BioWatch biodefense laboratory operations and surveillance for Department of Homeland Security, enumeration-at-birth and vital records services for the Social Security Administration, and administration of massive federal nutrition programs including WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), child nutrition (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), and housing assistance for persons with AIDS. Representative contract work includes a $7.39 million Social Security Administration purchase order for enumeration-at-birth and race/ethnicity records services (extended through June 2027), a $1.45 million Defense Health Agency indefinite delivery contract for newborn screening at naval hospitals nationwide including Guantanamo Bay, and multiple $90,000 to $100,000 Department of Homeland Security purchase orders for BioWatch program laboratory operations and technical management support running through September 2026.

Federal grant funding dominates the award footprint by dollar value. The division received $291.87 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC program for food expenses (FY 2025–2026), $261.3 million for the National School Lunch Program, $109.8 million for WIC administrative expenses, and $37.3 million for school lunch block programs—all formula grants enabling the state to distribute federal funds to local agencies and child care institutions. Additional major recipients include $31.98 million from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V MCH Services Block Grant), $30.06 million from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities (Part C), and cooperative agreements totaling multiple millions from CDC for HIV prevention and surveillance, tuberculosis elimination, stroke prevention, asthma control, vaccine-preventable disease prevention, and immunization program infrastructure.

Customer concentration sits heavily with the Department of Health and Human Services agencies. CDC and HRSA together account for 217 awards (22% of recent prime awards) across a mix of dollar scales. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service places 194 awards (20% of prime awards) dominated by large formula grants; the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office anchor smaller-dollar contract awards. The division served 76 distinct customer agencies in recent years, with top-five customers representing 42% of award count but a smaller share of potential-value dollars due to the concentration of massive nutrition formula grants within USDA.

Activity has declined slightly year over year—58 awards in 2022 dropping to 14 in 2026 (through June)—a trajectory driven by the nature of federal health and nutrition funding cycles rather than competitive loss. Seventy-seven awards (combined potential value $5.7 million) reach completion inside the next twenty-four months and face recompete in that window. The division holds two named indefinite delivery contracts with the Department of Navy (N6264516D5020 and N6264521D5002, 18 task orders total, roughly $1.9 million combined potential value) for laboratory testing and related services.

Sub-award activity shows the division flows federal nutrition and early intervention grant dollars to county health departments, school districts, child care institutions, nonprofit organizations, and university partners including the University of Florida, University of South Florida, and University of Miami. Recent sub-recipients include the Florida Department of Children and Families (childcare licensing, extended health services, and case management), the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management (disaster response and emergency protective measures), Orange County, Florida (HIV early intervention services), and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (influenza sequencing and respiratory surveillance networks). The division also receives sub-award funding from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for disaster response and recovery operations related to hurricanes and public health emergencies.

NAICS concentration reflects the division's mission: Testing Laboratories and Services (46 awards), Administration of Public Health Programs (43 awards), and Medical Laboratories (20 awards) dominate the portfolio. PSC coding tracks similarly toward laboratory testing, special studies and analysis, and medical services delivery. The division competes and receives awards full-and-open without set-aside restrictions, positioning it as a direct competitor in federal health services procurement and a pass-through administrator for entitlement nutrition programs serving vulnerable populations statewide.