Palladian Partners, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD Doing business as Palladian Partners Of Maryland Part of Altarum Institute
- UEI
- SJGQXJEFBKC5
- CAGE
- 1HDV7
- Primary NAICS
- 513199 All Other Publishers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Altarum Institute, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 323117 Books Printing
- 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production
- 512290 Other Sound Recording Industries
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- 541430 Graphic Design Services
- 541490 Other Specialized Design Services
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- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- 541820 Public Relations Agencies
- 541850 Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising
- 541890 Other Services Related to Advertising
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- 541922 Commercial Photography
- 541930 Translation and Interpretation Services
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 561110 Office Administrative Services
- 561320 Temporary Help Services
- 561410 Document Preparation Services
- 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers
- 561990 All Other Support Services
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- Corporate family
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Parent
Novi, MI
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Parent
Novi, MI
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Discovery Communications, 1 Inventa Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Website
- palladianpartners.com
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Public Relations
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- 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 | $519,715 |
| FY2025 | $3,447,046 |
| FY2024 | $23,375,464 |
| FY2023 | $31,376,544 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $519,715 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABT Global LLC | 75D30123F16388 | $1,166,253 |
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPD | Offices Boards and Divisions | $26,022 | |
| CPD | Offices Boards and Divisions | $231,617 | |
| CPD | Office of Justice Programs | $150,000 | |
| CPD | Office of Justice Programs | $799,978 | |
| Scientific advances in adaptive clinical trial design | National Institutes of Health | $65,279 |
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| Marketing For Change CO. | Alexandria, VA | 541613 Marketing Consulting Services |
| IQ Solutions, Inc. | North Bethesda, MD | 513199 All Other Publishers |
| Hendall Inc. | Rockville, MD | 541512 Computer Systems Design Services |
| IMS | Calverton, MD | 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services |
| Technical Resources Intl | Bethesda, MD | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
About the company
Palladian Partners, Inc., doing business as Palladian Partners Of Maryland, provides federal health-science communications, strategic marketing, public relations, meeting planning, and outreach services to civilian agencies as a prime contractor, primarily under Total Small Business set-asides on its flagship Public Information and Communications Services III (PICS III) indefinite-delivery contract and full-and-open delivery orders on the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule. Palladian Partners is a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of the Altarum Institute, a nonprofit research and consulting organization headquartered in Novi, Michigan, with Palladian's operations and performance centered in Silver Spring and Bethesda, Maryland.
Palladian operates as a substantially self-performing prime, with subcontractor hours averaging 2 percent of total contractor hours across SCI-reportable service contracts and only one recorded sub-award in the source data. The company competes in two distinct postures: predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on its PICS III vehicle and under full-and-open designations on GSA Schedule delivery orders and prior-generation PICS II orders. Customer concentration is extreme and narrow. The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations alone anchors $2.83 billion in combined potential value (70% of the company's total award portfolio), driven primarily by the $37.4 million All of Us Research Program communications support order issued under PICS II in March 2022 and running through August 2024. The National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, and Office of the Director collectively account for the remainder of the top-customer list across 267 awards. Department of Health and Human Services agencies account for the substantial majority of Palladian's federal customer base; the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Financial Officer ranks second at $250.6 million across 17 awards, representing a significant outlier and likely signaling a breakthrough customer relationship post-2022.
Palladian's primary vehicle footprint centers on the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (210 task orders, $204.8 million combined potential value), the recently awarded PICS III indefinite-delivery contract (Total Small Business set-aside, $1 billion ceiling, December 17, 2024 through December 16, 2029), and its predecessor PICS II vehicle (47 task orders captured under the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, $2.83 billion combined potential value). Recent representative work under PICS III includes a $5.69 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the NIH Office of the Director for Safe to Sleep Campaign communications support and outreach through September 28, 2030; a $3.89 million order from the National Institute on Aging for public information and communications services through September 27, 2030; and a $2.93 million order from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for OSPRA program support through March 15, 2029. Under GSA Schedule, Palladian performs transcription and translation services, internal communications, and marketing support across NHLBI and other health agencies, with individual delivery orders ranging from $245 thousand to $10.6 million. Palladian's only named sub-award, issued in September 2023 by ABT Global LLC, involved valvular heart disease education and awareness support for the CDC's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute campaign.
SCI-reported invoicing for prime service contracts reached $29.1 million in FY2024 across 84.8 FTEs, following a decline from $35.1 million and 103 FTEs in FY2023. FY2025 shows substantial contraction at $11.6 million across 26.5 FTEs, likely reflecting the September 2024 transition from PICS II to PICS III ordering patterns and the staged ramp of new PICS III work awarded in September 2026. Government-paid rates on SCI-reportable labor ranged from a 10th percentile of $110.99 per hour to a median of $141.68 per hour and a 90th percentile of $343.93 per hour, reflecting the company's mix of entry-level communications associate and proofreading roles against senior specialist and graphics-design roles. Palladian's active GSA Schedule labor portfolio spans 87 categories priced between $62.08 per hour (Proofreader, bachelor's degree, no experience required) and $264.98 per hour (Communications Expert/Social Marketer, bachelor's degree, three years' experience), with no security-cleared roles offered. The company's recompete cliff is minimal: only one award (combined potential value $300 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months, indicating substantial stability in its existing vehicle and customer base through 2030. Recent activity trends show modest volatility at approximately two to six awards annually across 2023–2026, with the significant PICS III vehicle award in December 2024 and subsequent September 2026 task-order issuance representing the inflection points in Palladian's federal footprint trajectory.
SBA capabilities narrative
Expertise: science/technical writing, editing, publications development/management, graphic design, meeting planning, event promotion, admin.services, database development, web site design/development, exhibit development, management of exhibit programs
Quick answers
Is Palladian Partners, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Palladian Partners, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through November 25, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Palladian Partners, Inc. hold?
Palladian Partners, Inc. holds a place on 6 federal contract vehicles, including MAS and PSS.
How much has Palladian Partners, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,447,046 to Palladian Partners, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $58,718,770 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Palladian Partners, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Palladian Partners, Inc.'s parent company, Altarum Institute, ranked #16 in NAICS 511199, #16 in NAICS 541613 and #41 in NAICS 5111 in FY2025.
What is Palladian Partners, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Palladian Partners, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Safe to sleep campaign communications support and outreach (75N98026F00003), from Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH), on September 29, 2026.
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