Parata Systems LLC

Parata Systems LLC, doing business as Tcgrx, a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company, supplies pharmacy automation systems, medication packaging equipment, dispensing workstations, and associated installation, maintenance, and technical support services to federal healthcare agencies as a prime contractor across a $1.15 billion portfolio of recent awards spanning the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal customers.

Parata Systems operates as a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and classified primarily under NAICS 561910 (Packaging and Labeling Services) and NAICS 333414 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing), with procurement activity coded predominantly under PSC J065 (Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment) and PSC 6530 (Imaging and Related Equipment). The vendor competes full-and-open across federal procurement; no small-business set-aside designations appear in the recent award footprint, reflecting its scale as a subsidiary of a large publicly traded medical technology manufacturer.

The vendor's customer concentration clusters tightly around Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical, which accounts for 783 awards (37% of all awards) carrying a combined potential value of $963.4 million across a single $450 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity master contract (SPE2D1, awarded April 8, 2022, extending through March 31, 2032). The Department of the Army Medical Command and Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery represent the second and third largest customer segments by count (331 and 315 awards respectively), accounting for $48.2 million and $28.5 million in combined potential value. The Department of Veterans Affairs, across multiple Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and the Indian Health Service round out the active set. The DLA customer relationship dominates both volume and dollar magnitude; individual delivery orders under the SPE2D1 master vehicle range from sub-$1,000 consumables (labels, ribbons, cells) to comprehensive maintenance packages exceeding $4 million.

Parata Systems' capability portfolio centers on medication packaging automation. Named examples include the ATP2 (Automated Tablet Packager with unit-dose and multi-dose capability), the Parata MAX system, Parata Mini and Perl platforms (the latter with integrated pouch inspection and cut-and-roll functionality), the HD Stock medication workstations and shelving systems, and the P2000 pharmacy system. Delivery orders illustrate the span: a $4.8 million pharmacy automation maintenance contract (Defense Logistics Agency Medical Supply Chain, March 2026, through March 2028); a $435.3 thousand computerized pill packager center for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 19, July 2025); a $494.1 thousand Parata Perl Cut and Roll System with pouch inspector for two VA medical centers (VISN 2, July 2025); a $751.6 thousand maintenance, interface support, and licensing contract for ATP systems across VISN 12 (February 2026, extending through January 2031); and numerous smaller component procurements (barcode scanners, shelving drawers, locking cells, paper supplies, ribbon stock, labels) flowing from the DLA master contract to sustain pharmacy automation infrastructure across military treatment facilities and federal healthcare institutions.

Teaming activity is minimal. SCI reporting captures 3 service-contract records as prime (all three as prime, zero as named subcontractor) across FY2022–FY2024, reflecting $58 thousand in invoiced federal service revenue concentrated in FY2024 at roughly 1.7 FTEs with government-paid hourly rates around $16.49/hr. The SCI footprint is narrow—likely driven by the dominance of equipment procurement and delivery-order activity under the DLA master vehicle, which falls outside SCI's $150,000-and-above service-contract reporting threshold when individual orders are small. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, zero sub-hours share indicates Parata Systems delivers its own labor for any reportable service work; there are no named major subcontractors in the award detail. The vendor operates primarily as a direct prime supplier and equipment manufacturer/integrator rather than a subcontractor feeder or complex teaming arrangement.

Activity has remained strong and steady. Awards per year (last five) tracked 109 (2022), 185 (2023), 222 (2024), 208 (2025), and 67 through mid-July 2026, showing consistent volume with no sharp decline. Within the next twenty-four months, 27 awards (combined potential value $10.7 million) reach ultimate completion date and therefore present recompete exposure. The vendor holds two smaller single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 15 for Parata service maintenance, $147.6 thousand ceiling, April 2026 through April 2031; VISN 4 for Fastpak equipment maintenance, $202.3 thousand ceiling, April 2026 through March 2031), both without set-aside. Most delivery orders are firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment provisions. The vendor's position as sole authorized North American distributor for Parata Perl and ATP2 systems and as the original equipment manufacturer's authorized service representative has anchored multiple sole-source and Special Notice procurements from the VA and Defense Health Agency, framing recompete risk as moderate for large maintenance contracts but lower for routine component replenishments.

Parata Systems operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a global medical technology manufacturer headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. BD's parent-company federal presence spans the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Defense through broader medical device and diagnostic contracts, providing Parata Systems with brand backing and supply-chain integration within a mature federal contractor ecosystem.