PPD Development LP

Wilmington, NC Doing business as PPD Development LP Part of Thermo Electron Corporation

UEI
ZANENSW6C665
CAGE
3FAW2
Primary NAICS
541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
929 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA
Website
ppd.com
Founded
1985
Employees
10K-50K
Estimated annual revenue
$1B-$10B
Industry
  1. Health Care
  2. Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
  3. Pharmaceuticals
SIC code
28 Chemical & Allied Products
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About PPD Development LP

PPD Development LP, a global contract research organization and subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, delivers clinical trial management, regulatory affairs support, data management, biospecimen tracking, and laboratory services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (91% of recent awards) on unrestricted and large-business competitive procurements. The company, headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina with primary operations in Cape Fear, competes across full-and-open federal competitions without set-aside designations, reflecting its status as a large business entity within Thermo Fisher's portfolio.

Customer concentration skews toward health-focused federal agencies. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases dominates by award count (33 awards, $2.95 billion combined potential value), but the Defense Health Agency anchors dollar exposure with 5 awards carrying $10.91 billion in combined potential value, primarily through the OMNIBUS IV Military Medical Research and Development indefinite delivery contract ($10 billion ceiling awarded June 2022). The National Cancer Institute (6 awards, $824.1 million), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (7 awards, $360.9 million), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (14 awards, $84.1 million) round out the top five by potential value; these five customers account for 97% of PPD's combined potential value across all awards. Award count and dollar rankings diverge significantly—NIAID's volume dominates by count, but DHA's single large vehicle dwarfs it in dollars.

PPD sits on multiple strategically positioned parent vehicles. The OASIS+ Unrestricted GWAC (General Services Administration, awarded December 2024 with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling) enables task-order work across federal agencies government-wide. The $545.5 million Comprehensive and Rapid Response for NIAID Research Programs single-award IDIQ (September 2021 through August 2028) has generated multiple large delivery orders including a $186.4 million NIAID Clinical Site Monitoring contract (awarded February 2024), a $75.2 million HIV and infectious diseases clinical research support order (August 2024), and a $64 million ACTIV-2 COVID-19 study completion contract (November 2022). The $346.6 million Early Phase Clinical Trial Units (EPCTU) multiple-award vehicle with NIAID (January 2022 through January 2032) supports Phase 0–II trials across therapeutic areas. PPD also holds a $548 million Cancer Trials Support Unit multiple-award IDIQ with the National Cancer Institute (August 2022 through 2032), a $49.9 million Blueprint MedTech single-award IDIQ with NIDA (September 2023 through August 2028), and a $24 million Blueprint MedTech regulatory affairs single-award IDIQ with NIDA (September 2022 through September 2027). Recent concrete work includes a $222.1 million ASPR definitive contract for a Phase 2 ARDS clinical trial (December 2023), a $126.5 million ASPR vaccine immunogenicity contract (September 2023), and a $1.3 million FDA contract for patient preferences in clinical trial participation (September 2024).

Activity remains substantial but shows recent decline. Awards per year averaged 9 across 2022–2024 but dropped to 3 in 2025 and 1 in 2026 year-to-date; combined potential value across all 135 awards in the portfolio stands at $16.01 billion with $3.06 billion obligated (19%). Six awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $43.5 million and face recompete exposure. SCI-reported invoiced revenue on federal service contracts declined from $173.8 million in FY2022 to $77.5 million in FY2024, with federal FTE levels fluctuating (442 FTEs in FY2022, 363 FTEs in FY2024); across SCI-reportable prime contracts, median government-paid rates ran around $152/hr, with senior labor pricing extending through $213/hr. PPD self-performed the vast majority of work—subcontractors accounted for 3% of total contractor hours across SCI-reportable prime contracts, with 18 named subcontractors engaged over the SCI reporting period.

PPD operates as a prime contractor overwhelmingly; on subcontract work, the vendor provides clinical trial and vaccine development support to International Aids Vaccine Initiative (Marburg and Ebolavirus vaccine development sub-awards, December 2025) and FDA regulatory compliance training support to General Dynamics Information Technology (April 2024). The vendor also appears as a named sub-recipient on a Family Health International grant for DMPA XT work (NIAID, November 2023). The named subsidiary Evidera, Inc. carries capability signals around evidence and outcomes research, though specific subsidiary-level award attribution is not detailed in the source. The broader Thermo Fisher parent operates across life sciences manufacturing, diagnostics, and related federal contract vehicles, positioning PPD as the research-services arm of a diversified science and technology conglomerate.

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What is PPD Development LP's UEI?

PPD Development LP's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is ZANENSW6C665.

What is PPD Development LP's CAGE code?

PPD Development LP's CAGE code is 3FAW2.

What is PPD Development LP's primary NAICS code?

PPD Development LP's primary NAICS code is 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)).

Where is PPD Development LP located?

PPD Development LP's physical address in SAM.gov is 929 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA.

Is PPD Development LP registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. PPD Development LP's SAM.gov registration is active through September 28, 2027.

Who is PPD Development LP's parent company?

PPD Development LP is part of Thermo Electron Corporation.

Which contract vehicles does PPD Development LP hold?

PPD Development LP holds a place on 8 federal contract vehicles, including Cancer Trials Support Unit, EPCTU and OMNIBUS IV.

What is PPD Development LP's most recent federal award?

PPD Development LP's most recent federal contract award is Task order award- phase i clinical trials for the development of neurotherapeutics- DTI-117 in healthy volunteers/SAD… (75N98026F00001), from Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations, on June 29, 2026.

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