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NAICS 511210 · Software Publishers

Top HHS software publishers contractors

In the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services obligated $564.5M in net prime contract dollars under NAICS 511210, up 17.7% from $479.8M in the preceding 12 months. 62 prime contractors received positive obligations, and 2 of them accounted for 80% of that spend.

Prime contracts funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. Latest 12 months: Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.

Net obligations, latest 12 months
$564.5M
up 17.7% vs. $479.8M
Prime contractors
62
With positive obligations
Top 8 primes’ share
98.3%
Of positive obligations
Awards with activity
401
430 in the prior 12 months

Obligations by fiscal year

Net prime contract obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September).

FY2022
$497.5M
FY2023
$551.9M
FY2024
$522.8M
FY2025
$480.0M
FY2026
$564.5M

Top HHS contractors for NAICS 511210

Ranked by positive obligations in the latest 12 months. Share is of all positive obligations in this market.

Top contractors, HHS NAICS 511210
#ContractorLatest 12 moPrior 12 moShareRank change
1Carahsoft Technology Corp$355.6M$270.9M62.5%—
2Dell Federal Systems L.P$147.9M$150.5M26.0%—
3Palantir Technologies Inc.$19.6M$20.9M3.5%—
4Unison Software Inc$16.8M$19.0M2.9%—
5The Daston Corporation$8.3M$373K1.5%▲ 10
6Starry Associates, LLC$6.1M$3.6M1.1%▼ 1
7Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.$3.6M$2.7M0.6%▼ 1
8Netcomm, Inc.$1.4M$1.4M0.3%—
9Skillsoft (US) LLC$1.2M$1.1M0.2%▲ 1
10Unison Virtual Acquisition Office LLC$885K$844K0.2%▲ 1
11Big Wave Systems, LLC$787K$1.5M0.1%▼ 4
12Payton Merger SUB II LLC$746K$1.4M0.1%▼ 3
13Pagefreezer Software Inc$553K$149K0.1%▲ 12
14Casepoint, LLC$510K$322K0.1%▲ 5
15Economic Systems Inc$499K$490K0.1%▼ 1

What changed in the last 12 months

Contractors with the largest change in reported obligations versus the preceding 12 months.

Largest gains

  • Carahsoft Technology Corp
    $270.9M → $355.6M (+$84.7M) · now #1
  • The Daston Corporation
    $373K → $8.3M (+$7.9M) · now #5
  • Starry Associates, LLC
    $3.6M → $6.1M (+$2.4M) · now #6

Largest declines

  • Healthverity Inc
    −$773K → −$3.6M (−$2.9M) · no latest-period obligations
  • Dell Federal Systems L.P
    $150.5M → $147.9M (−$2.6M) · now #2
  • Unison Software Inc
    $19.0M → $16.8M (−$2.2M) · now #4

New to this market

2 contractors received their first obligations in this market (since FY2022) during the latest 12 months. The largest:

New contractors
ContractorFirst obligationLatest 12 mo
BPS Ventures II LLCApr 10, 2026$74K
Alvarez LLCMar 21, 2026$12K

Where the money comes from

Funding sub-agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, latest 12 months. The funding organization can differ from the office that runs the requirement.

Funding sub-agencies
Funding sub-agencyLatest 12 moPrior 12 moChange
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$248.8M$178.6MUp $70.2M (39.3%)
National Institutes of Health$69.8M$63.5MUp $6.3M (9.9%)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$54.3M$62.6MDown $8.3M (13.2%)
Food and Drug Administration$48.8M$43.4MUp $5.4M (12.5%)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration$40.8M$81.1MDown $40.4M (49.7%)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$36.6M$0New

Potential recompetes

Large awards in this market whose current period of performance ends in the next 18 months. Treat these as research leads: options, extensions, and follow-on vehicles often change the timing.

Awards ending in the next 18 months
AwardIncumbentObligatedCurrent end
75FCMC23F0140
Carahsoft Technology Corp
SALESFORCE IS A COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) FEDRAMP APPROVED TOOL THAT PROVIDES CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY. CMS USES SALESFORCE TO MANAGE…
$97.1MJan 19, 2027
75P00124F80097
Carahsoft Technology Corp
VMWARE ENTERPRISE LICENSING AGREEMENT
$33.0MJan 31, 2027
75P00125F37006
Palantir Technologies Inc.
DATABASE SUPPORT AND INTEGRATED CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT (ICCM)
$19.8MFeb 4, 2027
75N92024F90001
Dell Federal Systems L.P
NIH MS ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT
$109.4MFeb 28, 2027
75FCMC23F0027
Carahsoft Technology Corp
000764-OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM (OCDES)
$61.5MFeb 28, 2027
75FCMC23F0031
Carahsoft Technology Corp
OKTA LICENSE SUBSCRIPTIONS
$20.9MMar 7, 2027
75D30126F20900
Dell Federal Systems L.P
MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT (ELA)
$26.4MMar 31, 2027
75D30126F20922
Dell Federal Systems L.P
MS AZURE CLOUD - CONSUMPTION
$25.0MMar 31, 2027
75F40124F80048
Dell Federal Systems L.P
MICROSOFT (MS) LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
$22.5MApr 30, 2027
75F40125F80029
Dell Federal Systems L.P
MICROSOFT (MS) LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
$21.5MApr 30, 2027

Common questions

Who are the top HHS contractors for NAICS 511210?

In the latest 12 months, Carahsoft Technology Corp ($355.6M), Dell Federal Systems L.P ($147.9M), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($19.6M) received the most HHS obligations for software publishers.

How concentrated is this market?

The eight largest primes held 98.3% of positive obligations, and Carahsoft Technology Corp alone held 62.5%. 2 contractors won their first obligations in this market during the latest 12 months.

Are any large HHS NAICS 511210 contracts ending soon?

10 of the largest awards in this market reach their current end date in the next 18 months. The first is 75FCMC23F0140 (Carahsoft Technology Corp, $97.1M obligated), ending Jan 19, 2027. An end date is a research lead, not a confirmed recompete: options and extensions often move it.

Related markets

Figures are net obligations on prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov, grouped by funding agency and the NAICS code on each award. Net obligations include deobligations and corrections, so they can differ from positive-obligation totals. See methodology.

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