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All HHS Contracts — October 16, 2026

All HHS Contracts

By Gunpowder Editorial ·

4 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

Four HHS contracts totaling $99,597,960 in obligations were analyzed for the single-day period of October 16, 2026, with zero defense-related awards, so the entire set is civilian and concentrated in health-agency services and IT. The Whitestone Group, Inc.

(HHS Program Support Center, $51,818,963, security guard services) accounts for about 52% of the total and is the highest-materiality award, though the data does not establish whether the company is publicly traded. The remaining three awards, Westat, Inc. ($17,374,312, AHRQ patient-experience research), Data Computer Corporation of America ($16,222,256, CMS APPS payment system), and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc ($14,182,428, CDC SEDAV analytics), are each low-materiality and all carry neutral signals with strength 3/10. The most actionable item is Booz Allen Hamilton's SEDAV call, whose current period ended 2023-09-26 and whose potential extension to 2024-04-26 has already lapsed, so its status is unverified. The key watch item is the Whitestone Group's roughly $6M of unexercised option value and its end date of 2026-12-12, given that the data does not disclose public-company status needed to make the award investable.

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Investment Signals (5)

  • Whitestone Group, Inc. $51.8M HHS Security Services Award Lacks Public-Company Linkage (LOW)
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    The largest award in the set, $51,818,963 firm fixed-price for security guard services at HHS's Rockville, MD campus, is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside with roughly $46.8M already outlaid. The data does not disclose whether The Whitestone Group is publicly traded, so its investment relevance is unverified.

  • Whitestone Group Option Exercise Could Add Approximately $6M (MEDIUM)
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    The base-plus-options value of $57,818,963 exceeds the $51,818,963 obligation by about $6.0M, and the current end date of 2026-12-12 with a potential end of 2027-06-29 makes option exercise or extension the near-term catalyst.

  • Booz Allen Hamilton SEDAV Call Period Appears to Have Lapsed (MEDIUM)
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    The $14,182,428 CDC SEDAV BPA call shows a current end of 2023-09-26 and a potential end of 2024-04-26, both before the period date of October 16, 2026, so the award's active status and any follow-on are unconfirmed in the data. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation's civilian health revenue cannot be sized from this record.

  • CMS APPS Contract Ends 2026-06-16 Without Visible Follow-On (MEDIUM)
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    Data Computer Corporation of America's $16,222,256 fixed-price APPS delivery order was fully obligated and outlayed with no options or ceiling increases, and it ended 2026-06-16, already before the period date. No follow-on has been identified in the data.

  • Westat Holds $17.4M AHRQ Research Delivery Order Through 2028 (MEDIUM)
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    Westat, Inc.'s $17,374,312 T&M delivery order for AHRQ's CAHPS and SOPS patient-experience programs runs through 2028-01-29 with about 80% already outlaid, and its base-plus-options value of $22,792,040 implies roughly $5.4M of unobligated option value. The award was won in full and open competition with no set-aside.

Risk Flags (3)

  • Concentration [HIGH RISK]
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    The Whitestone Group, Inc. represents roughly 52% of the $99.6M total obligation in a single award, so the day's HHS exposure is heavily concentrated in one security services contract whose public-company status is undisclosed.

  • Execution [MEDIUM RISK]
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    Booz Allen Hamilton SEDAV and DATA COMPUTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA APPS awards both show end dates at or before the period date, so renewal, extension, or follow-on status cannot be verified from the data.

  • Budget [LOW RISK]
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    Four single-delivery-order awards cannot establish an HHS or sub-agency budget trend, and no continuing-resolution exposure is evidenced because none of the awards is defense-related and all are civilian.

Opportunities (3)

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    Westat, Inc.'s AHRQ CAHPS/SOPS delivery order has roughly $5.4M of unobligated option value through 2028-01-29, creating a potential incremental award if options are exercised.

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    The Whitestone Group's approximately $6.0M in unexercised option value and potential extension to 2027-06-29 offers near-term incremental revenue if HHS exercises options before the 2026-12-12 end date.

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    CMS's APPS application development requirement ended 2026-06-16 and may be recompeted, offering a follow-on opportunity for IT application development firms.

Sector Themes (2)

  • ◆

    All four awards are civilian HHS contracts spanning security, research, IT application development, and data analytics, with no defense content, yet the data shows only single awards and no multi-year trend. Totals of $99.6M in a single day suggest meaningful but unverified HHS activity.

  • ◆

    Booz Allen Hamilton's SEDAV analytics call at CDC and Data Computer Corporation's APPS application work at CMS both point to data and application services for health agencies, with combined obligations of $30.4M.

Watch List (4)

  • 👁

    {"entity" => "The Whitestone Group, Inc.", "reason" => "Largest award in the set at $51,818,963 with about $6M in unexercised option value and undisclosed public-company status.", "trigger" => "HHS option exercise before 2026-12-12 end date or extension toward 2027-06-29"}

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    {"entity" => "Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation", "reason" => "SEDAV call of $14,182,428 at CDC shows an end date that has already passed, leaving follow-on status unconfirmed.", "trigger" => "Confirmation of SEDAV extension or any CDC analytics recompete award"}

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    {"entity" => "WESTAT, INC.", "reason" => "Holds a $17.4M AHRQ delivery order with about $5.4M unobligated option value and a 2028 end date.", "trigger" => "AHRQ option exercise or recompete announcement before 2028-01-29"}

  • 👁

    {"entity" => "DATA COMPUTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA", "reason" => "APPS work at CMS ended 2026-06-16 with no visible follow-on, leaving renewal risk.", "trigger" => "CMS recompete solicitation for APPS support"}

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