Large federal prime contractors must adopt a small-business subcontracting plan on contracts above $900,000 ($2 million for construction) under FAR 19.702, with goals for small, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. SBA's directory lists 27 primes with such plans on 236 contracts in NAICS 325412 (FY2023 and FY2024), 1 of them still active, with $27,466,231,801 in total contract value. These are the companies to approach about subcontracting work in this industry.
| Prime contractor | Location | Contracts (active) | Contract value | Main agencies | Latest end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Rahway, New Jersey | 1 (1) | $174,606,943 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Sep 29, 2034 |
| Mckesson Corporation | Irving, Texas | 160 (0) | $18,237,333,483 | Department of Veterans Affairs; Indian Health Service; Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Mckesson Specialty Distribution LLC | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 (0) | $8,115,420,400 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Genentech USA, Inc | South San Francisco, California | 2 (0) | $418,999,427 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Nov 16, 2025 |
| DLA Troop Support | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 (0) | $138,170,000 | National Institutes of Health | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC | Saint Louis, Missouri | 1 (0) | $129,680,170 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Alvogen Inc. | Morristown, New Jersey | 1 (0) | $57,099,989 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc. | New York, New York | 12 (0) | $35,403,613 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | Swiftwater, Pennsylvania | 6 (0) | $31,913,442 | Indian Health Service; Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Department of State | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | North Wales, Pennsylvania | 21 (0) | $24,489,759 | Defense Logistics Agency | Sep 24, 2024 |
| FFF Enterprises, Inc. | Temecula, California | 1 (0) | $16,844,486 | Department of Veterans Affairs | May 31, 2024 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC | Durham, North Carolina | 4 (0) | $13,927,814 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Indian Health Service; Defense Logistics Agency | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | Deerfield, Illinois | 2 (0) | $12,081,450 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | Lake Zurich, Illinois | 2 (0) | $10,742,279 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Siga Technologies, Inc. | New York, New York | 2 (0) | $10,091,475 | Dept of the Army | Nov 30, 2024 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Whippany, New Jersey | 3 (0) | $7,531,347 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Department of Veterans Affairs | Sep 28, 2024 |
| Amgen Inc. | Thousand Oaks, California | 1 (0) | $7,290,924 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Mckesson Corporation | Irving, Texas | 1 (0) | $5,838,700 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Fresenius Kabi, LLC | Lake Zurich, Illinois | 1 (0) | $4,739,035 | Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Pfizer Inc | New York, New York | 2 (0) | $3,075,949 | Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response; Defense Logistics Agency | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Medi-Physics, Inc. | Marlborough, Massachusetts | 1 (0) | $2,594,463 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Bracco Diagnostics Inc | Monroe Township, New Jersey | 2 (0) | $1,910,006 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Abbott Rapid DX North America, LLC | Orlando, Florida | 1 (0) | $1,562,677 | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Inc | Irvine, California | 2 (0) | $1,500,000 | National Institutes of Health | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Optum Pharmacy 801, Inc. | Phoenix, Arizona | 1 (0) | $1,300,000 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Nov 30, 2024 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | New Haven, Connecticut | 1 (0) | $1,253,970 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Dec 21, 2024 |
| Cardinal Health 414, LLC | Dublin, Ohio | 1 (0) | $830,000 | National Institutes of Health | Sep 30, 2023 |
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