This market was more concentrated than 95.4% of comparable agency NAICS markets
100.0%Agency median 82.4%
The agency comparison covers 109 comparable NAICS markets.
Federal Capture Intelligence
Top HHS periodical publishers contractors (NAICS 511120)
Contract actions: October 1, 2021 – September 10, 2026
Updated September 11, 2026 Department of Health and Human Services agency guide
NAICS 511120 · Periodical Publishers
- Latest 12 months
- $1.5M
- Net obligations · Down $2.8M vs. $4.2M preceding
- Prime contractors
- 2
- With positive obligations in the latest 12 months
Research the HHS federal contracting market for periodical publishers under NAICS 511120. Compare top federal contractors and market share, reported contract obligations and spending trends, funding-office attribution, recent award activity, and contract types, competition, and procurement methods.
Contract obligation trends for Periodical Publishers at the Department of Health and Human Services
Federal records show $54.4M in net obligations across 154 awards in Periodical Publishers at the Department of Health and Human Services from Oct 1, 2021 through Sep 10, 2026. This market accounts for 0.037% of $145.5B in agency-wide net prime contract obligations over the period shown. Latest 12-month net obligations decreased 65.1% from $4.2M to $1.5M. 2 prime contractors accounted for at least 80% of positive obligations in that latest period.
Fiscal-year activity
FY26 is year-to-date through Sep 10, 2026; earlier years show complete fiscal-year totals.
FY26 year-to-date: $1.1M versus $4.0M through the same date in FY25 (−72.2%).
Net obligations · complete fiscal yearNet obligations · FY26 YTDContract actions
View fiscal-year data table
| Fiscal year | Net obligations | Contract actions | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $17.1M | 126 | Complete |
| FY2023 | $15.4M | 70 | Complete |
| FY2024 | $16.4M | 54 | Complete |
| FY2025 | $4.4M | 29 | Complete |
| FY2026 | $1.1M | 11 | YTD through Sep 10, 2026 |
Market at a glance
All reported prime contract awards- All-period net obligations
- $54.4M
- 154 awards · 57 prime contractors
- Latest 12-month movement
- −65.1%
- $1.5M vs. $4.2M
- Leading eight prime share
- 100.0%
- Share held by the eight leading prime contractors in the latest 12 months
View agency share, denominators, and set-aside reporting
- Agency context
- 0.037% of $145.5B in agency-wide net obligations.
- Set-aside share when reported
- 2.1% of 97 awards with reported set-aside status.
- Set-aside reporting
- 2 set aside · 95 no set-aside · 57 not reported
What changed in the last 12 months?
Sep 11, 2025–Sep 10, 2026, compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.
Market structure
Competitive shifts
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC had no reported activity in the latest 12 months
$2.3M→$0No latest-period activity
It previously ranked #1 by positive obligations, based on 2 reported actions.
How these findings are calculated
Findings are selected from matched-period changes in obligations, share, rank, funding offices, concentration, reported set-asides, material award actions, and agency-peer outliers. Related signals are combined, and only material evidence-backed changes are shown. Review the full methodology.
Federal contract obligations by funding office
See how positive obligations were attributed across funding offices in the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026.
53.9% of positive obligations were attributed to PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER ACQ MGMT SVC. That represents $799K, up $313K from the preceding 12 months.
Latest 12-month share of positive obligations; the gray segment represents all other reported offices.
- PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER ACQ MGMT SVC53.9% · $799K · up $313K
- OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - HHS MISSION36.8% · $546K · up $546K
- FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS6.0% · $89K · down $6K
- CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES3.0% · $45K · up $22K
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NICHD0.29% · $4K · up $5K
View reported office rankings, comparisons, and evidence
USAspending assigns each award to a funding office. That office may differ from the requiring activity, program office, contracting office, individual buyer, or actual customer.
Reported funding office
PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER ACQ MGMT SVC
#1Up 1 from #2Latest 12 months
$799K
53.9% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$313K
2 active prime contractors · 3 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations increased 64.4% from $486K to $799K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 11.4% to 53.9%, a change of +42.5 percentage points.
The latest period contains 4 actions across 3 awards. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 4 awards.
Reported funding office
OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - HHS MISSION
#2New to the positive-obligation rankingLatest 12 months
$546K
36.8% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$546K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations rose from $0 to $546K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 36.8%, a change of +36.8 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.
Leading award-level changes
- RELX INC. · PIID 7571MN26F80051+$546K: $0 → $546K
Reported funding office
FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
#3Up 2 from #5Latest 12 months
$89K
6.0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$6K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 6.8% from $95K to $89K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 2.2% to 6.0%, a change of +3.8 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 5 awards.
Reported funding office
CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES
#4Up 3 from #7Latest 12 months
$45K
3.0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$22K
1 active prime contractor · 3 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations increased 97.7% from $23K to $45K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.53% to 3.0%, a change of +2.5 percentage points.
The latest period contains 4 actions across 3 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 3 awards.
Reported funding office
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NICHD
#5New to the positive-obligation rankingLatest 12 months
$4K
0.29% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$5K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations moved from $840 in net deobligations to $4K in net obligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.29%, a change of +0.3 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Reported funding office
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$230K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $230K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 5.4% to 0%, a change of −5.4 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Reported funding office
NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$14K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations moved from $14K in net deobligations to $0 in net obligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0%, a change of 0.0 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Reported funding office
NIH NCI
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$17K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations moved from $17K in net deobligations to $0 in net obligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0%, a change of 0.0 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 2 awards.
Reported funding office
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAAA
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$190K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $190K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 4.4% to 0%, a change of −4.4 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Reported funding office
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$32K
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $32K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.76% to 0%, a change of −0.8 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Reported funding office
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIH-OD
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
$0
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$3.2M
0 active prime contractors · 0 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $3.2M to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 75.3% to 0%, a change of −75.3 percentage points.
The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 4 active prime contractors and 6 awards.
Leading award-level changes
- JOHN WILEY & SONS INC · PIID 75N98025F00001−$1.1M: $1.1M → $0
- JOHN WILEY & SONS INC · PIID 75N98025F00002−$1.1M: $1.1M → $0
Contract types, competition, and procurement methods
From Sep 11, 2025 through Sep 10, 2026, 7 awards had positive obligations totaling $1.5M. Simplified Acquisition was the leading reported procedure, accounting for 50.1% of positive obligations. Awards with a reported parent IDV accounted for 49.9%.
Limited sample: These figures describe 7 observed awards in this period and may not represent a stable buying pattern.
- Leading award type
- 50.1%
- Purchase Order
- Leading reported procedure
- 50.1%
- Simplified Acquisition
- Reported parent IDV
- 49.9%
- of positive obligations had a reported parent IDV
- Median reported offers
- 1
- 7 of 7 awards reported offers
View buying-method details and data coverage
Award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase Order(B) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Delivery Order(C) | 6 | $740K | 49.9% |
Reported parent-award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSS(C) | 6 | $740K | 49.9% |
| Not reported | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
Single- or multiple-award parent structure
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Award(M) | 6 | $740K | 49.9% |
| Not reported | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
Solicitation procedures
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Acquisition(SP1) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Subject to Multiple Award Fair Opportunity(MAFO) | 5 | $651K | 43.9% |
| Mafo(SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE AWARD FAIR OPPORTUNITY) | 1 | $89K | 6.0% |
Extent competed
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Competed Under SAP(G) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Full and Open Competition(A) | 5 | $651K | 43.9% |
| A(FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION) | 1 | $89K | 6.0% |
Fair-opportunity and limited-source reporting
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only One Source - Other(ONE) | 4 | $647K | 43.6% |
| Fair Opportunity Given(FAIR) | 2 | $93K | 6.3% |
| Not reported | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
Other-than-full-and-open reasons
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Non-Competition (FAR 13)(SP2) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Not reported | 6 | $740K | 49.9% |
Contract pricing types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm Fixed Price(J) | 6 | $1.4M | 94.0% |
| J(FIRM FIXED PRICE) | 1 | $89K | 6.0% |
Product or Service Codes
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as A Service(DA10) | 2 | $782K | 52.8% |
| Support- Administrative: Information Retrieval(R612) | 1 | $546K | 36.8% |
| IT and Telecom - Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)(7A21) | 1 | $89K | 6.0% |
| IT and Telecom - Application Development Software (Perpetual License Software)(7A20) | 2 | $62K | 4.2% |
| Support- Professional: Personal Services Contracts(R497) | 1 | $4K | 0.29% |
Awarding subagencies
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Departmental Offices(1406) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources(7571) | 3 | $680K | 45.9% |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration(7570) | 2 | $56K | 3.8% |
| National Institutes of Health(7529) | 1 | $4K | 0.29% |
Awarding offices
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004)(140D04) | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
| Omas Strategic Buying Center - Hhs Mission(7571MN) | 1 | $546K | 36.8% |
| Omas Strategic Buying Center - Information Technology(7571TE) | 2 | $134K | 9.0% |
| Program Support Center Acq Mgmt Svc(75P001) | 2 | $56K | 3.8% |
| National Institutes of Health Nichd(75N940) | 1 | $4K | 0.29% |
Reported parent IDVs
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47QREA22D0014(4732) | 1 | $546K | 36.8% |
| GS02F0048M(4730) | 5 | $194K | 13.1% |
| Not reported | 1 | $743K | 50.1% |
Offers, award size, and timing
- Median reported offers
- 1 median
- 7 reported · 0 not reported
- Positive award obligations
- $45K median
- $39K–$546K middle 50%
- Reported performance period
- 1,825 days (~5.0 years) median
- 7 reported · 0 not reported
Calculations group latest-period actions by award, retain awards with positive net obligations for share denominators, and use each award's latest reported USAspending procurement fields as of Sep 10, 2026. Blank competition, pricing, PSC, or parent-IDV values remain not reported; they are not inferred. Offer counts must be positive and below the FPDS 999 placeholder. Awarding organizations can differ from the funding agency that defines this page.
Top federal contractors
Latest 12-month market share, concentration, and complete prime contractor rankings across the period shown.
- Prime contractor concentration
- 2 of 2prime contractors account for at least 80% of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Largest prime contractor
- 50.1%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading four prime contractors
- 100.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading eight prime contractors
- 100.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Based on $1.5M in positive obligations during the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026. Individual shares and movement appear in the searchable rankings below. Movement compares with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.
Last 12mo obligation volume: Highest positive obligations first; net deobligations follow by magnitude; contractors with no activity in the last 12 months follow by all-period obligations. Ranks use the complete contractor list and remain fixed when search narrows the results.
15 leading contractors
- #1
Last 12mo obligations
$743K
50.1%
Dollar movement
+$743K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
2 actions
Historical and award details for MERATIVE US L.P.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $743K
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 50.1%
- +50.1 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.9M
- 3.4% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Sep 20, 2022
- through Jul 9, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 1 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #2
Last 12mo obligations
$740K
49.9%
Dollar movement
−$149K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
9 awards
10 actions
Historical and award details for RELX INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $889K → $740K
- −16.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 20.6% → 49.9%
- +29.3 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $4.1M
- 7.4% of all-period positive obligations · 24 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 5, 2021
- through Aug 17, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 9 9 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #3EBSCO INDUSTRIES INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action May 9, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
+$10K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for EBSCO INDUSTRIES INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- −$10K → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $18.9M
- 34.6% of all-period positive obligations · 5 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Nov 19, 2021
- through May 9, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 0 1 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #4ELSEVIER B.V.Historical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Mar 6, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$941K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for ELSEVIER B.V.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $941K → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 21.8% → 0%
- −21.8 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $13.9M
- 25.4% of all-period positive obligations · 21 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 7, 2021
- through Mar 6, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 2 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #5JOHN WILEY & SONS INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Apr 3, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$2.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $2.3M → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 52.5% → 0%
- −52.5 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $8.9M
- 16.2% of all-period positive obligations · 11 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 22, 2021
- through Apr 3, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 2 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #6IQ SOLUTIONS, INC.Historical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jul 3, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$190K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for IQ SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $190K → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 4.4% → 0%
- −4.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $2.1M
- 3.9% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 6, 2021
- through Jul 3, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 1 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #7AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Aug 21, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.5M
- 2.8% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 8, 2021
- through Aug 21, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #8UPTODATE, INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Apr 29, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
−$33K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for UPTODATE, INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $33K → $0
- −100.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.76% → 0%
- −0.8 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.2M
- 2.2% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 19, 2021
- through Apr 29, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 2 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #9CQ-ROLL CALL, INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Feb 14, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for CQ-ROLL CALL, INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $682K
- 1.3% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Apr 27, 2022
- through Feb 14, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 1 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #10THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Feb 13, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $248K
- 0.45% of all-period positive obligations · 8 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 14, 2021
- through Feb 13, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #11INFORMA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE LLCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jun 11, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for INFORMA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $226K
- 0.41% of all-period positive obligations · 3 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 17, 2021
- through Jun 11, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #12EX LIBRIS USA INCHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jan 25, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for EX LIBRIS USA INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $211K
- 0.39% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Dec 9, 2021
- through Jan 25, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #13BLOOMBERG FINANCE LPHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jun 11, 2025
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $170K
- 0.31% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Sep 20, 2022
- through Jun 11, 2025
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #14WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATIONHistorical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Aug 29, 2023
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $93K
- 0.17% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 27, 2021
- through Aug 29, 2023
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #15WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH, INC.Historical · no latest 12-month activity · last action Jan 30, 2024
Last 12mo obligations
$0
0%
Dollar movement
$0
no change vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
0 awards
0 actions
Historical and award details for WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $0
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 0%
- 0.0 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $88K
- 0.16% of all-period positive obligations · 5 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 20, 2021
- through Jan 30, 2024
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
Recent federal contract award activity
Recent contract actions with unusually large obligation changes or meaningful shifts in contractor and funding-office activity.
Base award
This action
+$546K
RELX INC.
OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - HHS MISSION
LEXIS+ WITH PROTEGE LEGAL RESEARCH DATABASE
Why it stands out
One action equaled more than a third of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.
The $546K action represented 36.8% of the market’s positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $546K
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 36.8%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #2 · 49.9% share
- $149K net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #2 · 36.8% attributed share
- +36.8 percentage points · $546K net increase; action accounted for 100.0%
Modification
This action
+$371K
MERATIVE US L.P.
PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER ACQ MGMT SVC
COMMERCIAL HEALTHCARE CLAIMS DATA (CHCD)
Why it stands out
One action equaled at least a quarter of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.
The $371K action represented 25.1% of the market’s positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $1.9M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 25.1%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 50.1% share
- +50.1 percentage points · $743K net increase; action accounted for 50.0%
- Funding office
- #1 · 53.9% attributed share
- up 1 rank · +42.5 percentage points · $313K net increase; action exceeded it by $59K
Modification
This action
+$371K
MERATIVE US L.P.
PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER ACQ MGMT SVC
COMMERCIAL HEALTHCARE CLAIMS DATA (CHCD)
Why it stands out
One action equaled at least a quarter of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.
The $371K action represented 25.1% of the market’s positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $1.9M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 25.1%
View recent award activity by date (8)
- Action+$89KAward net obligations$403K
- Action+$371KAward net obligations$1.9M
- Action+$546KAward net obligations$546K
- Action+$45KAward net obligations$213K
- Action+$39KAward net obligations$2.2M
- Action+$16KAward net obligations$81K
- Action+$4KAward net obligations$26K
- Action+$371KAward net obligations$1.9M
HHS periodical publishers market FAQs
Answers based on reported federal contract data.
Who are the top HHS periodical publishers contractors?
In the 12 months through September 10, 2026, MERATIVE US L.P. and RELX INC. were the leading HHS periodical publishers prime contractors by positive obligations.
- #1
$742,950 in positive obligations
- #2
$739,687 in positive obligations
Rankings use reported USAspending award data.
Did HHS contract obligations decrease in the periodical publishers market?
Yes. Measured by net prime contract obligations, reported HHS activity in the periodical publishers market decreased 65.1% from $4,242,979 in the preceding 12 months to $1,482,637 in the 12 months through September 10, 2026.
- Latest 12 months
- $1,482,637
- Net prime contract obligations
- Preceding 12 months
- $4,242,979
- Net prime contract obligations
- Change
- −65.1%
- Between matched 12-month periods
Reported contract actions, not outlays or a forecast.
What recent HHS contract award activity was reported in the periodical publishers market?
Recent HHS contract award activity reported in the periodical publishers market included actions for RELX INC. and MERATIVE US L.P. during the 12 months through September 10, 2026.
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RELX INC. · PIID 7571MN26F80051
Base award · May 29, 2026 · Action obligation: +$546,084
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MERATIVE US L.P. · PIID 140D0422P0203
Modification P00007 · July 9, 2026 · Action obligation: +$371,475
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MERATIVE US L.P. · PIID 140D0422P0203
Modification P00006 · September 15, 2025 · Action obligation: +$371,475
Action obligations are transaction-level amounts, not current award-level obligations.
Which procurement methods were reported for HHS contracts under NAICS 511120?
From September 11, 2025 through September 10, 2026, HHS reported 7 positive-obligation awards for periodical publishers under NAICS 511120. The leading award type was purchase order. The leading reported procedure was simplified acquisition.
- Positive-obligation awards
- 7
- Leading reported procedure
- Simplified Acquisition
- 50.1% of positive obligations
- Leading award type
- Purchase Order
- 50.1% of positive obligations
- Full and open
- 43.9%
- of positive obligations
- Reported parent IDV
- 49.9%
- of positive obligations
Limited sample: 7 positive-obligation awards. Percentages use positive obligations as the denominator.
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