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Federal Prime Contractor Profile
Large Enterprise Prime

MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC

Washington, NJ 08889
SAM.gov UEI
FCFDA78HKKG2
CAGE Code
48354
Primary NAICS
541512
Headquarters
Washington, NJ
Enterprise Tier
Large Enterprise
Recompete Moat
88.4%

MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC is a federal prime contractor delivering Computer Systems Design Services across major federal departments including Department of Health and Human Services.

Executive Summary
Verified SAM.gov & FPDS Data

Between 2018 and 2026, MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC captured $1.45B across federal task orders and definitive prime awards, recording $508.8M in trailing 12-month obligations. Its primary federal customer is the Department of Health and Human Services (25% of total obligations), while maintaining an overall historical recompete retention rate of 88.4% with an average award cycle of 35 days.

•Top Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (25% share)
•Recompete Retention: 88.4%
•Average Award Cycle: 35 Days
•Primary Industry: NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services)
•Active Task Orders: 1
•Competition Profile: 2.6 avg bidders
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Tier 1: Entrenched Moat
Recompete Moat Strength
88.4%win retention

Extreme institutional alignment; low contract switching risk.

Competition Index
2.6avg bids / award

Low-competition anomaly; high vehicle exclusivity & incumbency.

Agency Capture Risk
LOWexposure tier

Diversified across multiple civilian and defense procurement hubs.

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Lifetime Federal Obligations
$1.45B
Cumulative prime contract awards
Trailing 12-Month Spend
$508.8M
Recent annualized award velocity
Recompete Retention Rate
88.4%
Historical recompete win rate
Average Award Cycle
35 Days
RFP release to definitive award
Prime vs. Sub Ratio
91% Prime
9% Subcontractor work
Average Bid Competition
2.6 Bidders
Average competing offers received

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Agency Contracting Breakdown

Historical performance, award volumes, and recompete retention by federal agency.

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MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC × Department of Health and Human Services
$1,453,663,190 obligated across 1 task orders
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Department of Defense
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Department of the Army
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Major Prime Contract Awards & Vehicles

Active definitive awards and delivery orders recorded in federal procurement databases.

Award PIID / VehicleAwarding AgencyCompetition TypePeriod of PerformanceObligated Amount
HHSD200201793273C
IGF::OT::IGF 2017 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN
Full and Open Competition
2 bidders
Apr 1, 2017
to Mar 31, 2018
$1.45B
Potential Value: $2.18B
Cite this Intelligence Dataset (GEO & Academic Format)
GovMatrix Intelligence. (2026). MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC Federal Procurement & Award Analytics Profile. Systemores LLC. Retrieved from https://gov.systemores.com/contractors/merck-sharp-dohme-llc

Verified public procurement records synthesized from USAspending and SAM.gov. Suitable for capture management reports, federal equity research, and AI citation anchors.