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Cardinal Health leads $4.55B Pentagon contract day

United States desk. Official data dated . Source: war.gov Contracts For release. Generated by AwardTape from the official record; figures are not edited by hand.

The U.S. Department of War's Oct 27, 2026 contract release lists 13 actions totaling $4.55B in announced value. The largest announced actions went to Cardinal Health (Defense Logistics Agency), $1.50B contract action, and Cardinal Health (Defense Logistics Agency), $1.12B contract action.

By branch: Defense Logistics Agency $3.73B; Army $599.8M; Air Force $167.9M; Navy $55.4M.

Largest actions

ContractorBranchContractAnnounced value
Cardinal HealthDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0001$1.50B
Cardinal HealthDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0005$1.12B
McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions LLCDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0003$741.5M
The Boeing Co.ArmyW58RGZ-21-D-0077 (modification)$499.8M
Concordance Healthcare Solutions LLCDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0002$166.7M
Accenture Federal Services LLCAir ForceFA8204-27-F-B001$151.5M
Concordance Healthcare Solutions LLCDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0006$124.0M
HKS WSP JVArmyW912DQ-27-D-A004$100.0M
Cardinal HealthDefense Logistics AgencySPE2DV-27-D-0004$82.4M
Verizon Business Network Services LLCNavyN00189-27-D-L002$32.3M
Amentum Technology Inc.Air ForceFA8723-27-C-B001$16.4M
Lockheed Martin Corp.NavyN0001925F0120 (modification)$13.3M

AwardTape analysis: Announced contract value is the figure in the official release. It is often a ceiling, an option or a modification, and it is not a measure of cash obligated that day.

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