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$182,319,448

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO

biotechexpiring · 63d· period of performance ends in 63 days
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75N99022F00002_7529_75N99019D00016_7529
Award description

C103754 - VRC LABORATORY EXPANSION, BUILDING 40A NORTH TOWER, BETHESDA

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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Confidence: high
In plain English

Construction expansion of the Vaccine Research Center laboratory facility at NIH's Bethesda campus.

Sub-sectors
vaccine-developmentresearch-infrastructuregovernment-facilities
Why this matters

Strengthens U.S. vaccine research capacity and pandemic preparedness infrastructure at the nation's premier biomedical research agency.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for construction services, laboratory equipment, and specialized HVAC/containment systems for biotech facilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Demonstrates U.S. commitment to domestic vaccine development capabilities amid global competition for biotech leadership.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-13. Cost: $0.001322.

Period of performance
Start
2021-11-24
End
2026-07-16
Status
expiring · 63din 63 days
Sources

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