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Palmetto Gba, LLC
- Limited liability company
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USAspending records $1.3B in award obligations to Palmetto Gba, LLC (Columbia, SC) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $324M, of which $324M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 15% on FY2025 ($381M).
Palmetto Gba, LLC ranks 11 of 364 listed organisations located in SC by five-year obligations, and 688 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services and Railroad Retirement Board: 7 awards worth $372M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 524114 (Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers), where it ranks 14 of 29 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $371,842,520 | $371,892,520 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $263,819,227 | $263,819,227 | $0 | -29% |
| FY2025 | $380,692,473 | $380,692,473 | $0 | +44% |
| FY2026 | $324,333,268 | $324,333,268 | $0 | -15% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in SC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $1.3B | $30B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $324M | $8.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $1.3B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $30B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 688 of 30,000 | 1 of 364 in SC | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Health Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $301M | 81% |
| 2 | Railroad Retirement Board | 2 | $71M | 19% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 524114: 14 of 29 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Richland County, SC $343M · Cook County, IL $28M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ContractDefinitive Contract | 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $230M | 29 Aug 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Railroad Retirement Board | ContractDefinitive Contract | 923130 Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) | $42M | 14 Jun 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ContractDelivery Order | 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $29M | 21 May 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Railroad Retirement Board | ContractDefinitive Contract | 923120 Administration of Public Health Programs | $28M | 20 Jun 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ContractBpa Call | 611691 Exam Preparation and Tutoring | $18M | 24 Sep 2026 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ContractDelivery Order | 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $13M | 13 Jul 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ContractDelivery Order | 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $10M | 7 Aug 2026 | SC | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $230M, Department of Health and Human Services, 29 Aug 2024: JJ A/B MAC
- $42M, Railroad Retirement Board, 14 Jun 2024: PROVISION OF SPECIALTY MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR (SMAC) SERVICES.
- $29M, Department of Health and Human Services, 21 May 2024: TWELVE MONTH (BASE YEAR) THREE TWELVE MONTH OPTION YEARS ONE SIX MONTH OPTION PERIOD AND ONE OPTIONAL SIX MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD
- $28M, Railroad Retirement Board, 20 Jun 2023: PROVISION OF SMAC SERVICES IN LIEU OF FORTHCOMING SMAC CONTRACT AWARD.
- $18M, Department of Health and Human Services, 24 Sep 2026: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO ISSUE A NEW AWARD AGAINST BPA NO. 75FCMC21A0001 TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED CBIC PROGRAM AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT FOR ROUND 2028 AND
- $13M, Department of Health and Human Services, 13 Jul 2023: DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS, AND SUPPLIES (DMEPOS) PRICING, DATA ANALYSIS AND CODING (PDAC)
- $10M, Department of Health and Human Services, 7 Aug 2026: THIS REQUIREMENT SUPPORTS THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER INVOICING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID S
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Palmetto Gba, LLC receive?
$1.3B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $372M; FY2024: $264M; FY2025: $381M; FY2026: $324M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Palmetto Gba, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($301M) and Railroad Retirement Board ($71M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, NAICS 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services and NAICS 923130 Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: SC ($343M) and IL ($28M).
Is Palmetto Gba, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 688 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 11 of 364 located in SC. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.