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Cox Subscriptions, Inc.
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Federal agencies obligated $134M to Cox Subscriptions, Inc., Shallotte, NC, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $33M, of which $33M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 12% on FY2025 ($37M).
Cox Subscriptions, Inc. ranks 75 of 633 listed organisations located in NC by five-year obligations, and 4,382 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense and Department of Commerce and 1 other agency: 21 awards worth $84M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 519190 (All Other Information Services), where it ranks 2 of 10 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $30,346,568 | $30,346,568 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $33,323,375 | $33,323,375 | $0 | +10% |
| FY2025 | $37,390,910 | $37,390,910 | $0 | +12% |
| FY2026 | $32,733,011 | $32,733,011 | $0 | -12% |
| 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 NC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $134M | $114B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $33M | $33B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $134M | $4.9M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $114B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,382 of 30,000 | 1 of 633 in NC | 1 |
Largest in state: North Carolina 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 | 15 | $58M | 68% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 2 | $18M | 22% |
| 3 | Department of Commerce | 3 | $7.4M | 9% |
| 4 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1 | $1.0M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 519190: 2 of 10 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see All Other Information Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Brunswick County, NC $57M · Fairfax County, VA $18M · Montgomery County, MD $7.4M · DeKalb County, GA $1.9M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources | ContractDelivery Order | 511130 Book Publishers | $16M | 4 Aug 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services | $15M | 26 Dec 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | ContractDefinitive Contract | 323113 Commercial Screen Printing | $12M | 27 Sep 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 519190 All Other Information Services | $6.4M | 21 Jan 2026 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 519190 All Other Information Services | $4.1M | 21 Dec 2023 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 519190 All Other Information Services | $3.6M | 20 Dec 2022 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractDelivery Order | 519190 All Other Information Services | $3.4M | 14 Jan 2025 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 511130 Book Publishers | $3.0M | 3 Jan 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 513120 Periodical Publishers | $2.9M | 19 Feb 2026 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 513120 Periodical Publishers | $2.3M | 30 Aug 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 513120 Periodical Publishers | $2.2M | 27 Feb 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | ContractDelivery Order | 511199 All Other Publishers | $1.9M | 31 Dec 2022 | GA | 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.
- $16M, Department of Health and Human Services, 4 Aug 2025: LIBRARY RESOURCES TASK ORDER FFP
- $15M, Department of Defense, 26 Dec 2023: CLINICALKEY AND CLINICAL KEY FOR NURSING UNLIMITED SUBSCRIPTIONS
- $12M, Department of Health and Human Services, 27 Sep 2023: LIBRARY SERIALS MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- $6.4M, Department of Health and Human Services, 21 Jan 2026: COX SUBSCRIPTIONS, INC.:1330204 [26-000328]
- $4.1M, Department of Health and Human Services, 21 Dec 2023: NIH LIBRARY SERIALS
- $3.6M, Department of Health and Human Services, 20 Dec 2022: NIH LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS
- $3.4M, Department of Health and Human Services, 14 Jan 2025: NIH LIBRARY SERIALS
- $3.0M, Department of Defense, 3 Jan 2025: SUBSCRIPTIONS AGENT TO PROCURE ONLINE MEDICAL JOURNAL TITLES AND DATABASE ACCESSES FOR THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Cox Subscriptions, Inc. receive?
$134M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $30M; FY2024: $33M; FY2025: $37M; FY2026: $33M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Cox Subscriptions, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($58M), Department of Defense ($18M), Department of Commerce ($7.4M) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.0M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 519190 All Other Information Services, NAICS 511130 Book Publishers and NAICS 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NC ($57M), VA ($18M), MD ($7.4M) and GA ($1.9M).
Is Cox Subscriptions, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,382 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 75 of 633 located in NC. 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.