Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Federal Contractor · Rank #874
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Federal Spending Profile
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. is a smaller federal recipient, with $88.0M in total federal obligations across 8 awards in the USAspending.gov record. That places Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. #874 among federal contractors ranked by total obligations.
Every one of Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s 8 federal awards is a procurement contract rather than a grant — the company sells goods or services to the government rather than receiving grant funding.
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s federal business is heavily concentrated in one customer: Department of Health and Human Services accounts for roughly 85% of its top-agency obligations, with Department of Defense a distant second. Across the full record the company works with 2 agencies, but a single relationship dominates the dollars.
What the federal government buys from Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. is led by Other Services ($70.5M), followed by Environmental Services ($5.2M); together these categories describe the goods and services the company is paid to deliver.
Its largest single recent award is a $62.6M contract from the Department of Health and Human Services, described in the federal record as "Airport Genomic Testing."
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Spending by Agency
Recent Awards
| Description | Agency | Start Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPORT GENOMIC TESTING | Department of Health and Human Services | Aug 16, 2022 | $62.6M |
| DARPA ICE CONTROL FOR COLD ENVIRONMENTS (ICE) | Department of Defense | Jan 26, 2024 | $5.2M |
| DARPA CONTRACT AWARD (BASE) "SUPERB: SYNBIO + UNIVERSAL PURIFICATION OF EXTRACT-DERIVED, RIGHT-ON-TIME BIOLOGICS" | Department of Defense | Dec 15, 2022 | $4.8M |
| TEST SURGE AND DATA SHARING MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ | Department of Health and Human Services | Sep 6, 2024 | $2.5M |
| DNA RECORDING INTRINSIC CELLULAR BIOINTELLIGENCE (DRINC BIO) | Department of Defense | May 2, 2023 | $1.8M |
| TRAVELER-BASED GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE | Department of Health and Human Services | Aug 26, 2024 | $1.2M |
| TEST SURGE AND DATA SHARING MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ | Department of Health and Human Services | Sep 27, 2024 | $775K |
| DARPA SBIR PHASE I EFFORT ENTITLED, "CONTROLLING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE BY VACCINATING BACTERIAL POPULATIONS". | Department of Defense | Nov 19, 2012 | $150K |
All federal spending data sourced from USAspending.gov, the official source for federal award data as mandated by the Government Accountability Office.
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Federal Contracts FAQ
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. has received $88,010,888 in total federal obligations across 8 awards and 8 contracts.
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. works with 2 federal agencies, including Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense. The largest agency relationships are based on total dollar obligations.
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. has received federal awards in multiple states.
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. is ranked #874 among the largest federal contractors by total obligation amount. Rankings are based on USASpending.gov data for FY2024.
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Spending figures represent total federal obligations for FY2024, as reported through USASpending.gov. Rankings are based on aggregate obligation amounts across all contract, grant, and direct payment awards.