This is a moving picture. OMAS realigned under ASFR in January 2026 and grew from ~40 staff at standup to ~180 by May 2026. ACF and AHRQ independent contracting authority was eliminated; their portfolios now flow through OMAS SBC-Mission. HHS dropped from 13 contracting activities to 10. The FY26 Budget in Brief signals a further consolidation of 28 operating divisions to 15.
Category management lead: Sonya Carrion (Executive Director, Strategic Programs & Business Systems) is featured alongside the three SBC directors on slide 22 for category-management partnership.
The 10 HHS Heads of Contracting Activity
Three of ten are Acting (ARPA-H, CDC, CMS) — three of the biggest spend agencies. Expect leadership churn. The roster table view with all phone numbers, small business specialists, and filters lives at /agencies/hhs/hcas.