Battelle Extends CDC Work With $12.3 Million Tracking Network Contract and $25 Million ATSDR Vehicle

Battelle has been awarded a five-year, $12.3 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide information systems and technical data support for the agency's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, and has been named an awardee under a five-year, $25 million ATSDR public health mission support blanket purchase agreement. Business Wire published the announcement on October 15, 2026.

Battelle's Two CDC Awards Explained

Battelle said the Tracking Network integrates environmental and health data so communities can identify and address public health risks. Battelle has supported the network since 2008. Under the contract, the company will provide information systems support, technical data services, coordination and analytical capabilities intended to keep the national resource effective and accessible.

"These awards reflect the trust CDC continues to place in Battelle's ability to translate complex scientific and public health challenges into actionable solutions that improve health outcomes," said Denise Johnson, Vice President, Health Research and Analytics at Battelle.

Brandon DeHart, Project Director for the NEPH Tracking Network at Battelle, said environmental public health challenges increasingly require data integration, analytics and collaboration across multiple stakeholders. The CDC's Tracking Network connects environmental hazard, exposure and health data from federal, state and local sources.

The second award places Battelle on the CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Public Health Mission Support Services blanket purchase agreement, a five-year, multiple-award vehicle with a ceiling value of $25 million. Through it, Battelle will be eligible to provide services that help evaluate environmental exposures and their potential health impacts, conduct public health assessments and health studies, and translate scientific evidence into public health action.

Battelle's Record on Federal Health Work

According to akta.pro company records, Battelle was awarded the sole-source DTRA Scientific and Technical Engagement Partnership 2.0 contract in February 2026, valued at $52.9 million base and $93.3 million total potential for biological threat reduction work. The same records list a $6.1 million BARDA award for a human lung tissue chip platform for COVID-19 therapeutics testing, and a $416 million five-year cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation to manage NEON.

Earlier Battelle Awards This Month

On October 14, 2026, Battelle and CMC Pharmaceuticals were reported to be advancing a five-year, $40 million program with the U.S. Department of War to develop improved medical countermeasures against nerve agents, according to FinancialContent Business Page. On October 13, 2026, Business Wire Blog reported that Battelle was awarded a DTIC IAC MAC RDT&E contract for operational airbase infrastructure and prototyping for the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center, including a $51.6 million base period and a total potential value of $111.4 million over four years.

What Follows the CDC Awards

Battelle said the Tracking Network contract runs five years and the ATSDR blanket purchase agreement runs five years. The company's own announcement describes the awards as building on decades of collaboration with the CDC.