# GM and Philips awarded $1.1B U.S. government ventilator contracts

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded General Motors and Philips a total of $1.1 billion to supply 73,000 ventilators under the Defense Production Act. Philips will receive about $647 million for 43,000 ventilators, and GM will receive the remainder for 30,000 ventilators.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-04-09
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.10B
- Status: announced
- Products: ventilators
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [General Motors](https://endata.com/companies/4654.md) (supplier)
- [Philips](https://endata.com/companies/21124.md) (supplier)
- [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services](https://endata.com/companies/46441.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [medtechdive.com](https://www.medtechdive.com/news/gm-philips-land-11b-in-hhs-ventilator-contracts-medtronic-boosts-produc/575775/), 2020-04-09: "The government is set to pay General Motors and Philips a total of $1.1 billion for 73,000 ventilators under the Defense Production Act invoked by President Donald Trump."

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