# Hennepin County Challenges $86M TPP Award

A federal spending database records an $86 million award to Guidehouse associated with the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program after the administration canceled grants to local recipients. Hennepin County has challenged the award in a bid protest, and a hearing at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is scheduled for October 20, 2026. The case puts the award’s competition and funding decisions under challenge; its outcome may matter to contractors and public entities assessing federal award processes and protest risks.

- The award is associated with HHS’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program; the signal does not specify a contract number or further award terms.
- **Key deadline:** The Court of Federal Claims hearing is scheduled for October 20, 2026, in two days. Contractors following the protest can use the proceeding to assess the dispute’s implications for federal award challenges.
- Public entities and contractors involved in similar awards should review the stated award and competition requirements relevant to their procurement, while recognizing that the case outcome is pending.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 17, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Hennepin County

### Vendors
- Guidehouse (Awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Our focus is going to continue to be to use every legal tool we can to ensure the program's administered as Congress intended.
> — Skye Perryman, CEO of Democracy Forward

### Sources
- [$86m in teen pregnancy prevention funds diverted to Trump-linked contractor : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-6003966/86m-in-teen-pregnancy-prevention-funds-diverted-to-trump-linked-contractor) - NPR