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Home › Set-asides 8(a) Set-Aside Contracts: Open Federal Bids (2026) As of 2026-10-17 , 39 open federal contract opportunities are listed here: 18 close within 14 days and 39 (100%) are set aside for small businesses. The busiest buyer is Department of the Army (9) and the most common place of performance is District of Columbia (4).
These notices are reserved under the 8(a) program. Who can bid: Reserved for firms certified in the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program (small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals). Sole-source 8(a) awards go to one named 8(a) firm. Always confirm eligibility in the official notice.
As of 2026-10-17 : 39 open opportunities on this page; soonest deadline Oct 20, 2026 ; 9 due within 7 days; 39 set aside for small businesses.
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Open opportunities. Source: SAM.gov Opportunity Type Set-aside Place of performance Response deadline Testing of Lunar Regolith Stimulant Thermal Properties Special Notice 8(a) Not specified Oct 20, 2026 NASA HR-1 Demonstrator Chamber and Qualification Samples Special Notice 8(a) Not specified Oct 20, 2026 AMXG Aircraft Painters Follow-On Sources Sought 8(a) Warner Robins, Georgia Oct 21, 2026 R--Technical Services Support Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Oct 21, 2026 EBAD CAD PAD Requirements Special Notice 8(a) Not specified Oct 21, 2026 Contractor Maintenance Support Services Sources Sought 8(a) Patuxent River, Maryland Oct 22, 2026 Neurocognitive Assessment Test Support Services Sources Sought 8(a) Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas Oct 22, 2026 X-132 Entrance at Northeast Loading Dock Renovations, NSN Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Oct 23, 2026 SABER FY 27-32 Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Oct 23, 2026 Laboratory Proficiency Testing for the Red Lake Service Unit Special Notice 8(a) Red Lake, Minnesota Oct 25, 2026 WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Solicitation 8(a) Washington, District of Columbia Oct 27, 2026 Nitrogen generator preventative maintenance Special Notice 8(a) Indian Head, Maryland Oct 28, 2026 Notice of Intent to Lease Space Using other Than Full and Open Competition Presolicitation 8(a) Fort Pierre, South Dakota Oct 28, 2026 REELING MACHINE, CABLE, MOTOR DRIVEN Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Oct 28, 2026 Depot Maintenance Applications Consolidated 3 Sources Sought 8(a) Dayton, Ohio Oct 28, 2026 WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services Solicitation 8(a) Atlantic City, New Jersey Oct 29, 2026 Hill AFB Painting ID/IQ Sources Sought Sources Sought 8(a) Hill Air Force Base, Utah Oct 29, 2026 711th HPW Mission Support Services MAC IDIQ Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Wright Patterson Afb, Ohio Oct 30, 2026 Architect & Engineering Services, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award (A&E) Contracts needed for new construction, renovation, alteration and repairs required by Federal Pri Solicitation 8(a) Washington, District of Columbia Oct 31, 2026 Architect & Engineering Services, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award (A&E) Contracts needed for new construction, renovation, alteration and repairs required by Federal Pri Presolicitation 8(a) Washington, District of Columbia Oct 31, 2026 RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY (R&M) ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR HELICOPTER Sources Sought 8(a) Not specified Nov 4, 2026 SABER V Hill AFB Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Nov 5, 2026 Forensic Polygraph services Solicitation 8(a) Anchorage, Alaska Nov 5, 2026 Fort Leonard Wood BASOPS Solicitation Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Nov 9, 2026 Design Build Markey DC0094ZZ Multi Floor Interior Finish Improvements Solicitation 8(a) Washington, District of Columbia Nov 11, 2026 IDIQ Flooring Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Nov 12, 2026 EOS Custodial Service Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Joint Base Mdl, New Jersey Nov 15, 2026 Recycling Services Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Nov 16, 2026 DHR Installation Administrative Services FY27-30 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Carlisle, Pennsylvania Nov 16, 2026 PROPERTY MANAGMEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES; PSC R425, NAICS 541330 Solicitation 8(a) Crane, Indiana Nov 16, 2026 INSCOM G-2 Access Control and Security Escorts (ACES) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Fort Belvoir, Virginia Nov 18, 2026 Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) Horizontal Facility Construction Road Maintenance Solicitation 8(a) Dugway, Utah Nov 18, 2026 FCI Three Rivers-Replace Generators, Transformers, and Electrical Infrastructure Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Three Rivers, Texas Nov 30, 2026 W912EK27BA003 - Detroit Project Office Detroit, MI Wayne County Roads, Parking, and Grounds Renovation Presolicitation 8(a) Not specified Nov 30, 2026 Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Mission Training Complex (MTC) Special Notice 8(a) San Antonio, Texas Dec 24, 2026 One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside Continuously Open Solicitation Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Jan 11, 2027 OCONUS Medical Q-Coded Services Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 8(a) Not specified Apr 19, 2027 Pre-solicitation Notice: On-Ramp for the Department of Defense OMNIBUS IV Multiple-Award Contract Presolicitation 8(a) Not specified Not specified Pre-solicitation Notice: On-Ramp for the Department of Defense OMNIBUS IV Multiple-Award Contract Presolicitation 8(a) Not specified Not specified
FAQ How many opportunities are open here? 39, based on SAM.gov public data retrieved 2026-10-17 . We list up to 3,000 of the newest active notices site-wide, so SAM.gov may show more.
Which one closes first? Testing of Lunar Regolith Stimulant Thermal Properties — responses due Oct 20, 2026 , 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00).
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