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Federal contracting statistics

In the last 12 months U.S. federal agencies posted 136,537 solicitations on SAM.gov, and 51% of them were set aside for small or certified businesses. On October 20, 2026 there were 9,334 open contract notices. All figures are recalculated every day from public SAM.gov data.

136,537solicitations posted, last 12 months
51%set aside for small or certified businesses
62,345award notices with a published value
$102Kmedian published award
9,334open notices on October 20, 2026

By trade

Solicitations in the last 12 months, the share set aside for small or certified businesses, and the median published award.

TradeSolicitationsSet asideMedian awardOpen today
Construction7,47171%$499K876
Facilities maintenance1,91966%$69K133
Plumbing & HVAC1,30975%$169K66
IT & software1,03141%$222K122
Janitorial84082%$185K37
Landscaping75886%$280K28
Paving & roadwork64975%$681K62
Electrical63674%$138K42
Security52168%$62K37
Water & sewer35766%$182K35
Training35555%$142K23
Roofing34571%$563K17
Management consulting33051%$408K38
Food service24985%$180K13
Environmental remediation21471%$206K19
Site work & excavation18579%$79K8
Flooring15884%$189K9
Trucking & moving11875%$100K4
Painting9876%$53K8

Agencies that post the most solicitations

Last 12 months, by sub-tier agency.

AgencySolicitations
Defense Logistics Agency81,935
Department of the Navy13,434
Department of the Army6,955
Department of Veterans Affairs5,810
Department of the Air Force4,671
US Coast Guard4,200
Forest Service2,089
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons1,605
Department of Energy1,287
Agricultural Research Service1,133
National Park Service1,078
US Fish and Wildlife Service877
Indian Health Service766
National Aeronautics and Space Administration763
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration631

States with the most solicitations

Last 12 months, by place of performance. Notices without a stated place are not counted.

StateSolicitations
California2,788
Maryland2,375
Virginia2,374
Texas2,038
Washington1,872
District of Columbia1,399
Pennsylvania1,337
Florida1,335
North Carolina1,254
Georgia1,067
Oklahoma930
New York914
Illinois880
Arizona784
Ohio629

Set-aside types

Solicitations in the last 12 months reserved for each kind of business.

Set-asideSolicitations
Small business set-aside58,170
SDVOSB set-aside6,696
WOSB set-aside3,218
HUBZone set-aside1,173
8(a) set-aside447
EDWOSB set-aside133
Veteran-owned set-aside43

Month by month

Notices published each month in the archive. The most recent months are undercounted because notices are archived after they close. Why the year peaks in late summer: fiscal year-end.

MonthSolicitationsSources soughtAward notices
2025-1013,3431,8726,273
2025-1112,2221,7524,809
2025-1212,5692,3035,164
2026-0114,6952,6334,955
2026-0214,8653,0123,974
2026-0319,2093,5015,188
2026-0419,8953,7965,040
2026-0520,9713,1856,246
2026-0619,8403,3325,851
2026-0720,4133,3205,269
2026-0824,0482,7286,018
2026-0913,5521,3577,348
2026-1040568424

Using these numbers

You are welcome to quote these statistics with a link to this page. Suggested citation:

BidFox analysis of SAM.gov contract opportunities data, October 20, 2026. https://getbidfox.com/federal-contracting-statistics

How they are calculated, and their limits, is explained on the methodology page. Questions: [email protected].