Forecast intelligence
What's coming up — federal opportunities before the RFP drops
The biggest advantage in federal contracting is time. Before an agency posts a formal solicitation, it tips its hand — through Sources Sought, Presolicitation, and Special Notices. These are the early signals of work that's coming, drawn live from SAM.gov, so you can position before your competition even sees the RFP.
28,092
early signals tracked
565
new this week
3,155
new this month
61
agencies signalling
Sep 22, 2026
latest signal
How to read this
These are pre-solicitation signals, not formal agency forecasts. Federal buyers publish Sources Sought, Presolicitation, and Special Notices while they're still researching and planning — weeks or months before the formal RFP. We surface them as a leading indicator of demand: a way to spot, shape, and prepare for work before it becomes a deadline-driven competition. Always confirm the specifics against the source notice on SAM.gov.
The early-stage signals
Three ways an agency tips its hand
Each early notice type means something different for your capture plan. Click any to browse those notices live.
The agency is surveying the market — gauging whether capable (and small) businesses exist. Respond to get on the radar and shape the requirement.
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PresolicitationA solicitation is coming. You're being told in advance so you can prepare teaming, capture, and pricing before the clock starts.
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Special NoticeIndustry days, RFIs, draft RFPs, and other heads-ups. Early access to the buyer and the requirement, ahead of the crowd.
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Where it's coming from
The agencies planning the most
Federal buyers with the most early-stage notices in the tracked corpus — these are the agencies actively researching their next buys. Click any for that agency's full pre-RFP intelligence.
What they're planning to buy
Early demand by sector
Pre-solicitation activity rolled up by NAICS sector — where federal demand is building. Click any for that sector's full pre-RFP intelligence.
Just signalled
The latest early notices
The most recent pre-solicitation notices across the federal market. Each links to the full notice — get in early.
Warehousing/Material Management Services Sources Sought Notice
Dept of Defense
ight-qualified imaging subsystem for the TERP RAPTOR 12U CubeSat mission to asteroid Apophis.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apron Edge Lights
Dept of Defense
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Psomagen, Inc. GEM-X Cell QC, sequencing and data analysis
Health and Human Services, Department of
Sources Sought
General Services Administration
Notice to award Gym Equipment AR Army National Guard
Dept of Defense
Leg, Elevating, per Drawing # 11580032, Revision D, for 81MM Mortar, for the Watervliet Arsenal
Dept of Defense
Platform-Agnostic, Modular Open-Architecture Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS)
Dept of Defense
Intent to sole source Waste MGT bridge contract
Veterans Affairs, Department of
NIH-wide Doctoral Partnership Training Program - University of Cambridge
Health and Human Services, Department of
Total Force eLearning
Dept of Defense
Pest and Plant Maintenance for Southeast Asian Ecosystem
Dept of Defense
SOURCES_SOUGHT_ELEVATOR_MAINTENANCE_ELLSWORTH_AFB
Dept of Defense
The governemnt seeks expression of interest from lessors to lease office space in Portland, Maine
General Services Administration
Why getting in early wins contracts
- Responding to a Sources Sought can shape the requirement — and the set-aside — in your favour before it's locked.
- Presolicitation notices buy you weeks to build the right team and capture plan, instead of scrambling at RFP release.
- Special Notices and industry days put you in front of the contracting officer while the field is still small.
- By the time the formal RFP posts, the firms that engaged early already have the relationships and the inside track.
Get tomorrow's RFPs in your inbox today
Tell us your NAICS codes and target agencies, and we'll alert you to the early signals — Sources Sought, Presolicitation, Special Notices — that match, the moment they post. Get a head start on every bid.
Methodology. "Coming up" signals are notices whose SAM.gov notice type is Sources Sought, Presolicitation, or Special Notice — the early stages an agency posts while researching and planning a procurement. They are leading indicators of buying intent, not formal agency procurement forecasts, and not every signal becomes a solicitation. Counts are of the live US federal opportunity corpus WinAContract tracks, sourced from SAM.gov and refreshed daily. As of June 2026. Always verify any specific notice against the source on SAM.gov.