Manufacturing Surge Dominates SAM Pipeline; DoD Awards Near $1B as Small Business Set-Asides Lag
WinAContract · Sep 10, 2026
Manufacturing captured 62% of new postings in the past two days with 1,241 opportunities, while DoD's massive awards signal sustained defense spending but limited small-business carve-outs at scale.
2,000
New opportunities (48h)
8,482
Open right now
6
Closing within 7 days
$999,999,999
Largest recent award
The federal market posted 2,000 new opportunities over the last two days, bringing the total active pipeline to 8,482. Manufacturing overwhelmingly leads with more than 1,200 new postings, while the Department of Defense continues to dominate agency activity. Notably, only 684 of the new opportunities carried small-business set-asides, suggesting many high-value opportunities remain unrestricted or already earmarked for larger contractors.
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