Defense Manufacturing Surge Dominates Week; Small Business Set-Asides Hit 42% of New Posts
WinAContract · Sep 21, 2026
Manufacturing opportunities nearly tripled other sectors in the last 48 hours, with DoD claiming 40% of new postings and small business set-asides capturing 44 of 105 new opportunities.
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New opportunities (48h)
7,463
Open right now
6
Closing within 7 days
$999,999,999,999
Largest recent award
The market shifted sharply toward physical production this week. Manufacturing posted 33 new opportunities, more than double Professional Services, while the Department of Defense flooded the pipeline with 42 new contract vehicles. Small business contractors are seeing genuine runway: 44 of the past two days' openings carry explicit small business set-asides, the highest concentration in the data.
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