Loading…
Market Reports
Fresh market intelligence from live SAM.gov data — daily briefs, weekly trends, and sector spotlights. Auto-generated, analyst-written, always current.
The Department of Energy's 918 total opportunities worth $1.46B are heavily concentrated in analytical laboratory instruments and power line construction, with 526 full and open contracts competing against just 136 set-aside awards, creating a challenging landscape for small businesses outside the instrument and engineering services sectors.
Commerce is pushing 234 live opportunities across 1,238 total records, heavily concentrated in analytical and electrical testing equipment manufacturing, with nearly half the awards going to small business set-asides but dominated by a single large prime.
Jul 30, 2026
Agency SpotlightJustice's $780M award portfolio is heavily concentrated in food manufacturing and institutional services, with small business set-asides representing 63% of all opportunities yet flowing disproportionately to a handful of large incumbents.
Jul 28, 2026
Agency SpotlightState Department contracting is heavily consolidated among five large security and facilities firms that captured 74% of recent award value, while 409 active opportunities exist but skew toward full and open competition where small and mid-size firms face entrenched competitors.
Jul 26, 2026
Agency SpotlightHHS has released 780 new opportunities in the past month across 1692 total active listings, but small business set-asides represent only 270 of 1692 opportunities (16 percent), while 473 full and open competitions favor established contractors.
Jul 24, 2026
Agency SpotlightThe Department of Agriculture spent $2.52 billion across 339 awards with forestry support and construction commanding 54% of NAICS activity, while small business set-asides account for 75% of opportunities but face intense competition from repeat winners.
Jul 22, 2026
Agency SpotlightDHS's $14.3 billion in awards heavily favor five large incumbents, with small business set-asides representing only 873 of 2,094 opportunities and averaging $61.7 million per award, creating a structural disadvantage for mid-size firms.
Jul 20, 2026
Agency SpotlightInterior's 998 awards totaling $1.13 billion are heavily concentrated in mechanical trades and civil construction, with 1,513 small business set-asides representing 41% of all opportunities and a genuine but competitive pathway for firms under $7.5M revenue.
Jul 18, 2026
Agency Spotlight983 open opportunities at Veterans Affairs, Department of; $14,349,871,227 awarded on record.
Jul 16, 2026
Agency Spotlight139 open opportunities at General Services Administration; $157,593,218,297 awarded on record.
Jul 14, 2026
Agency Spotlight9,106 open opportunities at Dept of Defense; $201,404,707,822 awarded on record.
Jul 12, 2026
Agency Spotlight112 open opportunities at National Aeronautics and Space Administration; $3,002,503,748 awarded on record.
Jul 10, 2026
Agency Spotlight176 open opportunities at Energy, Department of; $1,259,582,514 awarded on record.
Jul 08, 2026
Agency Spotlight150 open opportunities at Commerce, Department of; $1,328,596,720 awarded on record.
Jul 06, 2026
Agency Spotlight121 open opportunities at Justice, Department of; $701,315,979 awarded on record.
Jul 04, 2026
Agency Spotlight267 open opportunities at Health and Human Services, Department of; $5,302,824,200 awarded on record.
Jul 02, 2026
Agency Spotlight341 open opportunities at State, Department of; $97,910,180 awarded on record.
Jun 30, 2026
Agency Spotlight325 open opportunities at Agriculture, Department of; $2,211,562,649 awarded on record.
Jun 28, 2026
Agency Spotlight352 open opportunities at Homeland Security, Department of; $11,614,373,252 awarded on record.
Jun 26, 2026
Agency Spotlight522 open opportunities at Interior, Department of the; $825,047,068 awarded on record.
Jun 24, 2026
Agency Spotlight865 open opportunities at Veterans Affairs, Department of; $10,873,415,147 awarded on record.
Jun 22, 2026
Agency Spotlight126 open opportunities at General Services Administration; $154,019,391,960 awarded on record.
Jun 20, 2026
Agency Spotlight9,693 open opportunities at Dept of Defense; $160,081,133,273 awarded on record.
Jun 18, 2026
Agency SpotlightNASA issued 12 massive awards averaging $211M each, with 234 new opportunities posted in 30 days, but 71 small-business set-asides signal limited direct SMB penetration in a prime-contractor-dominated portfolio.
Jun 16, 2026
Agency SpotlightThe Department of Energy has 116 active opportunities heavily weighted toward analytical instrumentation and power-line construction, with 187 new postings in 30 days signaling accelerating demand.
Jun 14, 2026
Weekly newsletter
Get the Weekly Brief
One short email a week — federal demand, agency moves, and set-aside trends from live SAM.gov data. No card, unsubscribe anytime.
