GovCon APIFederal contract market update
November 1, 2026: 165 new SAM.gov notices, 5,650 solicitations open to bid, and 993 closing within 48 hours.
Open and closing counts as of November 2, 2026.
Federal agencies posted 165 new notices to SAM.gov on November 1, 2026, including 156 solicitations open for vendor response and 0 award notices.
The active bid window is larger than the daily posting flow. Across the government, 5,650 solicitations are open to bid at the latest refresh, including 2,340 closing within seven days and 993 closing within two.
For vendors, the immediate market is not only the day's new postings. It is the open work still available, and the deadlines already approaching.
What posted on November 1, 2026
November 1 was an active buying day: 95% of new notices were solicitations open for bid, and 55% carried a small-business set-aside. Sources-sought and presolicitation notices pointed to demand forming before formal bids.
| Daily activity | Count |
|---|---|
| Notices posted | 165 |
| Solicitations | 156 |
| Small-business set-aside | 55% |
| Median time to bid | 12 days |
| Notice type | Count |
|---|---|
| Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | 153 |
| Sources Sought | 4 |
| Solicitation | 3 |
| Presolicitation | 2 |
| Special Notice | 2 |
What is open to bid
There are 5,650 solicitations open to bid across the federal government. The near-term window is concentrated: 2,340 close within seven days (41% of the open pipeline), and 993 within two. Vendors looking for immediate work should start with deadlines, then narrow by agency, NAICS, set-aside, and buyer.
| Open pipeline | Count |
|---|---|
| Open to bid | 5,650 |
| Closing in 7 days | 2,340 |
| Closing in 2 days | 993 |
A cross-section of what closes over the next seven days, two agencies per closing day, so it spans the week rather than filling up with a single high-volume buyer:
| Closes | Agency | NAICS | Solicitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 (today) | Department of the Army | 315990 | Personal Protective Equipment for 75KSC Truck Co. |
| 2026-11-02 (today) | Bureau of Reclamation (Small business) | 238160 | SLV-CB PUMPING PLANT ROOF |
| 2026-11-03 (1 day left) | Forest Service (Small business) | 237990 | GAOA Tony Grove Dam Spillway Capacity & Seismic Mitigation, Uinta/Wasatch/Cache National... |
| 2026-11-03 (1 day left) | Federal Acquisition Service | 332216 | Purchase NSN 5180014263972, TOOL KIT, PIPEFITTER'S |
| 2026-11-04 (2 days left) | Public Buildings Service (Small business) | 236220 | Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for Design Build & General Construction Services - New York... |
| 2026-11-04 (2 days left) | Bureau of Indian Affairs (Indian small business) | 332913 | PURCHASE: FLEX COUPLED PUMP |
| 2026-11-05 (3 days left) | Social Security Administration | 541519 | Request for Information (RFI) for On-Premise Serve |
| 2026-11-05 (3 days left) | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (8(a)) | 561210 | WASTEWATER PRETREATMENT PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES |
| 2026-11-06 (4 days left) | Indian Health Service (Indian small business) | 561320 | Amdt 0001 - ISBEE Solicitation: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), non-personal healthcare services... |
| 2026-11-06 (4 days left) | Export-import Bank of the US | 519290 | EIU brand name justification combined synopsis-solicitation |
| 2026-11-07 (5 days left) | Federal Transit Administration | 541715 | FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Acce... |
| 2026-11-07 (5 days left) | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 236220 | USBP ITC Construction FLETC Artesia |
What was awarded on November 1, 2026
Award notices show the far end of the pipeline: which opportunities reached an outcome, and which vendors appeared in the award record. Notices above $10.0B are left out of this table, since at that size the reported figure is a vehicle ceiling rather than one contract. The largest award below that line on November 1, 2026 was $6.7M, to EAST COAST MEDICAL, LLC, through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
| Amount | Awardee | Agency | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.7M | EAST COAST MEDICAL, LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | DME AND RELATED SERVICES |
| $450K | TRUSTWORTHY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | Trustworthy Staffing Solutions, LLC - Award - 621I |
| $122K | 10XG LLC | Department of Veterans Affairs | Locum - Med Physicist - 10SG LLC - 621 1-YR ER 11-1-26 to 10-31-27 |
| $41K | LUMISTRY, INC | Department of Veterans Affairs | Paperless Medication Guides & Patient Education Platform |
Search the full open pipeline
This brief is the snapshot. The full API contains all 5,650 open-to-bid solicitations, with filters for agency, NAICS, PSC, set-aside, notice type, deadline, and keywords across title and description.
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How these numbers are built
Every figure is calculated from the public SAM.gov notice record at refresh time. Posted counts and awards use the most recent day with data, November 1, 2026. Open and closing counts reflect distinct active solicitations at the time of refresh (November 2, 2026), where a base notice and its amendments count once. The closing-soon table is a cross-section sampled two agencies per closing day, so it shows the week ahead rather than one day's backlog.
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Built 2026-11-02T02:32:18+00:00 from the public SAM.gov record.