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Sources Sought Notices

The earliest signal in federal contracting. A Sources Sought notice means an agency is researching the market before writing its solicitation — and the small businesses that respond shape whether the contract gets set aside at all.

272 active notices. Updated daily from SAM.gov.

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U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Mezzanine Cabinet for Air Force Base

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HIUpdated Jul 14
Offers due Jul 28 · in 14 days
NASA
NEWSmall Business

IM and TE Calibration Services

NASA
$100K – $500K📍 Moffett Field, CAUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 24 · in 11 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Drone Mitigation Device

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Colorado Springs, COUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 20 · in 7 days
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
NEWDisabled Veteran-Owned

Intellivue Microstream Endoscope/Pulmonary 'End of Life' Replacements

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Estimated $100K – $500K📍 Lexington, KYUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 20 · in 6 days
U.S. Department of Commerce
NEWSmall Business

Two-Channel Microwave Signal Generator

U.S. Department of Commerce
$100K – $500K📍 Boulder, COUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 27 · in 14 days
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
NEWDisabled Veteran-Owned

Chiropractic Tables

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
$100K – $500K📍 Salt Lake City, UTUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 24 · in 10 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger Flusher

U.S. Department of Defense
$5K – $50K📍 Nellis AFB, NVUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 20 · in 6 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWHUBZone

Bank Stabilization in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

U.S. Department of Defense
$5M – $10M📍 Houston, MSUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 28 · in 14 days
U.S. Department of Transportation
NEWSmall Business

ASR-8 Weather Kit Conversion

U.S. Department of Transportation
$100K – $500K📍 Oklahoma City, OKUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Aug 03 · in 21 days
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
NEWVeteran-Owned

Special Needs Transportation Services

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
$5K – $50K📍 Bay Pines, FLUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 16 · in 3 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Equipment Rental with Operator for Army Projects

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Hamilton, WAUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 20 · in 7 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEW8(a) Disadvantaged

89 MXG Fan Maintenance

U.S. Department of Defense
$12.5M📍 Andrews Air Force Base, MDUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 17 · in 3 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Fuel Transfer Hoses

U.S. Department of Defense
$5K – $50K📍 Jacksonville, FLUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 17 · in 3 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

HVAC Replacement and Modernization of Controls

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Owings Mills, MDUpdated Jul 13
Offers due Jul 23 · in 9 days
U.S. Department of Defense
NEWSmall Business

Electrical Feeder Upgrades at Black Rock Lake Dam

U.S. Department of Defense
$750K – $1.25M📍 Thomaston, CTUpdated Jul 13
Rolling deadline
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Sources Sought — common questions

What is a Sources Sought notice?expand_more

It's market research, not a solicitation. Before an agency writes an RFP, it posts a Sources Sought notice asking 'who can do this work?' Businesses respond with a short capabilities statement — there is no bid, no pricing, and no award at this stage.

Why respond if there's nothing to win yet?expand_more

Because responses drive the set-aside decision. If enough capable small businesses respond, the Rule of Two pushes the contracting officer to reserve the eventual contract for small business — possibly for your certification specifically. Responding also puts your firm on the agency's radar before the RFP is written.

How long do I have to respond?expand_more

Response windows are typically two to four weeks from posting, and they're firm. Each notice lists its own response deadline and submission instructions — read the notice itself, since formats vary by agency.

What should a response include?expand_more

A concise capabilities statement: your company profile (UEI, CAGE, size status, certifications, NAICS codes), a point-by-point answer to what the notice asks, and two or three directly relevant past performances. It's market research, not a proposal — a few strong pages beat a long one.

Set-Aside Pro is an independent publication, not affiliated with the SBA or SAM.gov. Each notice's own text controls what a response must include — read it before submitting.