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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.

262 active notices. Updated daily from SAM.gov.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Small Business

Fire Alarm and Detection System Maintenance

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
$100K – $500K📍 Clearwater, FLUpdated Jul 06
Offers due Jul 15 · in 1 day
U.S. Department of Defense
8(a) Disadvantaged

Data Analytics and Epidemiology Support Services

U.S. Department of Defense
Estimated $100K – $500K📍 Silver Spring, MDUpdated Jul 06
Offers due Jul 20 · in 6 days
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled Veteran-Owned

Medical Record Storage and Destruction

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
$16.5MUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 17 · in 3 days
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge HQ Building Reroofing and Residing

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500K📍 Hartford, KSUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Aug 05 · in 22 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

NHPA Archaeological & Architectural Surveys

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Fort Campbell, KYUpdated Jul 08
Offers due Jul 16 · in 2 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

Portable Latrines Servicing

U.S. Department of Defense
$5K – $50KUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 31 · in 17 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Disabled Veteran-Owned

SOF Enterprise Professional Services (SEPS) II

U.S. Department of Defense
$1M – $10M📍 Tampa, FLUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 23 · in 9 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

Trash Removal Services for Harrison Village, West Point, and Pittsburg

U.S. Department of Defense
$5K – $50KUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 14 · due today
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

Hurlburt Field Tank Repairs

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 16 · in 2 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

ROV Kits

U.S. Department of Defense
$5K – $50K📍 MaineUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 28 · in 14 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

Roof Repairs at Fort Meade

U.S. Department of Defense
$1M – $5M📍 Fort George G Meade, MDUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 24 · in 10 days
U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business

Water Treatment Chemical Services

U.S. Department of Energy
$5K – $50K📍 Newport News, VAUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 31 · in 17 days
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

Cardboard Balers for Army Facilities

U.S. Department of Defense
$500K – $2M📍 Columbia, SCUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 15 · in 1 day
U.S. Department of Defense
Small Business

B-52 Aircraft Control Column Overhaul

U.S. Department of Defense
$100K – $500K📍 Tinker AFB, OKUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Aug 02 · in 19 days
U.S. Department of the Interior
Small Business

Shadehill Gatehouse Roofing Replacement

U.S. Department of the Interior
$100K – $500KUpdated Jul 02
Offers due Jul 24 · in 10 days
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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.