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Federal Contract Solicitations per Month
Solicitations and early-pipeline notices (presolicitation, sources sought) posted on SAM.gov
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Federal contract notices on SAM.gov by the month they were posted, counted once by the type they were first posted as. Solicitations include combined synopsis/solicitations. Not every federal purchase is posted.
What the federal government is getting ready to buy. Solicitations peak each summer before the fiscal year ends on September 30; presolicitations and sources-sought notices come earlier in the pipeline.
What this chart reads
- Federal Contract Solicitations Posted (Monthly)as “Solicitations”latest 2026-09-01
- Federal Presolicitation and Sources Sought Notices (Monthly)as “Presolicitations and sources sought”latest 2026-09-01
Sources
Federal Contract Solicitations Posted (Monthly). Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, U.S. General Services Administration: the public data extracts on sam.gov/data-services (ContractOpportunitiesFullCSV.csv, every active notice, daily; the Archived Data files FY2018 on). Public domain. Refreshed daily.
Federal Presolicitation and Sources Sought Notices (Monthly). Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, U.S. General Services Administration: the public data extracts on sam.gov/data-services (ContractOpportunitiesFullCSV.csv, every active notice, daily; the Archived Data files FY2018 on). Public domain. Refreshed daily.
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