DoD contract opportunities, scored against your company every morning
The Department of Defense is the largest buyer in the federal market and the hardest single agency to watch, because it is not one buyer. It is dozens of buying commands with their own requirements, their own cycles and their own incumbents.
| Match | Solicitation and agency | NAICS | Set-aside | Place of performance | Response due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Enterprise Cloud Support Services | 518210 | Total small business | Virginia | 13 Oct |
| 73 | Tactical Data Link (TDL) Interoperability Software | 541511 | Full and open | Langley Afb, Virginia | 10 Oct |
| 64 | B--SHAKEALERT PRODUCTION CODE REVIEW | 541519 | Full and open | Not stated | 16 Oct |
| 63 | MARCORSYSCOM RFI Product Support Analysis | 518210 | Full and open | Quantico, Virginia | 24 Sep Closes today |
| 63 | ARTS-V3 Third-Party Software Initiative | 541511 | Full and open | Not stated | 6 Oct |
Department of Defense contract opportunities come from many commands
- Army contracting commands, including installation and mission support work
- Navy and Marine Corps systems, facilities and fleet support commands
- Air Force and Space Force acquisition organizations
- Defense Logistics Agency, which buys supplies at enormous volume and high frequency
- Defense Health Agency, DISA, DARPA and the other defense agencies
- Installation-level contracting offices buying local services at every base
Each command publishes into the same public record, which is what makes it possible to watch all of them at once if you are scoring rather than reading.
DoD work scored against your profile
- Every new defense notice read the day it posts
- NAICS overlap, capability fit against the notice text, set-aside eligibility, place of performance, value band and days remaining
- Base and installation proximity handled through place of performance, which matters more in defense services work than in almost any other market
- A score out of 100 and one plain sentence on the fit
- Sources sought and industry day notices surfaced, not just solicitations
The parts of defense bidding that catch people out
- Requirements often arrive first as sources sought, months before a solicitation, and that is where teaming gets decided
- Task orders under existing vehicles are competed among holders, so vehicle eligibility decides who can bid at all
- Facility clearance and personnel clearance requirements are stated in the notice and change who can respond
- Cybersecurity requirements for handling controlled unclassified information appear in the solicitation terms
- Small business set-asides are used heavily across defense services and supplies
The notice record carries these where the source publishes them, so they reach you with the opportunity rather than after you have committed proposal time.
Who has been winning defense work like yours
Prior awards for the same NAICS code and buying command, with awardees, values and dates, sit next to the opportunity. For recompetes at an installation this is usually the fastest no-bid signal you will get.
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