A weekly federal bid shortlist for small contractors
Subscribe and each week you get the new SAM.gov notices for your NAICS codes and set-asides, already sorted. Every notice has a three-line plain-English summary, the due date in your time zone, and a fit or skip call. Shortlists arrive every Tuesday at 6:00 AM Arizona time, starting the first Tuesday after you subscribe.
How it differs from raw SAM.gov alerts
SAM.gov's saved searches are free and send every matching notice. That includes award notices, justifications, overseas work and same-day deadlines. This shortlist removes those, says whether a notice is a real bid or only market research, and flags amendments, site visits and incumbents.
Example shortlist preview
Sample data, illustrative. Built from public SAM.gov notices on Mon Nov 2, 2026, 7:37 PM (UTC-7) (sample EDI-SAMPLE-2026-11-02B). Dates and details may have changed. Verify on SAM.gov; not legal or bid advice.
NAICS 561720: Janitorial Services
Size standard: $22.0M avg. annual receipts (SBA, 13 CFR 121.201, eff. Mar 17, 2023)
Office cleaning for one ranger district. Amendment 1 confirms the 100% small-business set-aside. Simple scope.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · USDA Forest Service · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: MT 59911 (city field blank on notice) · Due Thu Nov 12, 1:00 PM (UTC-7) · 1240LS26Q0044
Single-district cleaning, quote format. The set-aside field is blank, but the notice text says it is a total small business set-aside, so verify.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · USDA Forest Service · Set-aside: Field blank; text says Total Small Business · Place: Blackduck, MN 56630 · Due Mon Nov 16, 4:00 PM (UTC-7) · 12444627Q0008
Five-year janitorial contract. The notice says only 'per statement of work', so read the attachment for the scope. Place not given.
Solicitation · Interior / BLM Ely District · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: UNKNOWN (place fields empty on notice) · Due Mon Nov 16, 12:00 PM (UTC-7) · 140L3926Q0031
NAICS 541511: Custom Computer Programming Services
Size standard: $34.0M avg. annual receipts (SBA, 13 CFR 121.201, eff. Mar 17, 2023)
Support, maintenance and development for Reclamation's Hydrological Database (HDB). Real solicitation, but IDIQ terms may demand past performance.
Solicitation · Interior / Reclamation · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: UNKNOWN (place fields empty on notice) · Due Mon Nov 30, 5:00 PM (UTC-7) · 140R4026R0021
- SILVAH software codingMaybe (Sources Sought)
Market research for firms that can repair SILVAH v8 C++ code and build v9. Not a bid yet; responding can position you for it.
Sources Sought · USDA Forest Service · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: Parsons, WV · Due Wed Nov 11, 1:00 PM (UTC-7) · 12760426Q0195
- Training Simulators & Mobile Applications Development & Maintenance for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJMaybe (Sources Sought)
Sources sought for developing and maintaining training simulators and mobile apps for the USAF Expeditionary Operations School.
Sources Sought · Air Force (87 CONS) · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: Joint Base MDL, NJ 08641 · Due Thu Nov 12, 3:00 PM (UTC-7) · 10292026
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