Sample weekly shortlist
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
- S201--VANIHCS Window Cleaning - Engineering Service Fort Wayne and Marion CampusesMaybe (SDVOSB only)
Window washing for the VA Marion and Fort Wayne, IN campuses. Open only to service-disabled-veteran-owned small businesses.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · Veterans Affairs (NCO 10) · Set-aside: SDVOSB set-aside (SDVOSBC) · Place: Fort Wayne, IN 46825 · Due Thu Nov 19, 8:00 AM (UTC-7) · 36C25027Q0016
Janitorial services for Richmond National Cemetery and satellite cemeteries. Details are in the attached solicitation. SDVOSB only.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · VA / National Cemetery Administration · Set-aside: SDVOSB set-aside (SDVOSBC) · Place: Richmond, VA 23231 · Due Mon Nov 23, 2:00 PM (UTC-7) · 36C78627Q0023
Window cleaning and maintenance at the FBI CJIS campus. Amendment 1 moved the site visit to Nov 6; quotes are due Nov 24. Includes glazing repair work.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · DOJ / FBI · Set-aside: Total Small Business (SBA) · Place: Clarksburg, WV 26306 · Due Tue Nov 24, 8:00 AM (UTC-7) · 15F06727Q0000010
- S201--36C24127Q0017 Windows Washing ServiceMaybe (SDVOSB only)
Combined synopsis/solicitation for window washing at the VA Bedford, MA facility. SDVOSB set-aside.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · Veterans Affairs (NCO 1) · Set-aside: SDVOSB set-aside (SDVOSBC) · Place: Bedford, MA 01730 · Due Fri Nov 27, 2:00 PM (UTC-7) · 36C24127Q0017
- S201--Aseptic Janitorial/or Custodial Services WRJ White River JMaybe (set-aside unclear)
Aseptic janitorial/custodial services at VA White River Junction (Amendment 001). The solicitation's set-aside field is blank; the earlier presolicitation listed SDVOSB, so verify before quoting.
Solicitation · Veterans Affairs (NCO 1) · Set-aside: Field blank on solicitation (presolicitation listed SDVOSB); verify · Place: UNKNOWN on solicitation (presolicitation: White River Junction, VT) · Due Tue Dec 1, 11:00 AM (UTC-7) · 36C24127Q0048
- S--Estes Janitorial ServiceMaybe (Sources Sought)
Market research for janitorial services at the Estes and Marys Lake powerplants, Estes Park, CO. Not a bid; responding can shape a future set-aside.
Sources Sought · Interior / Reclamation · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: UNKNOWN (place fields empty; notice text names Estes Park, CO) · Due Tue Nov 10, 3:00 PM (UTC-7) · 140RR027Q0020
- SOURCES SOUGHT: N40080-27-R-XXXX 8(a) BASEWIDE JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) QUANTICO, VIRGINIAMaybe (8(a); not a bid)
Sources-sought market research ahead of a basewide 8(a) janitorial contract at Quantico. Responding is free and can shape the set-aside.
Sources Sought · Navy / NAVFAC · Set-aside: 8(a) (planned) · Place: Quantico, VA 22134 · Due Mon Nov 16, 12:00 PM (UTC-7) · N4008027RXXXX
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
- Request for White Papers: Intelligence Resource Execution and Oversight (Project Argus)Maybe (white papers; not a bid)
Request for white papers for a prototype to replace a legacy intelligence budget database (Project Argus). Not a bid; large-program scope.
Special Notice · DoD / WHS · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: Washington, DC · Due Fri Nov 13, 3:00 PM (UTC-7) · HQ0034279R001
- N6852027R1003: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Depot Maintenance System (NDMS) IT Program/Project Functional Requirements and Software Lifecycle Support (ITPSS) Request for Proposal (RFP)Maybe (RFP is in PIEE)
Special notice pointing to an RFP posted in PIEE for NAVAIR depot maintenance system IT support (Amendment 0002, Nov 2). Read the PIEE package.
Special Notice · Navy / NAVAIR · Set-aside: None (NONE) · Place: Patuxent River, MD 20670 · Due Mon Nov 16, 12:00 PM (UTC-7) · N6852027R1003
- 7A--SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICEMaybe (Sources Sought)
Sources sought (posted as a Special Notice) for FPPS software maintenance on Natural/Adabas mainframe software. Niche legacy skills.
Special Notice (titled Sources Sought) · Interior / IBC · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: UNKNOWN (place fields empty on notice) · Due Fri Nov 20, 10:00 AM (UTC-7) · 140D0427Q0886
- U.S. Coast Guard Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Training DevicesMaybe (Sources Sought)
Coast Guard sources sought for augmented and virtual reality training (details are in the attachment only).
Sources Sought · DHS / Coast Guard · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: Washington, DC 20593 · Due Mon Nov 23, 12:00 PM (UTC-7) · 70ZA0127AIRC12001
- Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS)Maybe (Sources Sought)
Sources sought for simulator architecture and security work (SOC operations, remote assessment). Results decide whether it is set aside for small business.
Sources Sought · Air Force / AFMC · Set-aside: None (NONE) · Place: Dayton, OH 45433 · Due Thu Dec 10, 1:00 PM (UTC-7) · SCARS
RFI update: the enterprise imaging RFP (36C10B27R0003) will be released unrestricted, estimated November 2026. Not a bid.
Sources Sought (RFI) · VA / TAC · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: UNKNOWN (place fields empty on notice) · Due Tue Nov 10, 8:00 AM (UTC-7) · 36C10B26Q0453
RFI for enterprise data science and analytics for the F-35 program. Details are in the attachments.
Sources Sought (RFI) · Navy / NAVAIR · Set-aside: None stated (field blank) · Place: Arlington, VA 22202 · Due Tue Nov 10, 3:00 PM (UTC-7) · N0001927R0054