30 published signals across 7 sectors. Pre-RFP intelligence for SDVOSBs — before the solicitation drops.
SDVOSB set-aside alert: VA seeks IRB management services (NAICS 541611). Presolicitation live now — RFP window opening. Firms with VA research compliance experience should engage the CO immediately.
Read signal →If you were using FPDS.gov ezSearch links in your capture workflow, update your process now: award-history research is shifting to SAM.gov.
Read signal →SAM.gov’s modernized representations and certifications rollout changes how teams complete FAR/DFARS reps & certs. Expect friction for anyone copying legacy reps language into proposal checklists.
Read signal →DIA Sources Sought notice for multi-year HUMINT training contract includes field collection, cover development, and tradecraft instruction. Current incumbent has performance issues — recompete wide open.
Read signal →SOCOM Y2 extension decision expected April 1st. Incumbent rumored to be over-budget. SDVOSB teaming opportunities with current contractor or as prime on reduced scope.
Read signal →The DIA's primary HUMINT training support vehicle expires in Q4 FY26. Sources Sought notice expected within 60 days. Three SDVOSBs positioned as potential primes.
Read signal →NSA Cyber Operations support contract. BAH has held for 8 years. Agency exploring alternatives. SDVOSB teaming prime opportunity if you have defensive cyber or CISO-equivalent capabilities.
Read signal →DISA released an RFI for intelligence agency cloud modernization and security orchestration support. SDVOSB set-aside under discussion. $12M+ contract. RFP expected June 2026. NO-BID SIGNAL: scope is cloud infrastructure, not a good fit for pure training/consulting SDVOSBs. Better opportunity if you have cloud engineering depth.
Read signal →JSOU instructor contract expires March 31st — decision imminent. Current incumbent expected to renew. Monitor for teaming gaps if incumbent cannot scale to new demand.
Read signal →Washington Headquarters Services posted Sources Sought for Pentagon IT help desk, end user computing, and desktop support services. $34M SDVOSB set-aside expires October 2026. Current incumbent is a mid-size SDVOSB with a documented CPARS performance concern. Recompete is early-stage but moving fast.
Read signal →FY27 budget justification documents reveal a 22% increase in SOCOM training support accounts. TSOC-specific training delivery is the growth area — and it favors small firms with austere-environment experience.
Read signal →MARSOC requiring new training program for advanced communications tactics. Congressional budget language allocates $2.1M. RFI expected April 15th. SDVOSB set-aside likely given training focus and small business mandate.
Read signal →DoD CIO posted a presolicitation for Zero Trust implementation advisory and technical support across multiple DoD Components. New requirement, no incumbent. SDVOSB set-aside. $23M over 3 years. RFP expected May 2026. ZTA experience with NSS or classified enclaves required.
Read signal →MARSOC's Individual Training Course support contract is being reviewed for set-aside designation. Previously full-and-open, SBA coordination suggests SDVOSB set-aside is now likely. This changes the competitive landscape entirely.
Read signal →DHS is building out intelligence analysis capability in field offices. Sources Sought notice for on-site contractor support. SDVOSB opportunities in teaming with larger prime or potentially as prime if you have cleared personnel in DHS regions.
Read signal →RFP now live for USSOCOM JTAC/TACP instructor support at Hurlburt Field. SDVOSB set-aside confirmed. Analysis shows clear incumbent vulnerability and path to win for credentialed SOF training operators. Pursue: 7/10.
Read signal →AFSOC decision support contract faces recompete. SAIC performance mixed (schedule delays reported). Wide-open recompete — if you have former AFSOC staff or J-3 planning experience, now is the time to bid.
Read signal →Mandatory training update for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling. Incumbent is sole-source performer. Recompete to open competition likely by August. SDVOSB opportunity if you can deliver instructor-led and virtual curriculum.
Read signal →JFK Special Warfare Center & School posted a presolicitation for Special Forces Medical Sergeant (18D) and Special Operations Combat Medic training support at Fort Liberty. SDVOSB set-aside. $16M over 5 years. RFP expected April 2026. Requires 18D-qualified instructors with recent operational experience.
Read signal →USCYBERCOM posted Sources Sought for Security Operations Center support, cyber threat intelligence analysis, and hunt team augmentation at Fort Meade. $52M over 5 years. Current SDVOSB set-aside expires August 2026. Incumbent has had personnel retention issues — competitive window is open.
Read signal →DHA posted a full solicitation for strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management in support of MHS Genesis rollout. SDVOSB set-aside. Proposals due March 14. $12M, 5 years. High competition expected — 14 respondents to Sources Sought.
Read signal →DISA posted a solicitation for DevSecOps pipeline support and workload migration to MilCloud 2.0 across select Fourth Estate agencies. SDVOSB set-aside. $17M, 3 base + 2 option years. Proposals due March 7. High technical bar — AWS GovCloud and IL4/IL5 experience required.
Read signal →Army INSCOM posted Sources Sought for program management, acquisition, and budget support at Fort Belvoir. Current SDVOSB contract expires September 2026. RFP expected May. The incumbent is a 2-person LLC — structural vulnerability.
Read signal →Army Medical Research and Development Command published its FY26 funding allocations showing $18M designated for SDVOSB-eligible research support in combat casualty care, battlefield trauma, and far-forward medical technologies. Five separate contract vehicles expected. First RFP anticipated February 2026.
Read signal →USSOCOM posted a presolicitation for Joint Terminal Attack Controller and Tactical Air Control Party advanced training support at Hurlburt Field. Explicitly SDVOSB set-aside. $8.2M base + options. RFP expected March 2026.
Read signal →DIA posted a Sources Sought for intelligence analysis and production support. Current $42M SDVOSB set-aside expires Q3 2026. Incumbent is a 3-person JV — window is open for challengers with cleared analysts.
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