Federal contract opportunities, week of Aug 24 – Aug 30, 2026
Every opportunity below was pulled from SAM.gov during this week and scored for small-business fit. No signup, no paywall — the whole filtered list is on this page.
Small-business set-asides
Reserved for small businesses — large primes are excluded by law, so these are the most winnable notices on the page. Sorted by deadline.
- 15fitMission Planning SoftwareJUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 15fitCommercial TrainingDEPT OF DEFENSE · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 15fitMotorola AXS ConsolesDEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation
- 30fitFDA Sources Sought - NextGen Cyber Engineering, Operations AI and Unified ServicesHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · Special Notice
- 30fitCyber PlatformDEPT OF DEFENSE · Presolicitation
Top IT, AI, software & data matches
Everything from this week’s scan that scored 35 or higher — the same threshold used for the paid Monday brief.
- 70fitDJ01--Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Services RFI Loopback (VA-26-00064748)VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · Sources SoughtService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)Due Aug 19, 2026NAICS 541512SAM.gov notice →
- 70fitSmall Business Cybersecurity NetworkDEPT OF DEFENSE · Special Notice
- 55fitDA01--VA Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (VA-26-00070193)VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · Sources Sought
- 55fitModernized VAERS Reporting ApplicationHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 55fitMachine Learning Assisted Electronic MonitoringCOMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 40fitRequest for Solutions (RFS): Autonomous Coding (AC) and Automated Appeals & Denials Management (ADM)DEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation
- 40fitInventory Management SoftwareDEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation
- 40fitNotice of Intent to Sole Soure Advisor Degree Auditing SoftwareDEPT OF DEFENSE · Special Notice
- 40fitPredictive Lake Analytics Nextgen eXchange Services (PLANXS)HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF · Justification
- 40fitMAHRS Human Resources Information Technology SystemsDEPT OF DEFENSE · Solicitation
How the fit score works
Each notice starts at zero and earns points. No black box:
- +40 — NAICS is 541511, 541512, 541519 or 518210 (real IT/software/data work, not a keyword coincidence)
- +15 — AI/software/cyber/data keyword in the title
- +15 — small-business set-aside (8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, total SB)
- +10 — more than 14 days left to respond
- −30 — already awarded or sole-source intent
Source: SAM.gov SGS search API. Search terms: artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, data analytics, automation, cybersecurity. Scan run 2026-08-24 08:01 UTC. Always confirm details on the SAM.gov notice before you bid — SAM.gov is the system of record, this page is a filter over it.
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