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No signup, no paywall Recompete calendar 146 vehicles
The 146 construction and A/E vehicles whose ordering period ends inside 12 months — the only moment that work is openly competed again.
Open → Contract vehicles index 589 vehicles · 53 officesEvery active multiple-award construction vehicle at DoW, VA and GSA PBS, indexed by the contracting office that owns it.
Open → GSA leases by state 1,555 leases · 50 statesFederal leases expiring in 12 to 48 months. On a renewal the building owner buys the tenant improvement work, not GSA.
Open → The Washington DC region 14.0M rentable SF99 expiring leases across DC, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, and the offices that buy capital-region construction.
Open →Federal construction leads: common questions
Where can I find federal construction leads?
The Base Bid publishes them free every Monday: every construction solicitation, pre-solicitation, RFI and sources sought notice that posted that week across the Department of War, the Department of Veterans Affairs and GSA Public Buildings Service, with the response deadline and a link to the notice. Subscribers who need them sooner can add Base Bid Pro, delivered every weekday morning.
What is a sources sought notice, and should my firm respond?
A sources sought notice is market research. The contracting office is asking which firms can do the work before it decides how to buy it — including whether to set it aside for small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone or WOSB firms. Responding is free, it is often the only chance to shape the acquisition, and too few capable responses is how a set-aside becomes full and open. If the work fits, respond.
How early can I see federal construction work before it is solicited?
Much earlier than the solicitation. Multiple-award construction IDIQs (MATOCs and MACCs) recompete on a predictable schedule, and GSA lease expirations drive tenant improvement work 12 to 48 months out. The free recompete calendar and lease pages show both, so you can build a team before the notice posts.
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Department of War MILCON and FSRM construction (USACE, NAVFAC and AFCEC), Department of Veterans Affairs construction, and GSA Public Buildings Service — including construction, repair and alteration, and architect-engineer (A/E) work. Civil works is not covered.
Is it useful for subcontractors and small businesses?
Yes. Most federal construction is ordered through multiple-award vehicles, so knowing who holds the seats — and when those vehicles recompete — tells a subcontractor which primes to call and tells a small business where a set-aside is likely. Every issue names the contracting office and the work, and the contract vehicle pages list the offices that buy.
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