Federal construction leads, before the team is picked
Sources sought notices, RFIs and solicitations from the Department of War, the Department of Veterans Affairs and GSA Public Buildings Service — plus the recompetes and lease expirations that tell you what is coming a year or more before it posts.
1. Early leads: sources sought, RFIs and pre-solicitations
This is the cheapest point to win federal construction work. The contracting office is still deciding how to buy — including whether to set the work aside for small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone or WOSB firms. A capable response here can decide who is allowed to bid later.
- Two-story laboratory and research facility with ICD 705 space, RF shielding, raised floors and vibration isolation, Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioUSACE Louisville District, market survey to test small business, HUBZone, 8(a), WOSB and SDVOSB interest · responses Oct 15
- Consolidated sensitive compartmented information facility construction, Washington, D.C.GSA PBS, market research to decide whether there is adequate small business, HUBZone, WOSB or SDVOSB competition to set the requirement aside · responses Oct 16New
- Roof safety and anchorage construction, Harry S. Truman Federal Building, Washington, D.C.GSA PBS Acquisition Project Delivery Division, market research for small business firms · responses Oct 19
- Sentinel operations and maintenance complex packages and operations group facility, Malmstrom AFB, Montana - a request for information issued for market intelligence and acquisition planning, with no solicitation yet availableUSACE Seattle District, participation voluntary and no contract awarded from the notice · responses Oct 20
- Coast Guard tenant fit-out, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston - a repair and alteration project covering operational, administrative, secure and mission-support space, with a sensitive compartmented information facility as a significant element, plus power, 24/7 HVAC, communications, security and an emergency generator; estimated construction cost $15,000,000 to $25,000,000 over about 36 months from notice to proceedGSA PBS Acquisition Project Delivery Division, market research to decide whether a set-aside is the right strategy; SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB and 8(a) firms asked to respond · responses Oct 22New
- Multiple award construction task order contract, VA Network Contracting Office 5 - Baltimore, Loch Raven, Perry Point and Washington, D.C. plus sites in West VirginiaVA Network Contracting Office 5, SDVOSB set-aside; the notice asks for both SDVOSB and VOSB sources · responses Oct 30
- Bayou Meto Canal 1000 Phase 4.2, Lonoke County, Arkansas - the sources sought document and the market research plans and specifications are attached to the noticeUSACE Memphis District, no set-aside stated · responses Oct 30
- Multidisciplinary architect-engineer design services for vertical construction, multiple award task order contract, USACE Philadelphia DistrictUSACE Philadelphia District, no set-aside stated, market research only · responses Oct 30
Every early notice from Issue No. 5 (October 12, 2026) →
2. Solicitations with responses due
Open construction and A/E solicitations with the response date — the leads you can bid on now.
- Vertical architect-engineer design multiple award task order contract, USACE South Pacific Division - the notice is titled at $625 million; synopsis version 4 is posted in the PIEE Solicitation ModuleUSACE Sacramento District, no set-aside stated, Update 0003 extended the due date by one day · due Oct 13
- FY27 multiple award construction contract, McConnell AFB, Kansas - up to seven firm-fixed-price IDIQ awards plus up to three on-ramp vendors, task orders $2,000 to $10,000,000, not to exceed $99,000,000 or six years, a 24-month base and two 24-month options, seed project PRQE 250006 repairing the foundations of buildings 1099 and 41222d Contracting Squadron, total small business under NAICS 236220 with a $45,000,000 size standard; best value trade-off with past performance significantly more important than price; Amendment 3 extended the deadline from October 7 and Amendment 4 answered pricing questions · due Oct 14
- P-1550 SOF Marine Raider Battalion company and team facilities, Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - design-bid-build, 73,400 square feet of battalion operations, supply, communications and intelligence space, 127,200 square feet of company headquarters and team facilities, 17,600 square feet of company storage, plus utilities, parking, roadways and site workNAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, no set-aside stated, fixed-price construction contract · due Oct 15
- Bridge of the Americas land port of entry modernization, El Paso, Texas - design-build; Amendment 0008 is now postedGSA PBS, no set-aside stated · due Oct 15
- Keating Courthouse hardening, Phase II, Rochester, New YorkGSA PBS, SDVOSB set-aside, Amendment 3 extended the proposal deadline from September 30 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern · due Oct 16
- Gate 7 parking garage, St. Elizabeths West Campus, Southeast Washington, D.C. - a single firm-fixed-price award for a new garage with site, utility, security, stormwater, landscape and infrastructure work; construction services only, with the design completed separately by GSA's architect of recordGSA PBS, no set-aside stated, Amendment 0001 posted October 6 · due Oct 26
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3. Recompetes: the leads a year out
Most federal construction is ordered through multiple-award vehicles — USACE and AFCEC MATOCs, NAVFAC MACCs, GSA PBS and VA IDIQs — and the task orders go only to seat holders. When a vehicle reaches the end of its ordering period, the seats open again. 146 of them do within the next 12 months.
Open the recompete calendar → · All 589 vehicles by contracting office →
4. GSA lease expirations: tenant improvement leads
When a federal lease renews or the agency moves, somebody buys the build-out — and on a GSA lease that is usually the building owner, not the government. 1,555 federal leases across 50 states expire in the next 12 to 48 months.
GSA leases by state → · Washington DC region →
By agency
Department of War
490 active multiple-award construction and A/E vehicles
GSA Public Buildings Service
51 active multiple-award construction and A/E vehicles
Department of Veterans Affairs
48 active multiple-award construction and A/E vehicles
Federal construction leads: common questions
What counts as a federal construction lead?
Any notice or signal that a federal buyer will pay for construction, repair, alteration or A/E work: a sources sought notice or RFI, a pre-solicitation, a solicitation, a task order under a multiple-award vehicle, a vehicle nearing the end of its ordering period, or a GSA lease that will need a build-out. The earlier the signal, the more a firm can do with it.
Where are federal construction opportunities posted?
Most federal contract actions expected to exceed $25,000 are publicized on SAM.gov, the government’s official contract opportunities site. Task orders under multiple-award IDIQs usually are not publicly posted — they go only to the firms holding seats — which is why knowing the vehicles, and their recompete dates, matters as much as watching the notices.
How do I get on a MATOC or MACC?
Only when it is competed or recompeted. Seats on a multiple-award construction contract are awarded at the start of the ordering period and rarely reopened, so the practical path is to watch the recompete calendar, respond to the sources sought notice that usually precedes the recompete, and team with a current seat holder in the meantime.
What is the difference between a sources sought notice and an RFI?
Both are market research and neither is a request for proposal. A sources sought notice mainly asks who is capable and what size and socioeconomic status they are, which drives the set-aside decision. An RFI usually asks for technical or pricing input on a draft requirement. Both are the cheapest point at which to influence an acquisition.
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