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Sources sought notices: Department of Agriculture

These are 10 open notices from the Department of Agriculture. A sources sought notice means the government has a need and is checking who can meet it — the solicitation does not exist yet. Responding is how the requirement gets shaped, and it is the cheapest position you will ever hold on a contract.

Open notices10
Closing in 7 days7
Small business set-aside4

Every deadline below is the response date printed on the notice itself. Confirm it on sam.gov before you rely on it — notices get amended, and an amendment can move the date.

Open notices

NoticeWorkSet-asideResponses due
Sources Sought Notice - American Made Meat Curing CabinetsSources are being sought to determine if there are manufacturers/contractors available offering a domestically sourced item that meets the minimum description outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal…Meat Processed From CarcassesNot set asideAug 14, 20263 days
Sources Sought Notice - American Made Horizontal AutoclaveSources are being sought to determine if there are manufacturers/contractors available offering a domestically sourced item that meets the minimum description outlined below. This is not a Solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal…Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingNot set asideAug 14, 20263 days
Gallinas Canyon Road ReconstructionGallinas Canyon Road Reconstruction - Phase II Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico Response Period: August 9, 2026 through August 14, 2026 1. Purpose The USDA Forest Service is conducting market research to identify qualified sources…Highway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionNot set asideAug 14, 20263 days
Pre-Solicitation Notice of Intent to request ORAL QUOTES – Lawn Care Service Salmon-Challis Supervisors’ OfficeIn accordance with RFO 5.101(c), C5 Team, P.A.S.T., USDA, Forest Service Contracting Office issues the following Pre Solicitation notice: 1) Point of Contact: See attached in contact information 2) 100% Small business set-aside 3) See…Landscaping ServicesTotal Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Aug 14, 20263 days
SOURCES SOUGHT - Bench-top time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance analyzer (TD-NMR)Sources are being sought to determine if there are manufacturers/contractors available offering a domestically sourced item that meets the minimum description outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal…Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingNot set asideAug 16, 20265 days
SOURCES SOUGHT - COMBINE-MOUNTED IN-LINE NEAR INFARED SPECTROPHOTOMETERSources are being sought to determine if there are manufacturers/contractors available offering a domestically sourced item that meets the minimum description outlined below. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Proposal…Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingNot set asideAug 16, 20265 days
Single Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph – Mass SpectrometerThis is a Sources Sought Notice Only . A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)…Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingNot set asideAug 17, 20266 days
Dufur Ranger Station Roof Replacements (Mt Hood NF)Please see attached presoliciation notice(Synopsis).Roofing ContractorsTotal Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Aug 21, 202610 days
Cripple Creek Veg Management Roads ReconstructionNOTICE OF BPA CALL. NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. This will be competitive under the established " R10 Road Construction BPA ". Additional contractors will not be considered for this BPA. Description: This project includes subgrade…Highway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionTotal Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Aug 24, 202613 days
Little Milligan Disaster Slash Pileshe USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS) is issuing this notice as a means of complying with USDA Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), SUBPART 412.201-1, requiring that all calls above $20,000 be posted to the…Support Activities for ForestryTotal Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Sep 14, 202634 days

Elsewhere

Manufacturing 286Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 71Construction 70Administrative, Support and Waste Services 39Other Services 25Information and Software 18Real Estate and Leasing 15Health Care and Social Assistance 11Wholesale Trade 8Educational Services 7Accommodation and Food Services 6Transportation and Warehousing 6Utilities 4

The other two signals

Signal 1Contracts already wonPrimes under a legal obligation to subcontract part of the work. You are chasing a company, not a solicitation.Signal 2Work about to be boughtSources Sought notices. The requirement is not written yet, which is the one moment you can shape it.Signal 3Grants you can apply forFederal funding open to small businesses. Same SAM.gov registration, money that is not a contract.

Where this comes from

Sources sought and presolicitation notices are published by contracting offices on sam.gov, the government's own procurement site. SubSignal reads them daily and keeps the ones that have not closed. Nothing here is filtered by who you are — the free pages show every open notice we hold, and a watchlist is what narrows them to your NAICS codes.

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