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Sources sought notices: Public Administration

These are 5 open notices for public administration work. 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 notices5
Closing in 7 days1
Small business set-aside0

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

NoticeBuying officeSet-asideResponses due
CG-RAPTOR - COASTAL SENTINEL INDUSTRY DAYNOTE: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is conducting market research to gather industry input regarding relevant technologies that could strengthen the Coastal Sentinel capability portfolio. This RFI does not constitute a Request for…C5i Division 3 PortsmouthNot set asideAug 17, 2026today
CG-RAPTOR - COASTAL SENTINEL INDUSTRY DAYNOTE: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is conducting market research to gather industry input regarding relevant technologies that could strengthen the Coastal Sentinel capability portfolio. This RFI does not constitute a Request for…C5i Division 3 PortsmouthNot set asideAug 17, 2026today
Fire Fighter Alert Systems at Fire StationProvision, installation, and configuration of a fully automated alerting and notification system for Fire Station on Vogelweh. The system must comply with the generally accepted rules of technology (VDE/DIN) as well as the specific…Fa5613 700 Cons PKNot set asideAug 21, 20264 days
Weekly & Monthly Fire Sprinkler Maintenance – USAG Wiesbaden (OCONUS)The 409th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB) intends to solicit a prospective requirement for weekly and monthly maintenance of fire sprinkler systems at USAG Wiesbaden. This requirement will be solicited in accordance with the procedures…0409 AQ HQ Contract =Not set asideAug 28, 202611 days
International Finance Sector Advisors - Personal Services ContractorINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SECTOR ADVISORS The Department of the Treasury Office of Technical Assistance is recruiting individuals on a competitive basis to serve as resident and/or intermittent (short-term) advisors, under personal services…Not set asideJan 1, 2027137 days

Elsewhere

Department of Defense 909Department of Veterans Affairs 197Department of Health and Human Services 42Interior, Department of the 39Department of Homeland Security 31Department of State 22Department of Justice 20Department of Commerce 20Department of Agriculture 15Department of Transportation 13Department of Energy 10General Services Administration 9Treasury, Department of the 5

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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