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Sources sought notices: Public Administration

These are 4 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 notices4
Closing in 7 days3
Small business set-aside2

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
H312--FIRE SUPPRESSIONS SYSTEMS/FIRE SUPPRESSION HOOD SYSTEMSThis is a Small Business set aside for Fire Suppression Inspection and Testing at the Salem, VA, VAMC.246-network Contracting Office 6 (36c246)Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Aug 14, 20262 days
H312--FIRE SUPPRESSIONS SYSTEMS/FIRE SUPPRESSION HOOD SYSTEMSThis is a Small Business set aside for Fire Suppression Inspection and Testing at the Salem, VA, VAMC.246-network Contracting Office 6 (36c246)Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)Aug 14, 20262 days
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, 20265 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, 2027142 days

Elsewhere

Department of Defense 614Department of Veterans Affairs 161Department of Health and Human Services 37Interior, Department of the 28Department of Commerce 16Department of Justice 15Department of State 15Department of Agriculture 14Department of Homeland Security 13Department of Energy 9General Services Administration 6Department of Transportation 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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