GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into October 2025. Let’s start by diving into the top three.
The Defense Health Agency is seeking a firm fixed-price contract for comprehensive support services for their Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), including operational and management support across business, technical, analytical, and administrative functions to comply with Department of Defense Directive Instruction 4205.01 and the Small Business Act. The scope encompasses business execution support, strategic communication support, mentor-protege program support, data analysis, outreach activities, and program management assistance to help the OSBP become a more data-driven organization. Proposals will be evaluated using a best value approach considering technical approach (key personnel, staffing plan, transition plan, and management/quality assurance), past performance, and price, with technical and past performance factors being significantly more important than price. Multiple amendments have extended key deadlines, with the final proposal submission date now set for November 3, 2025, at 4:00 PM EST, and past performance questionnaires due by October 14, 2025. Pre-proposal inquiries were accepted until September 2, 2025, with the government no longer accepting questions after that date.
This opportunity is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns under NAICS code 541611 with a size standard of $24.5 million, though specific contract values are not disclosed in the available documentation. The contract structure includes one 12-month base period beginning September 30, 2025, followed by four 12-month option periods, potentially extending the total performance through September 29, 2030. Work will be performed primarily at the Defense Health Agency Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia 22042, with some work conducted off-site at the contractor's facility, and personnel must be available to attend regular meetings and support on-site requirements throughout the National Capitol Region. The solicitation includes pre-priced travel costs at $800 per job across the contract periods. Award is estimated to occur during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, with the government retaining the right to award based solely on initial proposals without conducting discussions.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is soliciting proposals for the Multiple Award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which will serve as an enterprise-wide flexible vehicle allowing MDA and other DoD entities to rapidly issue orders for missile defense capabilities. This full and open competition requires offerors to demonstrate corporate experience in a minimum of two work areas from the solicitation's Section C, with experience preferably shown at the prime contractor level, though small business offerors may include first-tier subcontractor experience and other offerors may use subcontractor experience if they lack sufficient prime contractor experience in two areas. The evaluation will assess corporate experience using the provided template (Attachment L-02), which requires detailed documentation of relevant contracts including validation through FPDS-NG records, government contracting officer signatures, or subcontract agreement excerpts. Questions must be submitted via Microsoft Form by 3:00 p.m. CDT on September 15, 2025, and proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. CDT on October 10, 2025.
This solicitation operates under a full and open competition with no set-aside designation, making it available to contractors of all sizes. The contract vehicle anticipates a maximum value of $151 billion over a 10-year period of performance, consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Individual task orders under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, indicating the broad scope of potential work areas. No current incumbents or specific contractors are identified in the solicitation notice. The place of performance is not specified in the available documentation, though the contract will support homeland defense missions and various DoD requirements through its multiple award structure.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is soliciting contract services to transform its current disparate data management and governance systems into a unified, secure, intelligent, and compliant ecosystem without centralizing data into a single platform. The contract focuses on establishing a comprehensive framework that supports enhanced operational effectiveness, decision-making, and advanced technology adoption while maintaining high standards of data quality, privacy, and regulatory compliance. Key objectives include achieving a comprehensive inventory of DHA data assets, defining governance and testing procedures, and validating a federated data model using a data mesh or visualization layer through ten specific objectives, with the base effort covering Objectives 1-6 and 10, and Objectives 7-9 structured as options. The evaluation will be conducted using a best-value continuum basis, considering technical approach, past performance, and price, with proposals requiring a 40-page technical capability volume, 12-page past performance volume, and pricing volume. Originally due September 19, 2025, the solicitation has been cancelled effective September 30, 2025, according to Amendment 0005.
This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a specific focus on Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) participation. The contract has a total estimated value of $34,000,000, with detailed pricing showing approximately $1.8 million for the base and optional work, structured around 10.3 full-time equivalents over 19,364 hours. The anticipated period of performance is 12 months, running from September 30, 2025, to September 29, 2026, with the government intending to make a single contract award using a firm-fixed-price structure. The primary place of performance is Falls Church, Virginia, where the contractor will work to advance the VAULTIS-Guided Framework for Healthcare and Readiness. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents, and the work will support military readiness through improved data governance across the Defense Health Agency's complex healthcare ecosystem.
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