Key figures
7,615Open RFPs
4,024Added in the last 7 days
17,519Added in the last 30 days
589Agencies
52States and territories
22 daysMedian time to respond
29%Carry a set-aside
5,122With a plain-English summary
74%
of open RFPs come from federal buyers (5,617 of 7,615).
54%
of open notices are tagged Supplies & Equipment, the largest category.
67%
of open RFPs already carry an RFPFinder plain-English summary (5,122).
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Top 10 categories by open RFPs1200 × 675 · updated Oct 7, 2026
Top 10 states by open RFPs1200 × 675 · updated Oct 7, 2026
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01 · Buyers
Who is buying
Open RFPs by buyer type. Federal notices dominate because SAM.gov covers every federal agency; state and local coverage grows as portals are added.
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Open RFPs by category
A notice can sit in up to three categories (from NAICS codes and our model), so counts add up to more than 7,615. Average value uses only notices with a stated estimate.
| Category | Open | Added, 7 days | Avg stated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplies & Equipment | 4,096 | +1,868 | $7.6M |
| Construction | 1,012 | +276 | $4.0B |
| Equipment Maintenance & Repair | 621 | +167 | $320M |
| Consulting | 267 | +66 | $57M |
| IT & Software | 227 | +83 | $686M |
| Other | 201 | +55 | $133M |
| Real Estate & Facilities | 155 | +36 | $4.2M |
| Architecture & Engineering | 143 | +34 | $79M |
| Janitorial & Cleaning | 106 | +44 | Not stated |
| Landscaping | 103 | +46 | Not stated |
| Transportation | 100 | +27 | $23M |
| Nonprofit & Grants | 73 | +15 | $4.3M |
| Staffing | 53 | +23 | $150K |
| Training | 53 | +7 | $6.3M |
| Audit & Accounting | 36 | +10 | $56M |
| Security | 34 | +11 | $688M |
| Legal Services | 30 | +14 | Not stated |
| Event Planning | 29 | +13 | $100M |
| Marketing | 16 | +4 | Not stated |
| Printing | 14 | +6 | Not stated |
| Translation | 4 | +3 | Not stated |
| Website Design | 3 | +1 | Not stated |
03 · States
Open RFPs by state
By place of performance: federal notices count where the work happens. Notices with no stated place are not included.
| State | Open | Added, 7 days | With set-aside | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 2,105 | +1,401 | 1,083 (51%) | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,513 | +421 | 303 (20%) | 7 |
| New York | 714 | +164 | 64 (9%) | 161 |
| Georgia | 555 | +145 | 9 (2%) | 233 |
| California | 450 | +374 | 52 (12%) | 69 |
| Virginia | 422 | +210 | 175 (41%) | 14 |
| North Carolina | 259 | +74 | 13 (5%) | 78 |
| Illinois | 213 | +123 | 26 (12%) | 29 |
| Florida | 151 | +30 | 19 (13%) | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 146 | +30 | 25 (17%) | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 122 | +29 | 28 (23%) | 20 |
| Louisiana | 90 | +1 | 3 (3%) | 5 |
| Maryland | 89 | +18 | 44 (49%) | 11 |
| Texas | 69 | +11 | 39 (57%) | 8 |
| Alabama | 53 | +10 | 12 (23%) | 4 |
Top 15 of 52 shownShow all 52
| State | Open | Added, 7 days | With set-aside | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 48 | +10 | 22 (46%) | 6 |
| Utah | 46 | +9 | 13 (28%) | 5 |
| Washington | 42 | +9 | 21 (50%) | 7 |
| New Jersey | 40 | +14 | 12 (30%) | 4 |
| Colorado | 36 | +4 | 12 (33%) | 7 |
| Missouri | 29 | +6 | 15 (52%) | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | +10 | 11 (52%) | 3 |
| Hawaii | 20 | +4 | 9 (45%) | 4 |
| Oregon | 19 | +3 | 14 (74%) | 8 |
| New Mexico | 19 | +5 | 11 (58%) | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | +8 | 12 (63%) | 6 |
| Tennessee | 17 | +5 | 3 (18%) | 6 |
| Mississippi | 17 | +6 | 8 (47%) | 6 |
| Idaho | 17 | +4 | 11 (65%) | 5 |
| South Carolina | 15 | +1 | 7 (47%) | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 15 | +6 | 4 (27%) | 2 |
| Nevada | 15 | +4 | 7 (47%) | 4 |
| Arizona | 15 | +5 | 9 (60%) | 4 |
| Nebraska | 14 | +4 | 8 (57%) | 3 |
| Indiana | 14 | +1 | 9 (64%) | 5 |
| South Dakota | 12 | +3 | 9 (75%) | 6 |
| Arkansas | 11 | +3 | 7 (64%) | 2 |
| Wyoming | 10 | +1 | 6 (60%) | 4 |
| Kentucky | 9 | +1 | 5 (56%) | 4 |
| Iowa | 9 | +0 | 0 (0%) | 2 |
| Alaska | 9 | +1 | 6 (67%) | 6 |
| Montana | 8 | +4 | 3 (38%) | 4 |
| North Dakota | 7 | +2 | 4 (57%) | 3 |
| Maine | 6 | +2 | 4 (67%) | 2 |
| Delaware | 6 | +0 | 3 (50%) | 2 |
| Minnesota | 5 | +2 | 0 (0%) | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | +2 | 2 (50%) | 2 |
| Kansas | 4 | +1 | 3 (75%) | 2 |
| Guam | 4 | +3 | 3 (75%) | 1 |
| Connecticut | 4 | +0 | 3 (75%) | 2 |
| West Virginia | 2 | +1 | 1 (50%) | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | +0 | 1 (50%) | 2 |
04 · Method
Method and sources
- SAM.gov
- Daily public extract each morning; the Opportunities API checked every 3 hours for new postings
- State and local
- Portals and agency bulletins checked every 6 hours; open-data registers synced daily
- Excluded
- Award notices, archived notices and anything past its deadline; near-duplicate postings are hidden behind the newest
- Values
- Averages include only notices with a stated estimate; most notices state none
Live sources● 86 checked today
SAM.gov Contract OpportunitiesCity of RogersFort Smith Public SchoolsCity of PhoenixCity of TucsonYavapai CountyMohave CountyMesa Public SchoolsCal eProcureOrange County (CA)San Bernardino CountyCity of Long BeachCity of BridgeportCity of New HavenTown of Manchester (CT)Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)DC Department of General Services (DGS)Events DC (Washington Convention and Sports Authority)MyFloridaMarketPlace Vendor Information PortalMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsSt. Johns CountyCity of Ormond BeachCity of PlantationCity of SunriseCity of TampaCity of OrlandoCity of St. PetersburgOrange County (FL)Georgia Procurement RegistryColumbus Consolidated GovernmentAugusta, Georgia (Augusta Commission)City of Sandy SpringsCobb CountyDeKalb CountyCounty of HawaiiCity of CaldwellIllinois BidBuyDuPage CountyCity of WheatonVillage of Mount ProspectCity of NapervilleHamilton County (IN)Kenton County (KY)Boone County Fiscal Court (KY)City of CambridgeCommonwealth of Massachusetts (COMMBUYS)Montgomery County (MD) - Office of ProcurementBaltimore CountyDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictCity of Bloomington (MN) - Purchasing (E-Subscribe)Hennepin County (MN) - Purchasing & Contract ServicesRamsey CountyCity of Springfield (MO) - Division of PurchasesMississippi State Department of HealthNC eVP (Division of Purchase and Contract)Raleigh-Durham Airport AuthorityCity of PapillionCity of Lebanon (NH)Middlesex CountyState of New Jersey (NJSTART)City of Las CrucesCity of Santa FeLea CountyWashoe CountyState of Nevada (NevadaEPro)NY Contract ReporterCity of CincinnatiCity of ClevelandMontgomery County (OH)Washington County (OR)Gresham-Barlow School DistrictCity of BeavertonState of Oregon (OregonBuys)City of PittsburghCity of PhiladelphiaGreenville CountyGreenville County SchoolsKnox CountyTxDOT lettings (data.texas.gov)City of WacoLoudoun County (VA) - ProcurementCity of ChesapeakeGovernment of the U.S. Virgin IslandsCity of MadisonBrown CountyBerkeley County Schools
The full list with last-fetch times and 7-day counts is on the coverage page.
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RFPFinder, "Government RFP statistics", 2026-10-07, https://rfpfinder.net/stats/