Market Pulse

A quick analyst read on several active and pre-solicitation notices under NAICS 237990—ranging from CBP sector maintenance (site-visit gated) to USACE dredging market research, a USCG pier repair RFQ, and a USACE floating bulkhead pre-solicitation.

A quick analyst read on several full-and-open federal opportunities posted Feb 13, 2026—highlighting where bidders should lean in, where to refrain, and what to verify in attachments before burning proposal hours.

A National Park Service parking lot mill-and-overlay RFQ (total small business set-aside) is the most executable near-term build here—watch the solicitation release timing and plan around wage rates, site visit, and firm-fixed-price risk. Several other notices listed show response deadlines that appear to have already passed or are administrative (e.g., GSA MAS).

A sources sought for non-personal construction management and QA support across Alaska (including remote sites and outlying areas such as Wake Island). Strong fit for firms that can document independent QA, submittal reviews, and field reporting—without crossing into design (Brooks Act) or inherently governmental functions.

A quick analyst read on several federal notices with near-term deadlines—from Superfund remediation and harbor dredging to VA generator exhaust modification, DLA maritime parts, and niche services. Use this to decide where to bid, what to verify in attachments, and how to shape a compliant response fast.

USACE Portland plans a 100% small business set-aside for removal of the Lebanon Dam Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Interrogation System in Oregon. Vendors must affirm interest to potentially receive the RFQ directly; the work is non-personal services under a firm-fixed-price structure with an expected 90-day period of performance.

A quick analyst comparison of current NAICS 236220 notices: several VA construction/renovation actions (some with SDVOSBC set-asides and strict admin gates like mandatory site visit attendance), a small USFWS bathroom install in WA, and a major USACE two-phase design-build to budget in Pennsylvania with a stated $78M construction cost limitation.

USACE Alaska is soliciting a firm-fixed-price design-build MILCON project to construct a 320-soldier barracks at Fort Wainwright. Scope signals a full building delivery with elevators, life safety, electronic security, AT measures, and multiple building systems; it’s also a DPAS-rated requirement with incremental funding and no award until appropriations are available.

A quick, analyst-style scan of several federal notices with near-term action items—highlighting where competition is possible, where it isn’t (yet), and what to verify before investing bid time.

This week’s watchlist includes a total small business set-aside buy for new/unused surplus C-5 electro-mechanical actuators with a 30-day ARO delivery requirement, several DLA NSN RFQs with limited data/drawings, a photogrammetric mapping MATOC IDIQ, and a major USACE hangar construction procurement using a bifurcated best-value process (estimated $250M–$500M).

Several DoD buy-side actions are at (or past) same-day deadlines, plus a Navy generator maintenance RFQ with a later close and two sizable sources-sought efforts. Here’s what’s implied, who should bid, and how to package a fast response without guessing at missing attachment details.

A quick capture-focused read on eight small-business set-aside opportunities—from Coast Guard exterior door refurbishment to VA building energy maintenance, USACE waste pumping, and multiple DOD supply buys—plus bid/no-bid filters, response checklist, and pricing research notes.

A quick analyst view of federal opportunities with upcoming deadlines in the feed—what each buyer is trying to accomplish, the work implied, bid/no-bid signals, and practical packaging and pricing notes based strictly on the posted notices.

A quick, analyst-driven triage of federal opportunities on BidPulsar with near-term action: what the buyers are trying to do, who should bid, what to pull from the attachments, and where the hidden risks tend to be—based only on the posted notice snippets.

A quick, practical read on the USACE Rock Island sources-sought notice for paint primer, blast media, and paint thinner materials—what it likely signals, who should respond, and what to assemble before the formal solicitation drops.

A quick, analyst-style readout of what’s actionable in this batch—especially the USACE dredging bid (priced $1M–$5M, total small business set-aside) and a NIST RFQ that requires attachment-driven compliance. Also flagged: a DOE land-lease RFP currently paused, and two Navy Reverse Industry Day postings that look like updates/slides rather than a traditional solicitation response.

This award-watch roundup highlights several late-January postings with fast close dates—ranging from a commercial-item walk-in refrigerator maintenance RFQ to a set-aside grounds contract, an overseas mobility comms buy for Korea exercises, a Kardex carousel relocation requiring certified installer support, a small-business water treatment facility synopsis, and an industry day for a Caribbean District USACE A‑E IDIQ.

The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Caribbean District is planning an IDIQ for topographic and hydrographic surveying and mapping across Puerto Rico and the Antilles. This Industry Day is an early positioning moment for firms in NAICS 541370 that can cover boundary/property, geodetic control, construction surveys, and inland hydrographic work.

USACE is signaling a forthcoming five-year IDIQ for topographic, boundary, geodetic control, construction, and inland hydrographic surveying across Puerto Rico and the Antilles. This Industry Day is an early shaping moment—use it to position capabilities, teaming, and acquisition strategy input before the formal solicitation drops.

USACE Caribbean District is signaling an upcoming A-E IDIQ for topographic and hydrographic surveying across Puerto Rico and the Antilles, with an Industry Day and optional one-on-ones. Meanwhile, several DLA Maritime RFQs and other quick-turn notices are open with tight deadlines and limited published detail—worth action only if you can move fast and match approved-source constraints.