Market Pulse

Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission is seeking a single contractor for a 12-month assessment supporting the Workforce and Talent Development Board’s Continuous Improvement Committee. Budget is stated at $200,000 and travel is not allowable—both points should shape your approach, staffing plan, and price build-up.

A quick analyst read on a short-duration unarmed guard services buy in Harford County, plus a handful of other active BidPulsar listings with near-term submission windows.

Maryland DHS is soliciting unarmed guard services for three Harford County DSS locations on a short, three-month term. This is a tight-turn small procurement—security firms with rapid staffing and clear post coverage plans should consider bidding; everyone else should pass or team.

A quick analyst read on several fast-closing opportunities: an on-call state park trash pickup contract with defined container volumes, two IDNR saddle barn concessions with an expected April 1, 2026 execution, a materials buy (alodized aluminum sheets), rebar for a state forest shelter project, a Massachusetts AED maintenance program (SBPP-eligible), and a Plymouth, MA IFB for post-tensioned tennis/pickleball courts.

A quick analyst read on eight active notices spanning IDIQ maintenance, a NASA 8(a) services RFP, a VA clinic move, an SDVOSBC encampment IDIQ, a sources-sought water system upgrade, and several likely sole-source supply/service actions. Use this to decide where to lean in and where to conserve bid budget.

This week’s mix includes two sole-source notices (medical imaging service in South Korea; automated storage system support) where the practical play is a capability statement, plus an SDVOSB RFQ for MCAS Yuma encampment services and a live KC-46 repairables support RFP amendment with a clear compliance hook (SCRM plan).

A quick, bidder-focused readout of what changed in the KC-46 Commercial Common Repairable Support solicitation (Amendment 3) and what to do next—plus other active opportunities worth a look this week.

A quick analyst read on ten newly posted overseas requirements—where the work sits, who’s a fit, what to verify in attachments, and how to approach LPTA and “authorized to do business” constraints.

An Army requirement for non-personal custodial services with a base year starting 1 April 2026, multiple option years, and an additional option to extend services. Small-business set-aside (verify details in attachments).

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 NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka (Site Sasebo) ship repair SRA package for USS RUSHMORE is moving toward competition, but it is explicitly limited to sources authorized to do business in Japan and holding current MSRA/ABR agreements. Here’s what that means for bid/no-bid, what work is implied, and how to assemble a compliant response.

Today’s mix includes an award notice for a VA construction pad (SDVOSBC), two DLA proposed procurements with approved-source signals, and a major DHA market-research draft RFP for TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) 2028 seeking industry feedback by March 9.

A quick analyst read on a Fermilab construction subcontract, multiple DLA part buys, a Navy repair requirement, a VA scope leasing RFP, a JBMDL wastewater/grease removal sources sought, and a Coast Guard IDIQ capacity modification notice—plus bid/skip guidance, response checklists, and watch-outs.

A quick analyst read on what’s actionable this week: several DLA NSN RFQs with electronic quote submission, one shipyard overhaul synopsis seeking capability statements for a 2026 availability in the Indo-Pacific, a trail repair posting that requires PIEE access for details, and a State Department LPTA supply buy in Islamabad.

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is planning to solicit firm-fixed-price elevator maintenance for three identified OTIS elevator units, covering both scheduled and unscheduled service. The solicitation is expected to be posted on the embassy website on February 3, 2026, with electronic submissions split into separate technical and financial folders and a 30MB email attachment limit.

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is soliciting a fixed-price group life insurance solution for roughly 1,018 locally employed staff, priced in USD per $1,000 of annual salary and structured as a firm-fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment (FFP-EPA) via task orders.

This award-watch roundup flags a fast-turn FAA ISO 14001/45001 registrar requirement, a set-aside Lenel support solicitation for DOT, and multiple Navy/DLA aviation parts repair/modification buys where source approval and TDP constraints can make or break your bid decision.

FAA’s acquisition services group posted a short-fuse notice for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 registrar services with no public description. Treat this as an attachment-driven opportunity: confirm scope (certification vs. surveillance vs. recert), sites, schedule, and required registrar accreditations immediately.

A quick analyst-style scan of eight newly posted opportunities—vehicles and upfits, heavy equipment, surveillance, software, logistics, voice services, and a sole-source facility support item—with bid/pass guidance and response prep reminders.

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.