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US Government Bid Statistics

Live figures from the BidsNexus catalog of federal, state and local solicitations. Updated November 4, 2026.

29,754
Open government bids
8,641
Posted in the last 7 days
5,269
Closing within 7 days
27 days
Median response window
8%
List a small-business set-aside
30.2%
Federal (SAM.gov)

Open government bids by state

StateOpen bidsClosing in 7 daysNew in last 7 days
Pennsylvania2,573705920
Texas2,168272474
Ohio2,113755968
California1,860243401
Virginia1,664519691
Massachusetts1,336165317
New Jersey1,323133343
Michigan1,257253415
Georgia983183230
North Carolina967172264
Illinois927100213
Colorado846164279
New York838144288
Oregon755121236
Florida70463166
South Carolina5976153
Washington DC571103188
Utah5614748
Maryland54699145
Oklahoma50371111
Alabama4736376
Washington35759120
Missouri35339101
Connecticut3321372
Tennessee31744102
New Mexico3052560
Wisconsin2914695
Indiana2414281
Arizona2393485
Louisiana2331824
Mississippi2192789
Alaska2072674
Minnesota2003473
Maine174936
Kentucky1702343
Montana1671264
Kansas1623040
Arkansas1491333
Nevada1302950
Iowa1261827
Idaho921520
Delaware861817
West Virginia841523
New Hampshire761433
Vermont7029
Hawaii561614
Nebraska51715
South Dakota50615
Rhode Island47810
North Dakota40619
Wyoming2346

Bids with no single state (nationwide federal notices) are counted in the total but not in this table.

Open bids by category

CategoryOpen bidsShare
General / Other9,98633.6%
Construction3,31211.1%
Manufacturing3,11710.5%
Information Technology2,8549.6%
Professional Services2,5038.4%
Facilities & Maintenance2,0777%
Aerospace & Defense1,2984.4%
Healthcare7892.7%
Environmental7162.4%
Vehicles & Equipment7052.4%
Energy & Utilities6162.1%
Financial Services4361.5%
Transportation & Logistics3711.2%
Food Services3671.2%
Education & Training2680.9%
Security1890.6%
Computer Hardware1240.4%

Open bids by solicitation type

TypeOpen bidsShare
Request for Quote (RFQ)12,73642.8%
Solicitation7,35924.7%
Request for Proposal (RFP)5,66019%
Other2,5358.5%
Request for Information (RFI)9213.1%
Grant3061%
Invitation for Bid (IFB)1970.7%
Contract notice40%

New bids posted per day (last 14 days)

DateBids posted (still open)
Wed, Nov 41,730
Tue, Nov 31,613
Mon, Nov 21,229
Sun, Nov 1246
Sat, Oct 31266
Fri, Oct 30935
Thu, Oct 291,214
Wed, Oct 281,404
Tue, Oct 271,258
Mon, Oct 26741
Sun, Oct 25348
Sat, Oct 24492
Fri, Oct 23913
Thu, Oct 221,154

Counts bids that are still open today, by the date the agency posted them.

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Government bid statistics: common questions

How many government bids are open in the US right now?

As of November 4, 2026, BidsNexus lists 29,754 open federal, state and local government bids. 5,269 close within the next 7 days and 8,641 were posted in the last 7 days.

Which states have the most open government bids?

Right now: Pennsylvania (2,573), Texas (2,168), Ohio (2,113), California (1,860) and Virginia (1,664).

What do government agencies buy most?

By number of open bids, the largest categories are General / Other (9,986), Construction (3,312), Manufacturing (3,117), Information Technology (2,854) and Professional Services (2,503).

How long do vendors usually get to respond to a government bid?

The median window from posting to due date across open bids is 27 days.

What share of government bids are set aside for small businesses?

8% of open bids (2,393) list a set-aside such as small business, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB or SDVOSB.

Where does this data come from?

BidsNexus collects open solicitations from SAM.gov (federal) and thousands of state, county, city, school district and university procurement sites, and updates the catalog continuously. Figures on this page are recomputed from that catalog every few minutes.