Government contracts for small business

Where a small-business search goes next (no invented 8(a) open-count)

Capture read

The high-volume query is “government contracts for small business,” not “8(a) open RFPs.” Answer it with the federal notice count you can defend, then send the reader to set-aside program pages for dollars already awarded and to expiring slices for displacement. Do not quote an 8(a) open-count from a filter that did not apply.

• WOSB set-aside →
• HUBZone set-aside →
• Small business set-aside →

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Frequently asked questions

How do small businesses find government contracts?

Start with currently posted federal notices — 15,962 in PrimeRFP SCOUT’s 90-day snapshot as of August 22, 2026 — then use set-aside program intel for awarded-dollar context and expiring-contract pages for incumbents. SAM.gov is the posting system.

How many government contracts are open for small business?

This snapshot publishes 15,962 open federal notices (all set-asides together, Award notices excluded). It does not publish a separate 8(a) or small-business open-solicitation count because the set-aside filter on the opportunity pull did not change that total.

Should I start with Sources Sought?

Yes, if you want to shape a requirement before the RFP. SCOUT counted 159 federal Sources Sought notices in the same 90-day window.

Where are 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone dollars?

On the set-aside intel pages. Those are awarded-dollar / SBA scorecard lenses, refreshed on the intel-hub cadence — not live SAM open counts from this citation pass.

Methodology

Open notices from get_opportunity_summary (federal, 90 days, Award excluded), August 22, 2026. Set-aside open counts held. Set-aside program pages use the separate intel-hub dual lens (SCOUT TTM + SBA scorecard).