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State · market snapshot as of September 22nd, 2026

Federal contract opportunities in California

411 open notices name California as the place of performance, with 91 of them closing inside a week. Around two thirds of open notices state no place of performance at all, so this is a share of the located market rather than of all federal work. Open means still listed and still biddable: notices whose response deadline has passed are excluded, even where SAM.gov still flags them active.

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411

open opportunities

91

closing within 7 days

22% of this slice

1.6

% of the open market

of 25,084 open notices

260

state a set-aside

the rest state none

What they are buying

The NAICS codes this agency has the most open work under.

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction27 · 6.6%Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)26 · 6.3%Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing16 · 3.9%Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)15 · 3.6%Engineering Services12 · 2.9%Ship Building and Repairing11 · 2.7%Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction10 · 2.4%Other Warehousing and Storage9 · 2.2%Software Publishers9 · 2.2%Landscaping Services9 · 2.2%

Notice types

What stage this slice of the market is at.

Award Notice116 · 28.2%Combined Synopsis/Solicitation71 · 17.3%Solicitation58 · 14.1%Justification50 · 12.2%Special Notice45 · 10.9%Sources Sought35 · 8.5%Presolicitation33 · 8.0%Modification/Amendment/Cancel2 · 0.5%Sale of Surplus Property1 · 0.2%

Set-asides

Of the 260 open notices here that state a set-aside — 63% of the slice. The rest state none.

No Set aside used110 · 42.3%Small Business Set Aside - Total95 · 36.5%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)40 · 15.4%Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)4 · 1.5%SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)4 · 1.5%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source (FAR 19.14)3 · 1.2%8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)2 · 0.8%8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)1 · 0.4%Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise1 · 0.4%

Other states with open work

Counted on September 22nd, 2026 from the public SAM.gov Contract Opportunities extract, which we refresh daily and which can lag SAM.gov. Always verify a notice and its deadline at the source. See the FAQ for what the notice types and set-asides mean.

Listings are reproduced from the public SAM.gov Contract Opportunities data extract. Accuracy is not guaranteed — always verify a notice and its deadline on SAM.gov. Not affiliated with SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency.