
The G2X Research Team
The G2X Daily Federal Market Brief | September 21, 2026
The government contracting landscape continues to evolve, with significant contract awards & opportunities, upcoming events, and industry moves shaping the sector. Here's a roundup of the latest developments.
[September 21, 2026]
The government contracting landscape continues to evolve, with significant awards, upcoming events, and industry moves shaping the sector. Here's a comprehensive roundup of the latest developments:
Why It Matters
September 21, 2026, marks a pivotal shift in the federal landscape, characterized by a massive regulatory overhaul of the FAR and a surge in AI-driven procurement across the DOJ, VA, and DOC. With major IDIQs being awarded in cybersecurity and mission support, contractors must navigate evolving compliance standards and aggressive digital modernization initiatives to maintain a competitive edge in high-value technology sectors.
💼 Contract Opportunities
- US Army Agile Professional Services for Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (CPE ST3) Portfolio - W900KK-26-R-A023
- DOJ Seeks Commercial AI-Enabled Legal Research and Document Analysis SaaS Platforms - DOJ-RFI-OCIO-AILR
- US Army Synthetic Training Environment Virtual Software - STE-VSW-26-0006
- US Air Force Historical Archives Digitization and Media Conversion Services- FA440727QTW02
- DARPA Revolutionary Research in Beyond-CMOS Hardware Office-Wide ISO - DARPA-PS-26-115
- US Space Force SATCOM Enterprise Management and Control System Integration Services - EMC2026-001
- US Navy SECO Digital Platform Modernization and Application Consolidation - N4571A-26-R-0016
- IHS Demographic Research and Statistical Analysis for Vital Statistics and Population Reporting - 75H70426Q00033
- US Navy NAVSUP Public Affairs, Visual Information, and Multimedia Services - 1301377436
- VA Digital IT Acquisition Program and Digital Services Certification Training - 36C10X26Q0208
- US Navy Technology Transfer Program Management & Support - N0001426RFI7005
- DHS ICE ERO Overwatch and National Security Enforcement (ERO ONE) Intelligence Services - RFI091826
- IHS Medical Supply Storage and Kanban Replenishment System - IHS1527629
- USACE Human Factors Safety Analytics and Psychological Health Program Evaluation - W912P626QA032
- IHS Automated Medical Claims Billing and Insurance Eligibility Verification - 75H71326Q00076
- FDA Data Analysis of Nicotine Pouches and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - 75F40126Q00407
- USACE Historical, Archival, Curatorial, and Editorial Services - W912HQ26QA023
- VA VBA Audio-Visual Systems Preventive Maintenance - 36C10D26Q0206
- DOJ FBOP Enterprise Digital Visitor Management System - RFI-TPS-26-001
- US Army CPE ST3 Agile Professional Services - W900KK-26-ST3-Professional-Services
- US Air Force AFRC Interactive AI-Enabled Avatar Training Platform - FA664326Q6253
- USCG COTP Boundary Geospatial Dataset Production - 70Z02326QNAV00002
- NSF X-Labs AI for Physical Systems Platform Technology Development - NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- US Air Force Cost Estimating Modeling and Data Analytics Research (CEMDAR) - FA701426SCS02
- SBA Office of Credit Risk Management and Administrative Support - 47QACA26R0306
- DHA DVEIVR Clinical Data Abstraction Services - PANDHA26P0000042277
- IHS Unified Financial Management System Operations and Maintenance - FY27_OMSupportServices
- NNSA Technical, Analytical, Programmatic, and Integration Support - 89233126QNA000438
- USDA ERS Digital Agriculture Data Acquisition and Specialty Crops Technology Survey - 1232SA26Q1147
- NGA Federated GEOINT Search, Retrieval, and Unified Data Catalog Architecture - HM047627GSR
- DHS S&T Broadband Voice Interoperability Framework Research and Analysis - 70RSAT26C00000025
- US Navy Technical Management and Program Support for WOLF Identification Systems - N0042126R1023
- DOE ALCF Equinox AI System - 6-B143-P-00251-00
🏆 Contract Awards
- Hamilton obtains DHS ICE I-9 Audit and Employment Document Examination Support task
- Spire snaps up $66M DOC NOAA Space-Based Environmental Monitoring task
- INSI Cloud nabs HHS ASFR Aging Independence and Disability (AGID) Data Portal contract
- IDA picks up DHS CISA NRMC National Risk Register Support task
- Global Alliant earns NLRB OBIEE/OAS Developer Support Services task
- Kauffman and Assoc wins HHS ACF Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Children's Bureau Support Services contract
- RTI earns NIH NHLBI Catalyze Program Preclinical Services task
- TPG awarded HHS ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement Sponsor Services contract
- RIVA Solutions attains DOC CATTS Manufacturing Extension Partnership Information System (MEIS) task
- ACC awarded FDA Databricks CDER Analytical Systems task
- Bates White grabs FTC Economic Consulting Services contract
- St. Moritz scores DOI Mission Support Services task
- DarkStar awarded FDA Laboratory Document Processing and Administrative Support task
- NORC scoops up HHS Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Support task
- Sprinklenet secures DHS Senior Developer Configuration contract
- Innovet Health wins $55M VA Financial Management Business Transformation IV&V Services contract
- Guidehouse earns VA Market Area Health Systems Optimization (MAHSO) task
- SMX secures DOJ USAData Control Tower task
- TRL11 earns NASA SR-1 Freedom Mission Spacecraft Imaging Systems contract
- A P Ventures wins FDA Laboratory Course Instructional Design and Update Services task
- Four Points earns SBA Financial System Services task
- Caltech earns $33M NASA Mars Multi-Mission Operations Services task
- Recidiviz nabs DOJ BOP Enterprise First Step Act Time Credit Management Solution IDIQ
- CounterTrade obtains DOS Box Software Enterprise License Agreement BPA
- Five Awardees win $370M DOI Enterprise Cisco Equipment and Installation IDIQ
- ITegrity snaps up DOC NOAA Financial Systems Division Help Desk Support contract
- OAI scoops up DOC NOAA Protech Contractor Staff Services task
- Navancio grabs DOI Workflows, Authorizations, Registrations, and Permits contract
- Sage Pursuits earns CDC EO 14398 task
- MITRE scores DHS OHS Medical Information Exchange Capability Assessment task
- Inovitech lands SEC Evidence Tracking System O&M Support contract
- NIRA earns CPSC O&M Services for DCM System task
- Guidehouse earns DHS FEMA Organizational Assessment and Improvement Roadmap task
- Breakforth attains DOC NITA Agile Mission Support Services task
- OmniSolve lands GSA Project Managment Support task
- CEXEC grabs DOT FAA AJG Operation Review Board Support task
- ICF earns DOJ ATF HRPD Case Management System task
- BComplex grabs DHS ICE Health IT Staffing and Services Support contract
- Cognizance obtains FDA Data Management and Quality Support task
- Centrifuge lands DOS Digital Thinnest Viable Platform Engineering Services contract
- eSimplicity earns SBA OIG Data Scientist and Engineering Support Services contract
- GDIT earns ED Institute of Education Sciences Peer Review Support contract
- Swingtech attains DOL Enterprise AI Solution Delivery and Support Services contract
- DSFederal picks up DOC NOAA National Water Prediction Service Web-Based Capability task
- 1 Source earns DHS OSI and OI Technical and Mission Support Services contract
- Centrifuge grabs DHS AI Enhanced Surveillance Data Platform Design and Development contract
- QIP-AEM scores ED Data Governance, Collection, and Analyses contract
- PlanetiQ secures $47M DOC NOAA Near-Real-Time GNSS Radio Occultation Satellite Data task
- Pyramid wins $50M HUD Single Family Home O&M Support task
- JCS obtains DHS USCIS GCACS IV Cybersecurity and Operational Support contract
- ICM scoops up $33M USDA ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) O&M Services contract
- MITRE grabs DOC NOAA Hydrometeorological Interactive Virtual Environment task
- Booz Allen scores $77M DOT FAA Enterprise Information and Data Integration Platform (EIDIP) Support Services task
- WingSwept obtains OPM Case Management System Support Services contract
- Kinsmen scoops up DOI IMT eDRAWS Modernization Services task
- MITRE awarded DOC NIST AI Economic Security Center Support Services task
- Cognizance earns FDA Regulatory Review Support Clinical and Nonclinical Services task
- ArchiTECHture obtains VA Rocket Reflection Software Licenses and Maintenance task
- Mathematica wins HHS AHRQ Quality Indicators Analytic Support contract
- Pololei snaps up CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVDB) Support Services task
- IMS scores NIH NCI DCP Data Management and Systems Design Support contract
- Mathematica earns HHS Rapid Cycle Research and Evaluation (R&E) contract
- Guidehouse nabs NIH Clinical Data Management Support Services task
- Westat secures CDC EHR Strengthening Lyme Disease Surveillance and Research task
- GGS scores VA Zero Trust Post Quantum Encryption Services task
- Ilion earns HHS OMB A-123 Internal Controls and Budget Support task
- WebFirst grabs HHS ASPA Digital Communications Support Services contract
- Deloitte earns NIH Medical Supply Chain Business Operations Support and Transition task
- Peraton earns DHRA PERSEREC Postvention Education and Training task
- Curia obtains Two NIH Exploratory and Medicinal Chemistry Support Program tasks
- Colossal awarded $149M DOI Enterprise Cisco Software and Equipment IDIQ
- US Navy awards V-22 Tactical Software Suite task to Bell Boeing
- Shipcom lands US Army Hybrid Infrastructure Architecture Services contract
- Leidos secures US Army Automated Installation Entry Base Entry System task
- Epsilon C5I lands $44M US Air Force Model-Based Systems Engineering Analytic Modernization task
- EHS lands US Navy Ordnance and Energetic Systems Engineering Support task
- Auria secures US Air Force Multirole Satellite Frequency In-Field Test Suite contract
- ACEs lands US Air Force AFSOC Intelligence Security IT Support Services task
- MTSI snaps up $64M US Air Force Catalog Collection Development and Support task
- KL3 secures DHA Information Technology Support Services task
- LMI attains US Air Force Space Domain Awareness Architecture Modeling Analysis and Management task
- Accenture scores DLA Federal Excess Property Management Information System (FEPMIS) Support task
- SERCO picks up US Air Force Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations task
- HunaTek awarded US Navy Cost and Business Analyst Support task
- T3i wins USSOCOM FTE and Advertising Support task
- Vantor scoops up US Army Electronic Equipment Sustainment and Training task
- Leidos secures $85M US Air Force Digital System-Level Mission-Driven Integrated Design Methods IDIQ
- Deloitte earns $176M NAVFAC Cybersecurity Engineering and Compliance Services (CECS) task
- Unissant grabs $166M DHS IT Support Services contract
- MANTECH lands $307M DHS CBP Business Intelligence Support Services task
- METGreen scores VA Nutanix AI HCI Expansion task
- ImmixTechnology secures USDA GovTA Enterprise Time and Attendance System contract
- Yudrio secures DOJ Salesforce TMF modernization procurement task
📰 News & Insights
- Open Teaming Opportunities: September 21, 2026
- CBP Forecasts $100M Coastal Surveillance System Requirement
- FAR Council Proposes Major Overhaul of Regulations in Parts 16, 17, and 35
- FAR Council Proposes Regulatory Overhaul for Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52
- FAR Overhaul Targets Commercial Buying and Competitive Negotiations
- DOE Launches $215M Quantum Genesis Q Competition for Fault-Tolerant Computing
- Oasis Systems Protests Army's $665M C-UAS Award to Parsons
- Analysis of FAR Case 2026-001 and Proposed Overhaul of SAM, Protests, and Security Rules
- New Marketplace Emerges as Government Accelerates AI Procurement
- Proposed Rule Unveils Revolutionary Overhaul of Key FAR Parts
- Mythic Forms Defense Advisory Board to Accelerate AI Hardware Adoption
- VA Disputes Arbitration Fees in Ongoing Battle Over Union Recognition
- StratasCorp seeking Senior Technical Strategy Analyst
- Serco seeking Director Business Development - Remote (prefer the DMV area)
- HPE seeking Federal Account Manager - Financial Services
- DoW OSD seeking Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
- DOI OST seeking Chief Information Security Officer
- US Navy USMC seeking Chief Information Officer, CIO NF5
👥 Industry Moves
- Peraton selects Senior Program Executive, U.S. Department of State
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) selects Solution Sales Leader, EHR
- Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) welcomes State Chief Information Security Officer
- FBI Cybersecurity Program Manager retires
- Snowflake names Principal Security Engineer
- AWS welcomes Enterprise Associate Account Executive
- Capgemini appoints EVP and Global COO, Insights & Data Global Business Line
- Microsoft names Sr. Director, AI for Science Platform Manager
- Zscaler selects Principal Technical Success Manager
- Northrop Grumman selects Senior Business Manager
- AWS appoints Data Center Operations Cluster Leader
- Chainguard welcomes Account Executive
- Proofpoint recruits VP, Channel Sales, Americas
- Ibility names Sr. Production/Operations Specialist
- CMS appoints CISO & Director, ISPG
- FDA appoints Strategic Operations Officer
- Check Point Software appoints SE Manager Southeast, SLED
- FDA appoints Strategic Operations Officer
- Element Fleet Management welcomes Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management
- OpenAI welcomes Applied AI Engineer
- DHS selects Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Crimes Center
- SBA appoints Deputy Associate Administrator
- DoW Platform One appoints CISO
🗓️ Upcoming Events
- Professional Services Council (PSC) | Security Clearance Working Group Meeting
- Potomac Officers Club | 2026 Intel Summit
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