Top 10 Federal Contract Opportunities: October 10, 2026

Yesterday’s G2X community research puts agency IT support, scientific computing and mission services among the top 10 federal contract opportunities. The roundup follows the requirements drawing the most research attention, with a closer look at the work, the actual buyer and the current acquisition stage.

1. SSA IT Support Services

The Social Security Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grants is accepting proposals for the IT Support Services Contract recompete, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle for agency IT support. The acquisition establishes the contract framework under which the agency will order work, rather than describing a single stand-alone technology purchase.

The amended solicitation addresses offeror questions, revises supporting materials, adds travel line items and incorporates a small-business subcontracting-plan outline. A subsequent correction supplies the proper statement-of-work version and clarifies that outline. Responses to solicitation 28321326R00000022 are due October 15.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

Click here to see more information about this opportunity on FedConnect — SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

2. VA SSI Scheduling Tools

VA’s Technology Acquisition Center in New Jersey is gathering information on a brand-name-or-equal Structured Solutions Inc. tools bundle. The requirement concerns the quality and usability of project schedules: analyzing Microsoft Project plans, identifying critical and driving paths, and checking schedule health against a 14-point assessment. Excel-based reporting and resource analysis are also part of the requested functionality.

VA is asking potential suppliers to address the characteristics an equivalent product would need to satisfy, including licensing, updates and support. The package is described around perpetual licensing, making the commercial model part of the product comparison rather than a separate afterthought. This is an information-gathering step, not an invitation to assume that any scheduling application will qualify. Responses under solicitation 36C10B27Q0038 are due October 15.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

P02 - RFI BNE SSI Tools.docx — VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.

3. Army Agile Professional Services

Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Orlando Division is seeking Agile Professional Services for Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat, or CPE ST3. The work spans the life cycle of simulation and training systems, including acquisition and budget planning, engineering, integration, logistics, testing and sustainment.

The central requirement is a change in how that support is delivered. The contractor must develop a task-based, outcome-driven Agile framework that can replace a traditional staffing model and be replicated across later requirements. Performance can combine government facilities, contractor locations and remote work, with Orlando and Redstone Arsenal among the main sites. The total-small-business competition uses a phased evaluation. Phase I responses to solicitation W900KK-26-R-A023 are due October 25 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

Agile Professional Services (APS) Questions and Answers_20261008.xlsx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 3 _ 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services_20261008.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 1 _ SOO_Agile_Professional_Services_20261001.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 5 _ PWS Template Agile professional Services 20261001.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 2 _ 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services_20261008.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 8 _ CDRLs_1423-1_APS_20260910.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

Attachment 6 _ Quality_Assurance_Surveillance_Plan_(QASP)_Proposal_Template_-_APS_20260903.docx — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

4. NOAA Climate-Modeling HPC Support

NOAA’s Western Acquisition Division and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory are gathering capabilities for high-performance computing software development and technical services. The Princeton-based laboratory, part of NOAA Research, develops Earth-system models that connect the atmosphere, ocean, land and other environmental systems across different time and geographic scales.

The requirement joins scientific software support with the computing environment needed to run those models. Scope includes model coupling and workflow tools, data services, high-performance computing operations, networks, user systems and cybersecurity support. It is a services requirement rather than a direct equipment purchase. NOAA is using the responses to assess available suppliers and potential small-business approaches; the contemplated structure includes a base year and four option years. Capabilities for solicitation REQUIREMENTS-25-1463-27 are due October 27.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 3 - Draft PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT - OBJECTIVE 2_ Standardized Secure Endpoints.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 5 - Draft PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT - OBJECTIVE 4_ Facilities Management Maintenance Project Management and Ancillary Repairs and Alteration Services.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 4 - Draft PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT - OBJECTIVE 3_ HPC Support Network Security.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 2 - Draft PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT - OBJECTIVE 1_ Adaptive Earth System Model Development.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 7 - Draft SOO QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

SS DRAFT - Attachment 1 - Draft STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES - Software Development and Technical Support.pdf — NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

5. VA Providence Nurse-Call Maintenance

VA Network Contracting Office 1 intends a sole-source procurement for maintenance of Rauland Responder nurse-call systems at Providence VA Medical Center, while accepting capability statements that could support a competitive approach. The work covers preventive and corrective service across clinical areas, twice-yearly functional assessments and electronic reports after completed service calls.

The base-year scope also includes converting emergency-department and operating-room systems from Responder 4 to Responder 5K, plus nurse-call additions in three rooms. Providers must be within 60 miles of the medical center and factory-authorized for the specified systems. VA identifies SIGNET as its intended source. The October 13 response window under solicitation 36C24126Q0857 is for demonstrating capability; it should not be confused with an open request for competing price proposals.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

36C24126Q0857.docx — VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.

6. DOE Oak Ridge Security Support

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is seeking a single contractor for site-wide security support in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The work serves the Office of Safety and Security, the Office of Science Consolidated Service Center and the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.

The requirement supports safeguards and security responsibilities in an environment protecting critical national-security assets. DOE’s Oak Ridge contracting office is conducting the competition under solicitation 89243126RSC000172. The current response deadline is October 21, giving interested firms a defined window to address this technical support requirement.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

7. NGA Human Resource Management II

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking broad human-capital support for its Human Development Directorate through Human Resource Management II. The work connects personnel administration and employee records with recruitment, assignments, performance management, career programs and workforce planning. PeopleSoft is central to several workflows, alongside survey tools and human-capital analytics.

The scope is operational as well as advisory. It includes processing personnel actions, reconciling pay discrepancies, maintaining employee files and supporting offer and entry-on-duty coordination. Other tasks address performance-review redesign, competency analysis and statistical models for workforce decisions. Core labor is priced separately from special projects and other direct costs. The unrestricted solicitation HM047626R0018 uses a best-value approach, with technical, staffing, transition and AI-use material included in the proposal requirements. Responses are due October 26.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA).

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

HRM II_RFP_HM047626R0018.pdf — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA).

Attachment_2_HRMII_Workload_Estimate.xlsx — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA).

Attachment-16 RFP_Supp Sec 4 Instructions Con Notices to Offeror Rev2_20261008.docx — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA).

Attachment_1_HRMII_PWS_20260810.pdf — NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA).

8. AFRL M-DASH Battle-Management Demo

Air Force Research Laboratory’s M-DASH call under JADPACT II seeks working software demonstrations for human-machine battle-management teams. The functions move from identifying potential effects, to matching them with available units, to assembling force packages and game plans. The emphasis is a functional minimum viable product and lessons learned, rather than a finished software system.

Selected teams will bring their own hardware to a Las Vegas event scheduled for January 25–February 4, 2027, and connect to government-provided interfaces and data schemas. The call allows up to $100,000 per selected offeror within an estimated $600,000 program. Proposals must explain the live demonstration approach; subsequent deliverables include a presentation, survey and structured decision logs. Responses to solicitation FA238426SB007 are due October 21.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

QuestionAnswerSheet8Oct2026.xlsx — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

Atch 2- A001 Technical Review Presentation Package CDRL.pdf — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

M-DASH Closed Call 03.pdf — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

Multi-DASH Event - Statement of Objectives.docx — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

9. Army STE Virtual Software

Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Orlando Division is soliciting solutions for a composable Synthetic Training Environment on behalf of CPE ST3’s Program Manager Simulation. The objective is collective mounted training that supports preparation for live fire, combined-arms operations and concurrent mission command, with open interfaces that allow capabilities to be integrated over time.

The current submission window covers Lots 1, 3 and 5 only: the simulation core, hardware-in-the-loop integration, and enterprise integration with development, security and operations infrastructure. Lots 2 and 4 are deferred. That distinction matters because the broader technical description also discusses application modules and after-action analytics. Solutions under solicitation STE-VSW-26-0006 are due October 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern, with demonstrations and further selection steps following the initial review.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

STE VSW Call for Solutions Amend 004.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

STE VSW CFS Q_A Vendor 10.08.26.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

STE VSW CFS Q_A Vendor 10.01.26.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

STE VSW CFS Q_A Vendor 09.18.26.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

STE VSW Call for Solutions 09.15.26.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

STE VSW CFS Q_A Vendor 09.03.26.pdf — DEPT OF THE ARMY.

10. Air Force E-3G Data-at-Rest Upgrade

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s WIW organization is gathering capabilities to resolve obsolescence in the E-3G AWACS DAR-400 data-at-rest equipment. The existing equipment holds encrypted mission-system data, and the Air Force says its inability to accommodate changing security requirements creates an operational concern.

The proposed work is installation and integration of a government-owned KG-204-based replacement, rather than development of an unrelated encryption product. AFLCMC is surveying firms of all business sizes and asking for relevant personnel qualifications, similar-project experience and anticipated teaming arrangements. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a request for proposals. Capability packages for solicitation FA8102-27-F-0xxx are due October 30 and are limited to ten pages.

Sources

SAM.gov procurement notice — DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.

G2X opportunity analysis — G2X.

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