The G2X Research Team
Trending contract opportunities: September 10, 2026
A closer look at the opportunities drawing community attention, from federal IT modernization to clinical-trial systems and research.
These 10 contract opportunities drew the most research attention on G2X over the last 24 hours. Today’s roundup spans data-center relocation, medical readiness, federal IT, and research openings, with a closer look at the actual buyers and work behind each requirement.
1. NIH NIAID Data Center Relocation
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is moving data-center equipment from its Ashburn facility to NIH’s Building 33 in Bethesda. NIH’s Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations is handling the procurement, which combines careful relocation of servers and storage with decommissioning and restoration of the vacated space.
The scope also includes moving a TFinity tape library from Rockville, tracking assets, removing electrical connections and racks, and restoring affected flooring. This is a physical infrastructure and equipment-relocation requirement, not a cloud migration. Quotes under solicitation 75N98026Q01006 are due September 11 at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Datacenter Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf — SAM.gov.
Combined attachments.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
2. BUMED Medical Readiness Modernization
The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is seeking support for its Medical Readiness directorate, N10D. The work connects policy, data engineering, training, and process improvement across force health, deployability, suitability screening, Family Readiness, and disability evaluation. NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk is the contracting office.
Contractors would turn readiness data into repeatable metrics and dashboards, examine bottlenecks, and develop policy and leadership materials. The requirement has a 12-month base period, a 12-month option, and a six-month option. Solicitation N0018926QB143 is restricted to active SeaPort-NxG prime contract holders, with quotes due September 14 at noon Eastern.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Solicitation - N0018926QB143.pdf — SAM.gov.
Attachment 1. QASP.pdf — SAM.gov.
3. AFRL Neutron STAR Research
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Geo Space Division is accepting research concepts through the Neutron Strategic Technology Advanced Research announcement. Known as Neutron STAR, the program supports nuclear-related research and development for national defense, including monitoring, systems research, and the broader technologies supporting deterrence.
The open announcement uses a two-step process: researchers submit a short white paper and an estimated cost, and AFRL may invite a full proposal for concepts it wants to pursue. Solicitation FA9453-23-R-A004 is a research opening with ongoing white-paper review, rather than a single near-term request for a finished commercial product.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Neutron STAR ARA Proposal Solicitation 0001 — SAM.gov.
4. SSA IT Support Services Recompete
The Social Security Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grants is accepting proposals for the IT Support Services Contract recompete. The procurement is structured as a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for information-technology support services.
Solicitation 28321326R00000022 lists September 28 at 10 a.m. Eastern as the response deadline. SSA directs prospective offerors to FedConnect for the solicitation package and additional procurement information, making that package the starting point for understanding the service requirements and response instructions.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
SSA solicitation package — FedConnect.
5. AFRL AI and Distributed Command and Control
AFRL’s Information Directorate in Rome is seeking research on artificial intelligence and next-generation distributed command and control. The broad agency announcement addresses adaptable AI and distributed decision-support technologies, with white papers serving as the initial route for proposing research rather than immediately submitting a full formal proposal.
Solicitation FA875023S7006 remains open through August 2028, but availability differs by technical area. The September amendment closes Areas 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10, following the earlier closure of Area 3. For remaining areas, the announcement recommends March 15, 2027 submissions for consideration for fiscal-year 2028 funding.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Attachment to FA8750-23-S-7006 Technical Areas 24 JUN 2026.pdf — SAM.gov.
23-06 Amend 8 TPOC updates.docx — SAM.gov.
23-06 Amend 5 first repub.docx — SAM.gov.
23-06 Amend 3 GFS for TA1.docx — SAM.gov.
23-06 Amend 1 admin updates.docx — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
6. Navy SWFPAC Microsoft 365 Modernization
Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, part of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs, is seeking a modern replacement for an Access 2003 inventory database. The work would move application workflows into the Flank Speed environment using SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power Automate, with the facility’s financial office handling the procurement.
The 180-day project is fully remote. The contractor develops the architecture and workflows using synthetic test data; the government’s internal team alone handles extraction, transformation, and loading of live data. Quotes under solicitation N6471026Q0016 are due September 14 at 5 p.m. Pacific.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Solicitation Amendment - N6471026Q00160003_Conformed.pdf — SAM.gov.
Solicitation N6471026Q0016 AMD 0003 Questions and Answers.pdf — SAM.gov.
Solicitation - N6471026Q0016.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Solicitation Amendment - N6471026Q00160001.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Solicitation Amendment N6471026Q00160001 SF 30.pdf — SAM.gov.
7. CBP Global Entry Airport Modernization
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Mission Support Contracting Division has released a draft request for quotation for Global Entry modernization. The planned requirement would introduce continuous-flow facial-comparison capabilities across 38 airport terminals, integrated with CBP’s Traveler Verification Service.
The scope combines biometric equipment and software with integration, testing, training, maintenance, and privacy and cybersecurity requirements. Solicitation 70B03C26Q00000328 is still a draft, and CBP explicitly says it is not accepting quotes. The notice’s September 17 response window should therefore be read in the context of the draft and its industry-feedback instructions.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Draft - SOW APPENDIX - 70B03C26Q00000328.pdf — SAM.gov.
Draft - Statement of Work - 70B03C26Q00000328.pdf — SAM.gov.
Draft - RFQ - 70B03C26Q00000328 - Global Entry Modernization.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
8. Air Force Next-Generation SOAR
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Defensive Cyber Systems Branch is gathering industry information on next-generation security orchestration, automation, and response software. The branch is seeking a vendor-agnostic approach that connects existing security tools without locking operations into one provider’s ecosystem.
The envisioned commercial solution would support enterprise cloud, garrison, and edge environments, combining automated workflows, threat intelligence, and machine-learning capabilities. The request for information, solicitation A068763, is market research rather than a request for priced offers. Responses are due September 18 at 9 a.m. Eastern through the listed contracting office.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
RFI - Next-Generation Security Orchestration Automation and Response _SOAR.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
9. NCI Clinical Trial Systems Modernization
The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, is researching support for its clinical-trial information systems. The proposed work spans a 24-application environment used to manage oncology trials, including software development, operations, interoperability, and cloud migration.
NIH’s Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations is collecting small-business capability statements for the requirement. The scope reaches FDA reporting and research-agent tracking, with any AI use confined to NIH-approved tools. Responses to solicitation NCI-SBSS-CTEP-ESYS-0001 are due September 17 at 3 p.m. Eastern; this is a sources-sought stage, not a request for quotes.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
CTEP_ESYS Statement of Work_Final.pdf — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
10. ARPA-H Health Science Futures
ARPA-H’s Health Science Futures Mission Office is seeking research that removes scientific and technological barriers to future healthcare. Its Innovative Solutions Opening focuses on disease-agnostic approaches: breakthrough technologies, transformative tools, and adaptable platforms with the potential to change how healthcare is delivered.
The entry point is a mandatory solution summary, followed by a full proposal when encouraged by the agency. Solicitation ARPA-H-SOL-24-104 is a rolling research opening through March 2029. The office is looking for consequential advances with a path to real-world use, rather than incremental improvements or routine commercial development.
Sources
Official procurement notice — SAM.gov.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.
Appendix A - ARPA-H Solutions Summary Template-Amend-3.docx — SAM.gov.
Appendix A - ARPA-H Solutions Summary Template-Amend-3.docx — SAM.gov.
HSF_MO_ISO_AMEND_3.pdf — SAM.gov.
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