Trending Federal Contract Opportunities: September 19, 2026

These are the ten active federal contract opportunities G2X users researched most over the last 24 hours. The roundup spans market research, draft requirements, open solicitations, and a planned Marine Corps IT competition, with the current scope and acquisition stage explained below.

1. Army CASTLE KEEP cloud development

Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground is gathering industry input on developing and sustaining CASTLE KEEP for Headquarters, Department of the Army G-2. The portal supports automated workflows, reporting, metrics, analysis, and information sharing for the Army’s sensitive compartmented information security community.

The work would operate in an Army commercial-cloud environment and support Special Security Officers and Representatives. The Army is assessing software-development and sustainment capabilities through an RFI, rather than requesting priced proposals. Responses to solicitation W56KGY26CKRFI0001 are due September 22 at noon Eastern.

Sources

Official opportunity notice — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

2. VA Compensation and Pension help desk

The VA Technology Acquisition Center in New Jersey is gathering capability information for Tier 2 help desk and software-deployment support for the Compensation and Pension Product Line. The requirement follows the PACT Act deployment and help desk effort and is identified as version 2.0.

VA is asking firms to map their capabilities to its draft performance work statement and assess whether it describes the support needs adequately. Responses are limited to 12 pages, with generic marketing materials excluded from review. Sources Sought solicitation 36C10B26Q0725 is an acquisition-planning step, with responses due October 1 at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

36C10B26Q0725.docx — SAM.gov.

RFI_SAM.gov_CP 2.0_final.pdf — SAM.gov.

3. VA Community Care billing code sets

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Enterprise Procurement Office is assessing capabilities to develop and maintain billing code sets aligned with Community Care Referral Guidelines. The requirement covers reviewing existing codes, identifying gaps and obsolete material, validating changes, and delivering files that support claims adjudication.

The work centers on maintained data deliverables and coding expertise, including version control and regular releases, rather than procuring a hosted application. The Strategic Acquisition Center in Fredericksburg is the listed contracting office. This is market research under solicitation 36C10G26Q0088; the updated response deadline is September 29 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

Attachment 1 Draft Performance Work Statement Code Sets.pdf — SAM.gov.

Attachment 2 RFI 2 Questions.pdf — SAM.gov.

4. ARPA-H COSMOS tissue-aging research

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is seeking research on whether microgravity in low Earth orbit accelerates aging in human tissue. Its COSMOS initiative pairs Earth-based and orbital experiments using microphysiological systems and organoids representing brain, cardiac, uterine, or kidney tissue.

Each team would focus on one organ, combining biological models, engineering, and computational analysis. If accelerated aging can be demonstrated at a useful rate, the program aims to develop a microgravity-based drug-screening platform. ARPA-H anticipates multiple Other Transaction awards under solicitation ARPA-H-SOL-26-165. The official response date is October 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

Official opportunity notice — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

ARPA-H-SOL-26-165_COSMOS_ISO.docx — SAM.gov.

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

5. NHLBI executive management and advisory support

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is seeking executive-management and advisory support for the Immediate Office of the Director. The work would help the institute put a new organizational structure into practice by clarifying responsibilities, workflows, decision rights, and operating procedures.

The scope also includes staff transition and change-management support, linking organizational design to daily execution. NIH’s Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations is gathering capability information through Sources Sought solicitation 75N98026Q01237. Responses are due September 28 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

RFI for IOD Executive Support.pdf — SAM.gov.

6. FDA food and cosmetic product databases

The FDA’s Human Foods Program needs access to existing commercial databases covering U.S. food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic products, with an option for restaurant menu data. The requirement combines product records with legible package images, ingredients, labeling, and other information used for research and analysis.

The contractor would maintain and update the datasets, provide relational search and export capabilities, and support training and data collection. This is access to established resources rather than development of a new database. FDA’s Office of Acquisition and Grants Services is handling solicitation FDA-SOL-75F40126Q00341, with responses due September 25 at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

Official opportunity notice — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

RFQ_FDA-SOL-75F40126Q00341.pdf — SAM.gov.

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

7. DHS network, cloud, and cybersecurity services

The Department of Homeland Security has released a final draft for Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services 2.0, supporting the Office of the Chief Information Officer and its Network Operations and Security Center. The planned department-wide, single-award IDIQ covers network and cloud operations, cybersecurity monitoring, incident response, recovery, and related support.

DHS’s Information Technology Acquisition Center is collecting questions on the draft by September 22. The notice identifies October 1 as the planned final-solicitation date, so this stage is an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed requirement. The solicitation number is 70RTAC26R00000007.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

DRAFT NCCS RFP_9-16-2026.docx — SAM.gov.

DRAFT Attachment 1 NCCS SOW.pdf — SAM.gov.

Draft Attachment 3 NCCS Labor Category Descriptions.xlsx — SAM.gov.

DRAFT Attachment 2_NCCS Pricing Template 07152026 Draft (002) (003).xlsx — SAM.gov.

8. MSHA regulatory-record digitization

The Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances needs NARA-compliant digitization of priority rulemaking and docket records. The base requirement covers approximately 53 boxes and 141,655 pages, including preparation, scanning, searchable text, metadata, indexing, and quality control.

Records must be collected from and returned to MSHA headquarters in Washington, with documented custody throughout processing. The digital package must support the Labor Department’s records-management environment. DOL’s Office of the Senior Procurement Executive is conducting this total small-business set-aside under solicitation 1605C4-26-R-00035. Responses are due September 21 at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

A19-1605C4-26-R-00035 Sol.pdf — SAM.gov.

Digitization Questions Answers.pdf — SAM.gov.

9. Commerce OIG cloud governance and compliance

The Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General is seeking a FedRAMP High software-as-a-service platform for governance, risk, and compliance. The system would support up to five FISMA High systems, organizing security evidence, control narratives, assessment reports, and plans of action and milestones.

The requirement combines compliance automation with human approval: AI-generated statements must be reviewed before use, and the platform must not submit materials autonomously. It is a software requirement rather than a labor-only risk-management engagement, with operational readiness expected within 12 weeks. Responses to solicitation GG000000-26-00063 are due September 28 at 11 a.m. Eastern.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

Competitive Solicitation_GG000000-26-00063_vF.pdf — SAM.gov.

10. Marine Corps Education Command IT support

The Marine Corps Installations Command National Capital Region–Regional Contracting Office has issued a presolicitation for IT support services for Marine Corps Education Command. The planned single-award IDIQ would have a five-year ordering period and a $45 million ceiling, with firm-fixed-price services and reimbursable travel.

The acquisition is planned as a women-owned small-business set-aside under NAICS 541512, using a best-value tradeoff. The office expects to release solicitation M00264-26-R-0015 through PIEE on or about September 30. This notice describes the forthcoming competition; it does not yet establish a proposal response deadline.

Sources

SAM.gov — SAM.gov.

Detailed opportunity overview — G2X.

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