RFP Watch

Week of November 2–8, 2026

RFP Watch: week of November 2–8, 2026

Every services solicitation and sources-sought notice with a posting on SAM.gov from November 2–8, 2026: 447 solicitations and 470 sources-sought notices. Values are read from each notice's documents and checked against them; an empty value means it wasn't found.

How offers will be judged, where the solicitation says (289 of 447): best-value tradeoff 141, lowest price technically acceptable 83, lowest price 41, other 17, highest technically rated 7. 10 sources-sought notices say the agency plans to award to one named firm. 41 notices name a current or previous contractor; 157 state a dollar value.

1. VA issues RFP for Medical Disability Examinations-Next Generation with $40 billion aggregate ceiling

Q403-RFP Medical Disability Examinations-Next Generation (MDE-NG)

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · SAC FREDERICK (36C10X)

Solicitation · responses due December 17, 2026 · evaluation: best-value tradeoff · contract type: indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity · stated value: $40,000,000,000 (ceiling)

The largest stated value this week by far: a multiple-award IDIQ for VA medical disability exams, with best-value tradeoff decisions made separately for each Service Group.

“The maximum value for MDE-NG is $40,000,000,000 in the aggregate across all MDE-NG IDIQ contracts and all SGs for the entire contract period, including all options.”

— from the notice

Notice on SAM.gov · 36C10X27R0001

2. NAVFAC Northwest solicits $15 billion MACC for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Multi-Mission Dry Dock

Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Multi-Mission Dry Dock, Multiple Award Construction Contract

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVFACSYSCOM NORTHWEST

Solicitation · responses due December 1, 2026 · contract type: indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity · stated value: $15,000,000,000 (ceiling)

A multiple-award construction vehicle with a $15 billion aggregate maximum over up to 10 years for SIOP waterfront and dry dock work.

“an aggregate maximum estimated value of $15,000,000,000 for all task orders, whichever occurs first.”

— from the notice

Notice on SAM.gov · N4425526R0005

3. VA sets aside $7.5 billion national design-build construction MATOC for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses

Y1JZ--Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Design-Build & Construction Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) National VA Healthcare Construction Program

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION & FACILITIES MGMT (36C10F)

Solicitation · responses due December 4, 2026 · set-aside on SAM.gov: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14) · evaluation: highest technically rated · contract type: firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity · stated value: $7,500,000,000 (ceiling)

An enterprise-wide VA construction vehicle of this size is restricted to SDVOSBs, and awards will go to the highest technically rated offerors with a fair and reasonable price.

“The anticipated total capacity for all contracts within all Pools is a shared ceiling of $7,500,000,000 inclusive of the 1-year base and four 1-year options.”

— from the notice

Notice on SAM.gov · 36C10F27R0003

4. NAVAIR plans to solicit Boeing for follow-on cost-plus-incentive-fee work on Growler Block II Beowulf system

Design, Development, Integration, and Test (DDI&T) of the Growler Block II Phase 2, AN/ALQ-264(V) (Beowulf) System

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

Sources sought · responses due November 20, 2026

The sources-sought notice names Boeing as the intended source for a follow-on CPIF contract for design, development, integration and test of the AN/ALQ-264(V) system.

“intends to solicit The Boeing Company for a follow-on Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) contract”

— from the notice

Notice on SAM.gov · N00019-26-RFPREQ-TPM265-0547

5. Army plans sole-source extension of Fort Leonard Wood base maintenance contract to TSAY Professional Services

Base Maintenance for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE ARMY · W6QM MICC-FT LEONARD WOOD

Sources sought · responses due November 18, 2026 · set-aside on SAM.gov: 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

The Army intends to extend the incumbent's cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for three to nine months without competition, citing the only-one-responsible-source authority.

“The Government intends to extend the current CPFF contract on a Sole Source basis to TSAY Professional Services, Inc for a three (3) to nine (9) month period of performance.”

— from the notice

Notice on SAM.gov · W911S726CA003

Planned sole-source awards (10)

Sources-sought notices that say the agency intends to award, or is considering awarding, to one named firm.

Named incumbents (41)

Notices that name a current or previous contractor, or contract, for this work.

Stated values (157)

As written in the notice, largest first (sorted by the first dollar figure; read the sentence for what it covers).

212 of these notices had no attached document text to read (no attachments, documents hosted on another site such as PIEE, or scanned images); only their SAM.gov description was read. Every notice, with every value and its quote, is in the dataset.