Federal Market Intelligence · ISO week 2026-W33
DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238 volume spike: +110.0%
Published 2026-08-23. 7,887 opportunities analyzed.
DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238 volume spike: +110.0%
Federal procurement posted 7,887 opportunities totaling $37.7B in estimated dollar volume during the week of 2026-08-16 through 2026-08-23. The dominant buyer by dollar volume was DEPT OF DEFENSE at $19.1B, with 5187 solicitations (+28.9% vs. 90-day baseline). Leading NAICS-3 family: 334 with 1073 solicitations totaling $56.1M. 48 notable signals surfaced across the five anomaly categories (15 volume spikes, 1 net-new buyers, 25 large-dollar opportunities, 7 tight-response solicitations, 0 IDIQ task-order concentrations). Average response window across the week: 14.7 days.
Volume spikes (agencies buying more this week)
- DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238: 147 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 70.0/week (+110.0%). Total dollar volume: $12.3M. Anchor:
fc30675b894d44f79ca3ed7157d1a341. Historical: $36.1B obligated last 12 months across 3,055 awards (-20.0% YoY). Top vendor: THE BOEING COMPANY (25.6%). (Agency-only FPDS match; no NAICS-specific history found.) - HOMELAND SECURITY NAICS 336: 103 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 48.92/week (+110.5%). Total dollar volume: $8.5M. Anchor:
0139b7aca04b4cfe90a2391c6e440da8. Historical: $57.0M obligated last 12 months across 1 awards. Top vendor: SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC (100.0%). - DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 237: 92 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 43.48/week (+111.6%). Total dollar volume: $10.1B. Anchor:
175973a07b824b7a9f69c15798fd8dc2. Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%). - JUSTICE NAICS 311: 86 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 26.06/week (+230.1%). Total dollar volume: $1.3M. Anchor:
3ebfd261d7f0462eb5bf4a35972704be. - INTERIOR NAICS 238: 70 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 32.2/week (+117.4%). Total dollar volume: $1.8M. Anchor:
2679a1add91446bba756a5338ed5126d.
Net-new buyers
Agency + NAICS combinations with ZERO 365-day baseline activity that posted in this window. Possible new mission-area entries.
- EPA - R5 NAICS 562: 3 awards. Anchor:
FC-68HE0526R0041.
Large-dollar opportunities ($10M+)
0817db124a424e0b840dacb2e18cdd7b: $16.9B -- VETERANS AFFAIRS (NAICS 541512). Historical: $389.5M obligated last 12 months across 41 awards (-81.2% YoY). Top vendor: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC (44.0%).2b68c3337a1b4c57a583ad4eb6321fdb: $1.2B -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS ). Historical: $36.1B obligated last 12 months across 3,055 awards (-20.0% YoY). Top vendor: THE BOEING COMPANY (25.6%).175973a07b824b7a9f69c15798fd8dc2: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).ce83c610f3c14f8f8450adaf79684066: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).0323ec4d172545a9945390c10b69e331: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).3ee65372846e4cfeae6498f422dacff5: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).ecf0f565926341258e8c2bac17aab559: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).2f4f17b9402b48388b00ef4a829c3820: $997.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 237120). Historical: $603.4M obligated last 12 months across 62 awards (-50.4% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.1%).
Tight-response solicitations (<14 days, $1M+)
1ce8baaebc47407ab63f78935628ad30: $300.0M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 611710. Deadline: 2026-08-21T11:12:13-05:00.21c7b72d667949d7b4cf87b3f64df90f: $8.0M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 337214. Deadline: 2026-08-21T11:12:13-05:00.672a43e2f0934a70a977f8f6b1aa88a0: $3.5M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 541611. Deadline: 2026-08-20T11:12:13-05:00.3db08d8b0f1847b692e7256361024092: $2.3M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 339113. Deadline: 2026-08-21T11:12:13-05:00.70b54b8a137947598e326fc508f333cc: $1.6M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 315250. Deadline: 2026-08-21T11:12:13-05:00.
About this brief
This brief is a structured factual summary of the prior 7 days of SAM.gov bulk-ingest opportunities. Every number above traces back to either the aggregate buckets in the context.json the aggregator wrote, or a specific notice_id cited inline. The aggregator computes five deterministic anomaly categories (volume spikes, new buyers, large-dollar opportunities, tight-response solicitations, IDIQ task-order concentration). Editorial themes -- the "what this means for vendors" overlay a Cowork-driven Monday session adds on top -- are NOT included in templated briefs. A future Cowork session for the same ISO week may overwrite this brief with analyst prose; the structured signals stay intact across updates.
Structured signals
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| Theme | Agency | NAICS | Set-aside | Volume change | Dollar change | Anchor |
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spike_dept_of_defense_238
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 238 | +110% |
fc30675b894d44f79ca3ed7157d1a341
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| 147 awards this week vs. 70.0/week 90-day baseline; $12.3M total. | ||||||
spike_homeland_security_336
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HOMELAND SECURITY | 336 | +110% |
0139b7aca04b4cfe90a2391c6e440da8
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| 103 awards this week vs. 48.92/week 90-day baseline; $8.5M total. | ||||||
spike_dept_of_defense_237
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237 | +112% |
175973a07b824b7a9f69c15798fd8dc2
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| 92 awards this week vs. 43.48/week 90-day baseline; $10.1B total. | ||||||
spike_justice_311
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JUSTICE | 311 | +230% |
3ebfd261d7f0462eb5bf4a35972704be
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| 86 awards this week vs. 26.06/week 90-day baseline; $1.3M total. | ||||||
spike_interior_238
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INTERIOR | 238 | +117% |
2679a1add91446bba756a5338ed5126d
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| 70 awards this week vs. 32.2/week 90-day baseline; $1.8M total. | ||||||
spike_dept_of_defense_337
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 337 | +150% |
f9a8a42b88ba4524b8657d0bb87d08c7
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| 58 awards this week vs. 23.18/week 90-day baseline; $0 total. | ||||||
spike_interior_561
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INTERIOR | 561 | +181% |
4e30b1b482814bcea61ed1d507b733f7
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| 43 awards this week vs. 15.32/week 90-day baseline; $3.2M total. | ||||||
spike_interior_334
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INTERIOR | 334 | +137% |
b52356f5f1974a469fa3c5bcc5462a1a
|
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| 35 awards this week vs. 14.78/week 90-day baseline; $529K total. | ||||||
new_buyer_epa_r5_562
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EPA - R5 | 562 |
FC-68HE0526R0041
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| Zero 365-day baseline activity; 3 awards this week. | ||||||
large_dollar_veterans_affairs_541512
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VETERANS AFFAIRS | 541512 | unrestricted |
0817db124a424e0b840dacb2e18cdd7b
|
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| $16.9B estimated value. VA EHRM IDIQ Contract 36C10B18D5000 Expanded Scope Modification P00008 (VA-26-00 | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | unrestricted |
2b68c3337a1b4c57a583ad4eb6321fdb
|
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| $1.2B estimated value. E-2D +3 Aircraft UCA | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
175973a07b824b7a9f69c15798fd8dc2
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
ce83c610f3c14f8f8450adaf79684066
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
0323ec4d172545a9945390c10b69e331
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
3ee65372846e4cfeae6498f422dacff5
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
ecf0f565926341258e8c2bac17aab559
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_237120
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237120 | unrestricted |
2f4f17b9402b48388b00ef4a829c3820
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| $997.0M estimated value. Multiple Award Construction Contract for Inspection, Repair, and Renovation Cons | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_611710
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 611710 |
1ce8baaebc47407ab63f78935628ad30
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| $300.0M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_337214
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 337214 |
21c7b72d667949d7b4cf87b3f64df90f
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| $8.0M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_541611
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 541611 |
672a43e2f0934a70a977f8f6b1aa88a0
|
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| $3.5M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_339113
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 339113 |
3db08d8b0f1847b692e7256361024092
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| $2.3M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_315250
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 315250 |
70b54b8a137947598e326fc508f333cc
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| $1.6M with 0-day response window. | ||||||