Federal Market Intelligence · ISO week 2026-W35
DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238 volume spike: +112.9%
Published 2026-09-06. 8,684 opportunities analyzed.
DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238 volume spike: +112.9%
Federal procurement posted 8,684 opportunities totaling $28.5B in estimated dollar volume during the week of 2026-08-30 through 2026-09-06. The dominant buyer by dollar volume was DEPT OF DEFENSE at $19.6B, with 5865 solicitations (+45.5% vs. 90-day baseline). Leading NAICS-3 family: 332 with 1606 solicitations totaling $779.4M. 48 notable signals surfaced across the five anomaly categories (15 volume spikes, 3 net-new buyers, 25 large-dollar opportunities, 5 tight-response solicitations, 0 IDIQ task-order concentrations). Average response window across the week: 15.6 days.
Volume spikes (agencies buying more this week)
- DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 238: 151 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 70.93/week (+112.9%). Total dollar volume: $1.1B. Anchor:
30c4a0381b08447da69b63898690fd91. Historical: $37.0B obligated last 12 months across 3,056 awards (-15.8% YoY). Top vendor: THE BOEING COMPANY (24.6%). (Agency-only FPDS match; no NAICS-specific history found.) - INTERIOR NAICS 238: 98 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 33.44/week (+193.0%). Total dollar volume: $13.1M. Anchor:
31ff094f7c0b4a4a8d77d0dcdea72f25. Historical: $175.7M obligated last 12 months across 44 awards (-69.1% YoY). Top vendor: TEPA EC, LLC (32.4%). (Agency-only FPDS match; no NAICS-specific history found.) - DEPT OF DEFENSE NAICS 237: 87 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 43.32/week (+100.8%). Total dollar volume: $835.2M. Anchor:
67f66e7b47974fd8a2cc7179df4404f1. Historical: $570.9M obligated last 12 months across 56 awards (-54.0% YoY). Top vendor: BFBC LLC (13.8%). - INTERIOR NAICS 541: 84 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 40.99/week (+104.9%). Total dollar volume: $25.6M. Anchor:
dea4f00601054206b26d1fcb4cafbad8. Historical: $3.6M obligated last 12 months across 6 awards (-98.7% YoY). Top vendor: PROVEN MANAGEMENT LLC (42.6%). - VETERANS AFFAIRS NAICS 238: 78 awards this week vs. a 90-day baseline of 32.98/week (+136.5%). Total dollar volume: $38.3M. Anchor:
68798344c64b49a3a2df69dd0e1666aa. Historical: $941.9M obligated last 12 months across 432 awards (-64.7% YoY). Top vendor: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC (18.2%). (Agency-only FPDS match; no NAICS-specific history found.)
Net-new buyers
Agency + NAICS combinations with ZERO 365-day baseline activity that posted in this window. Possible new mission-area entries.
- JUSTICE NAICS 488: 5 awards. Anchor:
f4d2384d608943599b0c19b2f8e3b7c6. - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL NAICS 221: 4 awards. Anchor:
60ba1688fa184640a9426edfa5153066. - INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: US-MEXICO NAICS 562: 3 awards. Anchor:
a2ded751f2f7400a8d4ef704a436f5c0.
Large-dollar opportunities ($10M+)
769ecea0e3a14763bad3360695f9d23c: $4.1B -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 722310). Historical: $37.0B obligated last 12 months across 3,056 awards (-15.8% YoY). Top vendor: THE BOEING COMPANY (24.6%). (Agency-only FPDS match; no NAICS-specific history found.)fbe531df463e49c6b591645b9649521d: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).6d95b7e9f9444f93a2750a844e591959: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).6e704c53beb346be95259e7667cda2c6: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).f49f4464f8294f858f55a7a16dde5511: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).e567cb790e0b445fa62b92a3fc1c463f: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).b4940af1aef540dc8929286e03b6c9c7: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).225ab387790b412b92d28c5d64fca65a: $900.0M -- DEPT OF DEFENSE (NAICS 236220). Historical: $4.8B obligated last 12 months across 42 awards (+7.4% YoY). Top vendor: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (20.3%).
Tight-response solicitations (<14 days, $1M+)
297b27adece1422884ab66f513cc66a5: $300.0M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 541330. Deadline: 2026-09-04T11:12:13-05:00.398160c51fbd4e6f942837e7fa70bd1a: $3.0M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 339940. Deadline: 2026-09-04T11:12:13-05:00.5d0b4f6f619c4f188a4ba1ebec58852e: $1.6M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 611512. Deadline: 2026-09-04T11:12:13-05:00.f18e89668f504b07af4b6b2c84bb1af1: $1.5M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 541810. Deadline: 2026-09-03T11:12:13-05:00.f9ce769e5d5945b2ad353dbe518149cb: $1.0M with a 0-day window. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NAICS 541611. Deadline: 2026-09-03T11:12:13-05:00.
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
The themes above are backed by the following structured signals, each tagged with the theme it supports.
| Theme | Agency | NAICS | Set-aside | Volume change | Dollar change | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
spike_dept_of_defense_238
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 238 | +113% |
30c4a0381b08447da69b63898690fd91
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| 151 awards this week vs. 70.93/week 90-day baseline; $1.1B total. | ||||||
spike_interior_238
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INTERIOR | 238 | +193% |
31ff094f7c0b4a4a8d77d0dcdea72f25
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| 98 awards this week vs. 33.44/week 90-day baseline; $13.1M total. | ||||||
spike_dept_of_defense_237
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 237 | +101% |
67f66e7b47974fd8a2cc7179df4404f1
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| 87 awards this week vs. 43.32/week 90-day baseline; $835.2M total. | ||||||
spike_interior_541
|
INTERIOR | 541 | +105% |
dea4f00601054206b26d1fcb4cafbad8
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| 84 awards this week vs. 40.99/week 90-day baseline; $25.6M total. | ||||||
spike_veterans_affairs_238
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VETERANS AFFAIRS | 238 | +136% |
68798344c64b49a3a2df69dd0e1666aa
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| 78 awards this week vs. 32.98/week 90-day baseline; $38.3M total. | ||||||
spike_agriculture_238
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AGRICULTURE | 238 | +282% |
43479c65ee5a49ae9f82114888fd7ce2
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| 66 awards this week vs. 17.27/week 90-day baseline; $11.6M total. | ||||||
spike_interior_237
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INTERIOR | 237 | +188% |
0e631687b7fe4a078c64a5b5a6218fc3
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| 50 awards this week vs. 17.34/week 90-day baseline; $109.2M total. | ||||||
spike_interior_561
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INTERIOR | 561 | +116% |
93897558ec0a449c82c978ec7778ae65
|
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| 37 awards this week vs. 17.11/week 90-day baseline; $421K total. | ||||||
new_buyer_justice_488
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JUSTICE | 488 |
f4d2384d608943599b0c19b2f8e3b7c6
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| Zero 365-day baseline activity; 5 awards this week. | ||||||
new_buyer_architect_of_the_capitol_221
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL | 221 |
60ba1688fa184640a9426edfa5153066
|
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| Zero 365-day baseline activity; 4 awards this week. | ||||||
new_buyer_international_boundary_and_water_commission_us_mexico_
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: US-MEXICO | 562 |
a2ded751f2f7400a8d4ef704a436f5c0
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| Zero 365-day baseline activity; 3 awards this week. | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_722310
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 722310 | unrestricted |
769ecea0e3a14763bad3360695f9d23c
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| $4.1B estimated value. United States Marine Corps Garrison Food Services Contract | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
fbe531df463e49c6b591645b9649521d
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
6d95b7e9f9444f93a2750a844e591959
|
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
6e704c53beb346be95259e7667cda2c6
|
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
f49f4464f8294f858f55a7a16dde5511
|
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
e567cb790e0b445fa62b92a3fc1c463f
|
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
b4940af1aef540dc8929286e03b6c9c7
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
large_dollar_dept_of_defense_236220
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DEPT OF DEFENSE | 236220 | unrestricted |
225ab387790b412b92d28c5d64fca65a
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| $900.0M estimated value. FA910126RB011 FARM III RFP | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_541330
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 541330 |
297b27adece1422884ab66f513cc66a5
|
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| $300.0M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_339940
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 339940 |
398160c51fbd4e6f942837e7fa70bd1a
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| $3.0M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_611512
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 611512 |
5d0b4f6f619c4f188a4ba1ebec58852e
|
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| $1.6M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_541810
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 541810 |
f18e89668f504b07af4b6b2c84bb1af1
|
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| $1.5M with 0-day response window. | ||||||
tight_response_general_services_administration_541611
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | 541611 |
f9ce769e5d5945b2ad353dbe518149cb
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| $1.0M with 0-day response window. | ||||||