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Contracts reserved for small businesses
6,342 of the 13,782 federal solicitations open right now — 46% — are set aside: large businesses are excluded from bidding by law. If you hold a certification, these are the bids where your competition is smallest.
Total Small Business5,137 open solicitationsService-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB)626 open solicitationsWomen-Owned Small Business (WOSB)368 open solicitations8(a) Business Development124 open solicitationsHUBZone87 open solicitations
Reserved contracts by state
Place of performance matters: a bid reserved for your certification and performed in your state is the smallest field you will ever compete in. Only pairs with enough open reserved bids to be worth reading are listed.
Total Small Business by state
California185 reserved bids openMaryland166 reserved bids openTexas144 reserved bids openNorth Carolina130 reserved bids openWashington120 reserved bids openVirginia114 reserved bids openFlorida103 reserved bids openNew York67 reserved bids openGeorgia63 reserved bids openArizona60 reserved bids openOklahoma57 reserved bids openColorado56 reserved bids openIllinois55 reserved bids openPennsylvania55 reserved bids openNew Mexico54 reserved bids openUtah53 reserved bids openMississippi50 reserved bids openSouth Carolina45 reserved bids openMassachusetts42 reserved bids openMontana40 reserved bids openWest Virginia39 reserved bids openHawaii37 reserved bids openMissouri36 reserved bids openKansas35 reserved bids openLouisiana34 reserved bids openIdaho33 reserved bids openNorth Dakota32 reserved bids openNevada31 reserved bids openMinnesota28 reserved bids openOhio28 reserved bids openWisconsin26 reserved bids openArkansas25 reserved bids openAlabama23 reserved bids openNew Jersey23 reserved bids openMichigan22 reserved bids openOregon22 reserved bids openAlaska22 reserved bids openWyoming21 reserved bids openIndiana20 reserved bids openNebraska19 reserved bids openNew Hampshire18 reserved bids openConnecticut18 reserved bids openTennessee17 reserved bids openIowa17 reserved bids openMaine17 reserved bids openVermont16 reserved bids openKentucky14 reserved bids openRhode Island13 reserved bids openSouth Dakota9 reserved bids openDelaware9 reserved bids open
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) by state
Texas43 reserved bids openCalifornia26 reserved bids openNorth Carolina16 reserved bids openFlorida15 reserved bids openNew York14 reserved bids openMinnesota14 reserved bids openMissouri13 reserved bids openTennessee13 reserved bids openSouth Carolina13 reserved bids openVirginia11 reserved bids openGeorgia10 reserved bids openOhio10 reserved bids openOregon9 reserved bids openAlabama9 reserved bids openIllinois7 reserved bids openIdaho7 reserved bids openOklahoma6 reserved bids openArizona6 reserved bids openLouisiana6 reserved bids openSouth Dakota5 reserved bids openNew Jersey5 reserved bids openColorado5 reserved bids openDelaware5 reserved bids openPennsylvania5 reserved bids openNebraska5 reserved bids openKansas4 reserved bids openMontana4 reserved bids openMississippi4 reserved bids openArkansas3 reserved bids openWashington3 reserved bids openIowa3 reserved bids openMassachusetts3 reserved bids openNew Mexico3 reserved bids open
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by state
Oklahoma17 reserved bids openConnecticut8 reserved bids openTexas5 reserved bids openVirginia4 reserved bids openFlorida4 reserved bids openIdaho3 reserved bids open
8(a) Business Development by state
Florida11 reserved bids openVirginia9 reserved bids openMaryland5 reserved bids openCalifornia4 reserved bids openTexas3 reserved bids open
HUBZone by state
North Carolina10 reserved bids openNew York9 reserved bids openOhio3 reserved bids openWisconsin3 reserved bids open
How set-asides work
When a federal buyer sets a solicitation aside, only firms holding that status may submit — but you must prove the status exactly as the solicitation requires (SAM.gov registration, current certification, sometimes a signed representation). Claiming a set-aside you can't document is itself a non-responsive trigger. Every $99 compliance breakdown flags exactly which representations and certifications the specific solicitation demands.
This report compiles and structures publicly posted government solicitation information from official procurement sources. It is not legal advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency, and does not replace reading the full official solicitation and its amendments. Requirements, evaluation criteria, and deadlines are current as of the source posting — always confirm against the official solicitation and any addenda before you submit. Being responsive is your responsibility; verify every mandatory item in the official document.