8(a) Business Development set-aside contracts

Name: 8(a) Business Development set-aside federal contract opportunity counts
Creator: GovBidReport
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73 open federal solicitations are reserved for 8(a) firms — of 8,554 open overall. If you hold the certification, these are the bids where large businesses can't compete with you.

Reserved for participants in SBA's 8(a) Business Development program (a 9-year program for socially and economically disadvantaged firms). Includes sole-source awards. If you're 8(a)-certified, these bids exclude everyone who isn't.

8(a) set-asides by trade

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services19 reserved bids open Administrative and Support Services18 reserved bids open Ambulatory Health Care Services13 reserved bids open Construction of Buildings12 reserved bids open Specialty Trade Contractors3 reserved bids open Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing3 reserved bids open Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction2 reserved bids open Machinery Manufacturing1 reserved bid open Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1 reserved bid open Waste Management and Remediation Services1 reserved bid open

8(a) set-asides by state

Where the work is performed. Another 57 8(a) bids list no fixed location — any qualifying firm can compete regardless of state.

Virginia8 reserved bids open South Carolina3 reserved bids open

Closing soonest

Per solicitation · $249

A set-aside win still dies on a technicality

Reserved competition is smaller — but the compliance bar is identical, plus the status representations the set-aside itself requires. The $249 breakdown reads every solicitation document and lists each required form, pass/fail requirement, and non-responsive trigger.

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