Public tenders in United States, one live feed.

It is very large and still active. In the last 120 days there were around 7.2K tenders on SAM.gov, with about USD 11,195.7M in total announced value. Activity has stayed steady at around 3,557 in 2026-04 and 3,688 in 2026-05, with 1 in 2026-06.

The market is highly skewed. The average tender is USD 7.2M, but the median is only USD 147K. That means a small number of very large awards lift the average well above the size of a typical opportunity.

Around 970 active organisations are buying, and a small group drives a lot of activity. The leading buyers include DLA Land and Maritime, DLA Aviation, Navsup Weapon Systems Support Mech, DLA Troop Support, Navsup Weapon Systems Support, and SPRMM1 DLA Mechanicsburg.

By volume, medical devices dominate with 3641 tenders. The next largest groups are telecom and broadcast equipment with 238, installation services with 170, electrical equipment with 104, software and packages with 96, IT services with 64, industrial machinery with 57, and printing and office supplies with 21.

The median bid window is 12 days. That makes speed important, especially for suppliers tracking recurring buyers and categories where notices move quickly on SAM.gov.

Yes. The market is newcomer friendly because 83% of winners took exactly one contract. At the same time, value is concentrated, so new suppliers can win, but the biggest rewards often go to repeatable defense linked accounts and a few exceptional awards.

The facts here do not state a blanket nationality rule. What is clear is that the market includes large defense linked buying activity and published opportunities on SAM.gov, so suppliers should check each notice for eligibility, domestic preference, security, and compliance terms.

The official public procurement portal is SAM.gov. That is where this entire U.S. federal procurement market is surfaced, so suppliers should monitor it directly and track the buyers and categories that match their offer.

Competition is mixed. Many winners are one time winners, but supplier concentration is still meaningful because the top five winners captured 48% of awarded value. In other words, the market is open, yet a small set of suppliers still captures a large share of value.

Otnox can help suppliers sift through the high volume on SAM.gov, focus on the buyers and categories that matter, and spot notices with realistic timing. That is useful in a market with around 7.2K tenders, a 12 day median bid window, and strong concentration among defense linked buyers.