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Contracts reserved for small businesses
5,799 of the 12,921 federal solicitations open right now — 45% — 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 Business4,755 open solicitationsService-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB)554 open solicitationsWomen-Owned Small Business (WOSB)259 open solicitations8(a) Business Development151 open solicitationsHUBZone80 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
California203 reserved bids openMaryland168 reserved bids openNorth Carolina130 reserved bids openTexas125 reserved bids openVirginia109 reserved bids openWashington78 reserved bids openFlorida77 reserved bids openNew Mexico72 reserved bids openOklahoma70 reserved bids openArizona68 reserved bids openKansas66 reserved bids openIllinois64 reserved bids openHawaii54 reserved bids openGeorgia52 reserved bids openOhio51 reserved bids openSouth Carolina49 reserved bids openMississippi49 reserved bids openColorado47 reserved bids openPennsylvania46 reserved bids openNew York45 reserved bids openNew Jersey43 reserved bids openUtah39 reserved bids openOregon38 reserved bids openLouisiana36 reserved bids openMassachusetts36 reserved bids openWisconsin35 reserved bids openAlabama33 reserved bids openAlaska30 reserved bids openMontana29 reserved bids openMissouri27 reserved bids openNebraska26 reserved bids openWyoming25 reserved bids openIdaho25 reserved bids openIndiana25 reserved bids openNorth Dakota24 reserved bids openWest Virginia24 reserved bids openNevada24 reserved bids openMinnesota22 reserved bids openConnecticut21 reserved bids openRhode Island19 reserved bids openSouth Dakota18 reserved bids openKentucky18 reserved bids openMaine18 reserved bids openArkansas16 reserved bids openIowa13 reserved bids openMichigan13 reserved bids openVermont11 reserved bids openTennessee11 reserved bids openDelaware10 reserved bids openNew Hampshire7 reserved bids open
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) by state
Texas32 reserved bids openCalifornia27 reserved bids openFlorida16 reserved bids openMissouri15 reserved bids openNew York14 reserved bids openIllinois14 reserved bids openSouth Carolina14 reserved bids openVirginia13 reserved bids openNorth Carolina12 reserved bids openAlabama11 reserved bids openOhio11 reserved bids openLouisiana11 reserved bids openMississippi11 reserved bids openTennessee8 reserved bids openNebraska7 reserved bids openMaine7 reserved bids openOklahoma7 reserved bids openWashington7 reserved bids openArizona7 reserved bids openDelaware6 reserved bids openKansas6 reserved bids openOregon5 reserved bids openSouth Dakota4 reserved bids openWyoming4 reserved bids openNew Jersey4 reserved bids openNevada4 reserved bids openNorth Dakota3 reserved bids openGeorgia3 reserved bids openKentucky3 reserved bids openIdaho3 reserved bids openPennsylvania3 reserved bids open
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by state
Oklahoma23 reserved bids openTexas17 reserved bids openVirginia6 reserved bids openFlorida4 reserved bids openPennsylvania3 reserved bids open
8(a) Business Development by state
Florida13 reserved bids openVirginia10 reserved bids openMaryland7 reserved bids openTexas6 reserved bids openOhio4 reserved bids open
HUBZone by state
New York9 reserved bids openWisconsin7 reserved bids openOhio4 reserved bids openTexas4 reserved bids openGeorgia3 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.