Find federal contracts coming up for recompete by NAICS

September 27, 2026 · Worked example from the September 25 sample

A contract end date gives you a place to start researching future work. It does not mean that a bid is open. These two Virginia IT-services awards show why the option dates and recent modifications matter.

Same sector, different next steps

Both rows are from our September 25, 2026 version 0.2 sample for NAICS 541512 in Virginia. We rechecked the businesses and published end dates against USAspending on September 27. This is a dated example, not a live opportunities feed.

Official award	Incumbent, as filed	Current end	Potential end	What to investigate
1333BJ23C00280001	BLACKWATCH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	December 28, 2026	March 28, 2028	15 whole months between the end dates. The agency could exercise options; a December end does not establish a new competition.
140D0424C0021	METAPHASE CONSULTING LLC	December 31, 2026	December 31, 2026	No option time shown, but the record was modified September 8. The sample flags “Recently modified”: inspect the change before drawing a conclusion.

Run a search for your sector

In the Federal Contract Recompete Finder, choose your NAICS code and place of performance. This example searches Virginia IT services for current end dates from 3 months ahead to just before 18 months ahead:

{
  "naicsCodes": ["541512"],
  "placeOfPerformanceStates": ["VA"],
  "endsAfterMonths": 3,
  "endsBeforeMonths": 18
}

Dates are relative to the run date. A run today can return different rows. Review optionRunwayMonths, parentAwardId, recompeteSignal and signalReasons, then follow each official award link.

Check what the dates actually mean

Option runway is the whole-month difference between the current and potential end dates. It is not a prediction that options will be exercised. Missing potential dates are unknown, not proof that no options exist.
An expiring award is not a solicitation. Work may be extended, competed under an existing vehicle, changed or discontinued. Check SAM.gov Contract Opportunities for current notices and their requirements.
Signals are fixed rules, not probabilities. Even the label “Likely recompete” does not establish that an opportunity will appear, that you are eligible, or that an incumbent will lose work.
Source updates can lag. Defense award data carries a 90-day reporting delay; later modifications can change dates. Check current agency records before acting.

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Prepared by Record Foundry with AI assistance and source checks. Research only; no bid writing, legal advice or guaranteed awards. Independent of USAspending, SAM.gov and the source agencies.