United States tender market report, August 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 2,448 notices
- Notices published
- 2,448
- Still open
- 133
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 15 days
- middle half: 12–16 days
- With a stated value
- 92
- 4% of notices
Summary
In August 2026, FreeTender recorded 2,448 new procurement notices from buyers in United States. The largest sector was Manufacturing & Supply with 1,325 notices (54% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 15 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (25% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Manufacturing & Supply1,325 notices
- Electronics semiconductors246 notices
- Electrical equipment180 notices
- Space satellite146 notices
- Construction & Infrastructure122 notices
- Financial & Professional Services84 notices
- Healthcare & Pharma72 notices
- Chemicals & Materials50 notices
- IT & Telecom35 notices
- Facility Management & Cleaning29 notices
- Agriculture & Food26 notices
- Real Estate & Facilities23 notices
- Transport & Logistics22 notices
- Education & Training19 notices
- Social Development & Inclusion15 notices
How buyers tendered
- Open tender2,262 notices
- Grant / funding call137 notices
- Request for proposal21 notices
- Contract award15 notices
- Request for quotation7 notices
- Consultancy2 notices
- Expression of interest2 notices
- Corrigendum2 notices
Publishing day
- Monday480 notices
- Tuesday280 notices
- Wednesday475 notices
- Thursday624 notices
- Friday224 notices
- Saturday9 notices
- Sunday356 notices
Most active buyers in United States
- U.S. National Science Foundation20 notices
- World Bank project15 notices
Stated values
92 of 2,448 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 92 | 6.2 million | 787.0 million | 4.4 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity · USD 787.0 million · closed
- U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program · USD 500.0 million · closes 31 May 2027
- Development of Fiscal Year 2027 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals · USD 495.0 million · closed
- Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) · USD 280.0 million · closes 5 Oct 2076
- MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) · USD 200.0 million · closes 8 Oct 2076
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.