United States tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 8,539 notices
- Notices published
- 8,539
- -41% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 4,802
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 11 days
- middle half: 8–15 days
- With a stated value
- 91
- 1% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 8,539 new procurement notices from buyers in United States (-41% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Manufacturing & Supply with 4,249 notices (50% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 11 days or less to respond. Tuesday was the busiest publishing day (38% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Manufacturing & Supply4,249 notices-41%
- Electronics semiconductors1,295 notices-33%
- Electrical equipment755 notices-22%
- Space satellite752 notices-27%
- Construction & Infrastructure369 notices-59%
- Chemicals & Materials240 notices-30%
- Facility Management & Cleaning150 notices-57%
- Financial & Professional Services143 notices-66%
- Healthcare & Pharma136 notices-46%
- Real Estate & Facilities87 notices-21%
- Transport & Logistics79 notices-37%
- IT & Telecom60 notices-77%
- Research, Studies & Evaluation47 notices-23%
- Education & Training43 notices-68%
- Agriculture & Food34 notices-44%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender8,350 notices
- Grant / funding call148 notices
- Request for proposal15 notices
- Contract award13 notices
- Invitation to bid11 notices
- Expression of interest1 notices
- Request for quotation1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday642 notices
- Tuesday3,263 notices
- Wednesday1,556 notices
- Thursday1,995 notices
- Friday686 notices
- Saturday17 notices
- Sunday380 notices
Most active buyers in United States
- National Institutes of Health33 notices
Stated values
91 of 8,539 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 91 | 4.0 million | 300.0 million | 1.6 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) · USD 300.0 million · closes —
- Fiscal Year 2027 Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program · USD 250.0 million · closes 16 Nov 2026
- Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program · USD 175.0 million · closes 20 Nov 2026
- 2027 Small Business Development Centers CORE · USD 140.0 million · closes 3 Dec 2026
- Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot · USD 100.0 million · closes 12 Jan 2027
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.