Lab Instruments is a preview. HVAC is fully live today; the counts
below are real, but personalized digests for Lab Instruments open once enough
suppliers join the waitlist.
Who's buying
The federal offices currently posting open, biddable Lab Instruments solicitations —
live, not a historical average.
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 29 open
- DEPT OF DEFENSE 24 open
- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 21 open
- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 15 open
- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 8 open
Typical order size
- Small — up to $63K
- Medium — $63K to $208K
- Large — $208K+
How fast you need to respond
9.8 days — the typical window from posting to deadline
across 116 open Lab Instruments listings right now.
Have a certification? Members see exactly which contracts are set
aside for them — veteran-owned (SDVOSB/VOSB), woman-owned (WOSB/EDWOSB), 8(a),
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Unlock your certification view → What happened to last year’s work
According to the government’s own published award records, agencies
awarded 10,735 contracts in this trade in the 2025 federal budget year. Here is what happened to them.
- 2,477Open to anyone qualified. You could have bid on these.
- 5,165
Only for companies that already hold a long-term contract with
that agency.
Still competed — but only among the companies that won that
contract earlier.
- 3,093Never opened to bidding. Awarded directly, with no bid
to win.
A sample of what's open
Due in 5 days (Sep 16)
Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) System
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Open to all businesses
Full fit analysis in your personalized digest.
Due in 6 days (Sep 17)
FY26 Lab Consolidation for Coagulation CPRR Effort
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Open to all businesses
Full fit analysis in your personalized digest.
These 2 are a free preview.
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