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How do I find small federal government contracts to bid on as a small business?

Short answer: Search SAM.gov Contract Opportunities by NAICS code and state, search DLA DIBBS for supply quotes, and check USAspending.gov to see who won similar jobs and at what price. Small purchases between $15,000 and $350,000 are generally set aside for small businesses. XL Eagle's free contract search combines federal, state and local opportunities in one list.

The four places to look

  1. SAM.gov Contract Opportunities: the official federal list. Filter by NAICS code, set-aside type and place of performance.
  2. DLA DIBBS: military supply requests for quotation (see how to bid on DIBBS).
  3. USAspending.gov: past awards, to learn who buys what you sell and what they paid.
  4. State and local portals: each state and many cities run their own bid board (for Texas, the ESBD).

Pick jobs you can win

Start with small total-small-business set-asides, the ones between the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds. Fewer firms bid, requirements are shorter, and the buyer wants a quick, low-risk answer. Match the NAICS code to what you already do and look for work near where you operate.

One list instead of many

XL Eagle's contract search lists federal, state and local opportunities, updated daily, and you can browse by trade and state. If you find a job you want, send us your price and we can bid it as the prime.

Sources

XL Eagle LLC (UEI K6SYWSWZAMY9, CAGE 11R42) is an SBA small business and federal prime contractor in Austin, Texas, with 48 federal awards totalling $2.3 million, all public record on USAspending.gov. Updated 2026-11-12. More answers

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