Read 25 October 2026
Research and evaluation RFPs, State of California
19 open RFPs in California right now. Evaluations, surveys, evidence reviews and applied research contracts.
These are the notices as the buyers published them. Which of them your firm could actually win is a different question, and it is the one a Watch answers: we read every open notice against your own words and put a verdict on each.
Open in California
12 notices, soonest deadline first
High-Performance Space Computing (HPSC) (Pre-RFI Market Research)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA Management Office -- Jpl
Place of performance: Pasadena, CA. Set-aside: No Set aside used.
closes 30 October 2026 — 4 days
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Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems (Pre-RFI Market Research)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA Management Office -- Jpl
Place of performance: Pasadena, CA. Set-aside: No Set aside used.
closes 30 October 2026 — 4 days
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Spacecraft Electrical ?Power Systems (Pre-RFI Market Research)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA Management Office -- Jpl
Place of performance: Pasadena, CA. Set-aside: No Set aside used.
closes 30 October 2026 — 4 days
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Grand Island Mitigation Site
Dept of Defense
Place of performance: Walnut Grove, CA. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Project Description: Grand Island Mitigation Project Anticipated Posting Date: 09 October 2026 Sources Sought Number: W9123827X1CQX SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Construction…
closes 27 October 2026 — 1 day
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Request for Information and Draft PWS Feedback for DICE Laboratory Sustainment and Engineering Support
Dept of Defense
Place of performance: San Diego, CA. The Government is seeking feedback on transitioning the DICE Laboratory Support requirement from a 100% Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) structure to a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and CPFF structure.
closes 28 October 2026 — 2 days
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Motional Transducer
Dept of Defense — Dla Aviation at Warner Robins, Ga
Place of performance: CA. Sources Sought Template (Request for Interested Manufacturers) FROM: Brooke Whitford TO: DLA Aviation Procurement Operations at Warner Robins (SPRWA1) LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Request…
closes 28 October 2026 — 2 days
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SYSTEM DELTA 84 (SYD 84/MT) MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT MISSILE WARNING / MISSILE TRACKING EPOCH 3 and EPOCH 4, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dept of Defense
SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND (SSC) System Delta 84 (SYD 84/MT) MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT MISSILE WARNING / MISSILE TRACKING EPOCH 3 and EPOCH 4 UPDATE 21 August 2026 The Government has made available via DoD SAFE transmissions the following documents…
closes 31 October 2026 — 5 days
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Cowboy Hat Stewardship IRSC - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Department of Agriculture — Usda-Fs, Stewardship Contracting Branch
Place of performance: South Lake Tahoe, CA. Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total.
closes 2 November 2026 — 7 days
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Corneal Analyzer OPD-Scan III Wavefront Aberrometer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Place of performance: CA. Set-aside: No Set aside used.
closes 3 November 2026 — 8 days
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Engineering and technical support for AN/APG-65 and AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars
Dept of Defense — Naval Air Systems Command
Place of performance: El Segundo, CA. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD is seeking capable sources to provide engineering and technical support for AN/APG-65 and AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA…
closes 4 November 2026 — 9 days
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Replace HVAC Rooftop Units at Building 2275
Dept of Defense
Place of performance: March Air Reserve Base, CA. Project Information This pre-solicitation notice is being issued in accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1 and RFO FAR 5.1.
closes 5 November 2026 — 9 days
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Vertical Launching System (VLS) Launch Control Unit
Dept of Defense — Commanding Officer
Place of performance: Port Hueneme, CA. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) is conducting market research to identify qualified and responsible sources that may be interested in a potential future procurement…
closes 7 November 2026 — 11 days
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7 more open in California in this trade. A Watch reads all of them.
No delivery area stated
Open to a firm anywhere in the United States
These name no place. National frameworks and work that travels down a wire, so California is no obstacle.
Sources Sought for Market Research, Holder, Ammunition NSN: 1398-01-330-9529
Dept of Defense
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and l…
closes 29 October 2026 — 3 days
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Sources Sought for Market Research, Hand Pump Assembly, NSN: 4320-01-201-0814
Dept of Defense
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and l…
closes 30 October 2026 — 4 days
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Design-Build of USA Pavilion at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Expo 2030 - Request for Information - Market Research
Department of State
Please see attached Request for Information - Market Research regarding theFull Design-Build, Interior Exhibition Design-Build, Dissassemby and Removal of a USA Pavilion at Expo 2030 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
closes 11 November 2026 — 16 days
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Market Research Notice - General Market Research for Locally Available Materials and Welding Capabilities (Japan)
Dept of Defense
Place of performance: Yokosuka, JP-14. Set-aside: No Set aside used.
closes 20 November 2026 — 25 days
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Stable isotope sample analysis
Interior, Department of the — Usgs Contracting Activity
Geological Survey Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston Virgina requires the Stable isotope analysis of carbonate microfossils. The period of performance is one year ARO.
closes 26 October 2026 — under 24 hours
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Financial Review, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
Interior, Department of the — Indian Education Acquisition Office
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Financial Review, SIPI.
closes 27 October 2026 — 1 day
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