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34 new federal opportunities landed in the RFP Snapshot library this week, each one read, structured, and condensed into a downloadable ~4-page Snapshot.

Two patterns define the week.

The soonest close is today, August 10, and four opportunities share it, including the Coast Guard's Counter-UUV Defeat Technologies brief and the OSD Rescue Support Services notice.

20 of the 34 close by August 17.

If you are triaging this list on a Monday morning, work top-down and stop reading anything below August 17 until you have cleared the front.

27 of 34 ran through an OASIS+ pool this week, up from 16 of 23 last week.

Unrestricted, Small Business, and 8(a) pools all appeared, and only one requirement on the entire list — the DOE Office of Science technical security buy — named no vehicle at all.

This is the one to review today.

The PS3 recompete is a fair opportunity competition inside the OASIS+ Small Business domain, with NAICS 561611 and a $25M size standard.

DCSA runs the background investigation mission for most of the federal government, so this is a named program with real follow-on volume and one of the longest runways in the week.

Review in the requirements in the RFP Snapshot library today.

22 of this week's 34 opportunities were RFIs.

Most of the week was agencies deciding what to buy rather than buying it.

The Coast Guard ran three of them, spanning counter-UUV defeat technologies, force-design modeling, and geospatial production.

The State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs ran two on the same day, one on aviation security and trusted transit, one on critical minerals and infrastructure investment.

GSA fronted market research for the Air Force four separate times, covering radar warning receiver sustainment, mission planning at the 89th Airlift Wing, SAF/AQ technical and analytic support, and Washington Headquarters Services electrical modernization.

Add USACE on Sentinel partnering, the Army on artillery chemical training and STORM logistics, USDA APHIS, USMC distribution management, HHS language access, DOJ on both Marshals Service admin support and forensic microscope maintenance, NNSA on program support, and OSD on rescue support, and you have a map of FY27 before a single RFP exists.

Every opportunity in this roundup is saved as a downloadable ~4-page Snapshot in the RFP Snapshot library, ready to open for paid subscribers.

On a free account? You can still run your own Snapshot on any solicitation, free.

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👉 Full roundup, sorted by deadline:
https://rfpsnapshot.com/solicitation-roundup-august-10-2026

GSA's Office of Acquisition Solutions Development has been publishing rolling apparent-awardee announcements for OASIS+ Phase II on SAM.gov since May 12, with the contractor list refreshed weekly.

That is the direct counterpart to this week's roundup: 27 of our 34 opportunities ran through OASIS+ pools, and the continuously open on-ramp is how firms without a seat get one.

Source: U.S. General Services Administration.

→ https://www.gsa.gov/buy-through-us/products-and-services/professional-services/buy-services/oasis-plus

Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul proposed rules published June 23, market research requirements move out of FAR Part 10 and into acquisition planning at Part 7, with Part 10 reserved.

The FAR Council also added new language encouraging draft RFPs and requests for information.

Comments closed July 23 and final rules are expected this year, which suggests the RFI-heavy weeks are structural, not seasonal.

Source: Federal Register, FAR Case 2026-002.

→ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12560/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-6-7-10-18

In comments filed on the proposed large language model acquisition rule, Palantir argued the clause exceeds GSA's authority and would push agencies toward non-GSA vehicles to buy commercial AI.

The position is sharper than most industry groups, which asked GSA to revise rather than withdraw.

Reported by Christian Robles, Nextgov/FCW, August 6.

→ https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2026/08/palantir-calls-gsa-withdraw-draft-ai-acquisition-rule/415253/

The House approved its $1.15 trillion defense authorization on a 216-212 vote on July 22, while the Senate Armed Services Committee's $1.14 trillion version has been blocked from the floor.

For services contractors, the provision to watch is the House bill's Section 801, which would codify limits on lowest-price-technically-acceptable awards.

Reported by Breaking Defense.

→ https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/house-passes-2027-ndaa-while-measure-remains-stalled-in-the-senate/

The agency announced a rebuilt website on July 30 intended to consolidate access to capital, counseling, and contracting resources, with an explicit emphasis on small manufacturers and builders.

Worth a bookmark check if you have saved links to certification or size standard pages.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, News Release 26-78.

→ https://legacy.sba.gov/article/2026/07/30/sba-celebrates-73rd-anniversary-new-sbagov-streamlines-capital-resources-small-businesses

See you next Monday,

The RFP Snapshot Team