Federal Opportunities in

Illinois

62

open solicitations

Scott Air Force Base near St. Louis is headquarters of U.S. Transportation Command, which buys transportation and logistics services worldwide, and Naval Station Great Lakes runs the Navy's only boot camp.

Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab near Chicago draw Department of Energy research contracting, and Rock Island Arsenal manages Army sustainment and manufacturing.

Open solicitations sourced directly from SAM.gov and DIBBS.
Last Updated from SAM: October 26, 2026 at 5:05AM ET

Map of Active Federal Contract Opportunities in Illinois

Open federal solicitations across Illinois, plotted by place of performance. 58 solicitations are shown at 21 separate locations — larger markers are locations with more than one open solicitation. Hover a marker to see what is being solicited there.

58 of 62 solicitations shown — the rest list no place of performance we can locate.

Top Agencies

Agencies with the most open opportunities in Illinois.

1 Department of Defense 26 41.9%
2 Department of Veterans Affairs 15 24.2%
3 Department of Energy 13 21%
4 Department of Justice 2 3.2%
5 General Services Administration 2 3.2%
6 Environmental Protection Agency 2 3.2%
7 Department of the Interior 1 1.6%
8 Department of Agriculture 1 1.6%

Top
Sectors

The most active sectors for current open opportunities in Illinois.

20 Construction (23) (33.9%)
15 Professional Services (25.4%)
14 Manufacturing (31-33) (23.7%)
3 Real Estate (5.1%)
3 Administrative Services (5.1%)
2 Other Services (3.4%)
1 Health Care (1.7%)
1 Agriculture (1.7%)

NAICS
Breakdown

The most popular NAICS codes for current open opportunities in Illinois.

9 Commercial and institutional building construction • 236220 (15.3%)
7 Computer systems design services • 541512 (11.9%)
3 Other building equipment contractors • 238290 (5.1%)
3 Industrial building construction • 236210 (5.1%)
2 Cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing • 333515 (3.4%)
2 All other miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing • 335999 (3.4%)
2 NAICS 54171 • 54171 (3.4%)
2 Architectural services • 541310 (3.4%)
···
29 Other NAICS Codes (49.2%)

Contract Language (Buzzwords)

26 phrases • Illinois

The terms appearing most often across Illinois's open solicitations, tracked daily over the last 30 days. Each figure is how many of those days the phrase appeared — the language an agency uses consistently says more about what it buys than any single day does.

Consistently used

fermilab30/30information technology24/30↓technology needs24/30↓needs commercial16/30↓opening amendment14/30fermi13/30fouo12/30revitalized12/30↑batavia11/30disrupted11/30hillsboro11/30makeup11/30↓mobilizing11/30vegetative11/30ashbritt10/30attest10/30↑believing10/30convene10/30↓damen10/30severely10/30

Newly appearing

chairperson9/30↓acquisistion6/30↓jesse5/30morgue5/30↓nonconformances2/30tabulate2/30

Open Solicitations

Open federal contracting opportunities in Illinois, posted on SAM.gov. These are projects and services an agency is seeking bids or information for, from early notices through full solicitations.

Showing 1–10 of 58 open solicitations for Illinois

Title Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation HYTORC Torque Wrench kit
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 333515
Department of Defense
Oct 16, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary HYTORC Torque Wrench Kit
Sources Sought Sources Sought/Request for Information Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) – Quincy Bay Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project- Stage 1
Sources Sought
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 237990
Department of Defense
Sep 22, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Dredging services for Upper Mississippi River restoration project in Quincy Bay
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation WAFER BROACH HOLDING BAR
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 333515
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
Due today
Summary Wafer Broach Holding Bars IAW drawing 12593208-104
Sources Sought 36C255-27-AP-0365 - CT Contrast Injector Maintenance Services
Sources Sought
Electronic And Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance 811210
Department of Veterans Affairs
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
Due today
Summary Bayer Medrad Stellant FLEX CT Contrast Injector Systems Maintenance Services Contract
Sources Sought IL Army National Guard Uniform Alterations and Tailoring Services
Sources Sought -
Department of Defense
Oct 14, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
1 day left
Summary Illinois Army National Guard Uniform Alterations and Tailoring Services Contract
Sources Sought Request for Information Residential Reentry Services and Home Confinement Services within Springfield, Illinois. Home Confinement radius within 200 miles of the RRC Faciliy.
Sources Sought
Other Residential Care Facilities 623990
Department of Justice
Sep 28, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
1 day left
Summary Residential Reentry Services and Home Confinement Services for Illinois Counties
Solicitation 5W Pulse Tube CryoCooler
Solicitation
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 339999
Department of Energy
Oct 13, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
1 day left
Summary Fixed Price Proposal for 5W @4.2k Pulse Tube CryoCoolers
Solicitation Bulk Foundry Sand
Solicitation
All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 327999
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
1 day left
Summary Bulk Foundry Sand - BadgerCast FW80
Solicitation Modernize Damen (Bldg. 1) Elevators Construction 537-24-101
Solicitation
Other Building Equipment Contractors 238290
Department of Veterans Affairs
Oct 5, 2026 Oct 29, 2026
2 days left
Summary Modernization of Damen Elevators 1-8 and Morgue Elevator at Jesse Brown VAMC
Solicitation PIP-II BOOSTER GMPS POWER SUPPLY GIRDER TRIMMING CAPACITORS
Solicitation
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing 335999
Department of Energy
Oct 2, 2026 Oct 29, 2026
2 days left
Summary Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory PIP-II Booster GMPS Power Supply Components

DIBBS Requests

Recent DIBBS listings in Illinois. DIBBS is the official product procurement database for the Department of Defense, and typically involves products, not services.

Showing 1–4 of 4 DIBBS requests for Illinois

Title Quantity Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
DIBBS Request Nonmetallic Hose Assembly
1 EA DIBBS Request
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing 326220
Department of Defense
Oct 13, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Nonmetallic Hose Assembly Part Number 1002167M-77
DIBBS Request Gasket
4 EA DIBBS Request
Gasket, Packing, And Sealing Device Manufacturing 339991
Department of Defense
Oct 21, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
1 day left
DIBBS Request Nonmetallic Hose
1 EA DIBBS Request -
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary Nonmetallic Commercial Off The Shelf Hose
DIBBS Request Valve Cap
1 EA DIBBS Request
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 332919
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary Approved Material Valve Cap

Expiring Contracts

Expiring Contracts (1069)

Contracts from Illinois that we believe have the best chance for a re-compete. Filtered to award types A, C, and D with values of $15K or more, ending between 3 months ago and 6 months from now.

Incumbent Vendor

CELTIC COMMERCIAL PAINTING LLC

Contract Value

$50,000

Place of Performance

Chicago, IL

Sector

Construction (23)

Description

Paint and patch services for the rrb, option period three delivery task order.

End Date

Sep 29, 2026

Start Date

Sep 30, 2025

Award Type: BPA Call (A)
Incumbent Vendor

BELL AND HOWELL, LLC

Contract Value

$881,651

Place of Performance

Hines, IL

Sector

Other Services

Description

Hitc service and maintenance of mail handler aims equipment bell and howell phillipsburg mailstar.

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

Oct 1, 2022

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
Incumbent Vendor

JUNCTURE CONSULTING, LLC

Contract Value

$28,700

Place of Performance

Chicago, IL

Sector

Health Care

Description

Qa case review initial disability cases - base period

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

Sep 30, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
Incumbent Vendor

PCI SERVICES INC

Contract Value

$1,825,791

Place of Performance

Rockford, IL

Sector

Administrative Services

Description

Janitorial services for forest products laboratory

End Date

Sep 18, 2026

Start Date

Sep 19, 2022

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: C (C)
Incumbent Vendor

MAMMACARE CORP

Contract Value

$33,027

Place of Performance

Chicago, IL

Sector

Education

Description

Education and instruction of mammacare clinician led clinical breast examination simulators.

End Date

Aug 31, 2026

Start Date

May 1, 2026

Award Type: BPA Call (A)
Incumbent Vendor

OCEANCOMM INCORPORATED

Contract Value

$1,676,961

Place of Performance

Chicago, IL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Developing a video-streaming and protocol switching on improved sdam hardware, that offers support for both the low-level and high-performance.

End Date

Sep 4, 2026

Start Date

Sep 30, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
Incumbent Vendor

TELEMEDIA LLC

Contract Value

$74,220

Place of Performance

Buffalo Grove, IL

Sector

Education

Description

Hvac training-option year 4

End Date

Jan 19, 2027

Start Date

Jan 13, 2026

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Incumbent Vendor

APPLIED THIN FILMS, INC

Contract Value

$1,783,276

Place of Performance

Skokie, IL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Large 3d cmc rf windows for extreme hypersonic environments

End Date

Jul 27, 2026

Start Date

Jul 26, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Supplemental Agreement (B)
Incumbent Vendor

BIZHIW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Contract Value

$2,845,895

Place of Performance

Scott Afb, IL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

618 air communications squadron information technology mission support

End Date

Sep 29, 2026

Start Date

Sep 30, 2023

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
Incumbent Vendor

ALL ABOUT PAVEMENTS INC

Contract Value

$239,709

Place of Performance

Chatham, IL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Ft leavenworth paver

End Date

Aug 27, 2026

Start Date

Aug 27, 2025

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Incumbent Vendor

TACTICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS INC

Contract Value

$450,000

Place of Performance

Addison, IL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Flightline battleview

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

May 6, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: M (M)
Incumbent Vendor

DARRAH ELECTRIC COMPANY

Contract Value

$1,535,940

Place of Performance

Lockport, IL

Sector

Manufacturing (31-33)

Description

Supply of pulsed power switch assemblies, lockport, will county, illinois

End Date

Aug 29, 2026

Start Date

Jun 6, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
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Recent Illinois Winners

The vendors awarded the most for federal work performed in Illinois from Nov 2025 – Oct 2026, ranked by obligated dollars each month. A vendor holding the top spot every month is an incumbent; gaps and movement are where the competition is.

Vendor Oct
26
Jun
26
Feb
26
Jan
26
Dec
25
Nov
25
Total Contracts
HQ: Itasca, Illinois
· 1 1 1 2 8 $790.0M 788
Uchicago Argonne, Llc
1 8 2 5 5 1 $552.9M 6
HQ: Mundelein, Illinois
· 3 · 4 3 3 $309.3M 139
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, Llc
· 11 3 · · 2 $292.6M 3
Ddb Chicago Inc.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· · 5 3 1 6 $275.6M 19
HQ: Rolling Meadows, Illinois
· 13 8 2 4 · $229.5M 90
HQ: Rockford, Illinois
· 4 4 6 10 7 $203.5M 1,285
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· 2 · · · · $140.0M 11
HQ: Rosemont, Illinois
· 6 7 9 12 10 $95.9M 14
HQ: Warrenville, Illinois
· · · · 8 4 $84.6M 6
HQ: Wood Dale, Illinois
· 5 · 10 11 · $71.5M 71
Goodwill Industries Of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
· · · 11 6 · $54.9M 2
HQ: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3 7 · · 13 · $54.2M 3
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· · · · · 5 $41.1M 3
HQ: Wood Dale, Illinois
· · 13 15 · 9 $34.3M 401
HQ: Vernon Hills, Illinois
· · · · 7 · $29.7M 11
Universal Protection Service, Limited Partnership
· · 15 13 · 12 $29.3M 3
HQ: Harvey, Illinois
· · · 7 · · $29.0M 4
HQ: North Chicago, Illinois
2 · · · · · $28.9M 65
Ameritech Contracting Llc
HQ: Berlin, Connecticut
· · · 8 · · $28.5M 1
Cherry Meat Packers, Inc
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· 10 · 12 · · $25.9M 2
Imt Defense Corp
· · · · 9 · $23.4M 1
HQ: Cherry Valley, Illinois
· · 6 · · · $20.2M 25
HQ: Canton, Georgia
7 14 · · · · $18.3M 2
College Of American Pathologists
· · · · 14 · $15.4M 3
HQ: Park Ridge, Illinois
· · · · · 11 $13.6M 575
General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems, Inc.
HQ: Marion, Illinois
· 9 · · · · $13.3M 2
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· · 9 · · · $13.0M 1
Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc
· · · · 15 · $12.5M 1
Arinc Incorporated
· · · · · 13 $11.7M 2
Sysmex America, Inc
HQ: Lincolnshire, Illinois
4 · · · · · $11.6M 57
Veteran Technology Partners Llc
· · 10 · · · $11.3M 3
Ecs Federal, Llc
· 12 · · · · $10.6M 1
Uncomn Llc
· · · · · 14 $10.5M 8
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
HQ: Secaucus, New Jersey
5 · · · · · $10.3M 2
Kay And Associates, Inc.
· · 11 · · · $10.2M 8
HQ: Westchester, Illinois
6 · · · · · $10.0M 4
HQ: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
· · 12 · · · $9.6M 1
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
· · 14 · · · $9.2M 1
Federal Specialized Services, Llc
· 15 · · · · $8.8M 1
Consumer Capital Group Corp.
· · · 14 · · $8.5M 1
HQ: Niles, Illinois
· · · · · 15 $8.3M 2
HQ: Oak Park, Illinois
8 · · · · · $8.3M 4
Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc.
9 · · · · · $8.0M 2
HQ: Memphis, Tennessee
10 · · · · · $7.6M 2
HQ: Baltimore, Maryland
11 · · · · · $5.2M 1
HQ: Wakefield, Massachusetts
12 · · · · · $3.8M 1
Abbott Molecular Inc.
13 · · · · · $3.3M 4
Fis Capital Markets Us Llc
14 · · · · · $2.9M 1
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.
15 · · · · · $2.2M 5

Each cell is that vendor's rank for the month; a dot means they weren't in that month's top ten. Hover a rank for the month's dollars and contract count.

Procurement Outlook

What is coming for Illinois: early signals of work that reaches SAM.gov and DIBBS later, often a year or more out.

Planned military construction

Projects in the FY2027 budget request, by installation. These typically reach SAM.gov as design and construction solicitations a year or more after they appear here.

FY2027 request
$38 million
requested, not yet appropriated
Projects
1
at 1 installation
Services
1
Army Reserve
Army Reserve

Fort Sheridan

$38 million
1 project requested
  • Area Maintenance Support Activity $38 million

Requested in the budget, not yet appropriated — Congress can defer, rescope or drop a project. Source: Department of War Comptroller, C-1 Construction Programs.