Federal Opportunities in

India

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open solicitations

Federal contracting in India supports the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and consulates in several major cities, among the busiest U.S. diplomatic posts in the world.

Health, scientific and defense cooperation programs add periodic service and supply solicitations.

Open solicitations sourced directly from SAM.gov and DIBBS.
Last Updated from SAM: October 7, 2026 at 5:06AM ET

Top Agencies

Agencies with the most open opportunities in India.

1 Department of Defense 1 50%
2 Department of State 1 50%

Top
Sectors

The most active sectors for current open opportunities with performance in India.

1 Manufacturing (31-33) (50%)
1 Professional Services (50%)

NAICS
Breakdown

The most popular NAICS codes for current open opportunities with performance in India.

1 All other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing • 332999 (50%)
1 Interior design services • 541410 (50%)

Contract Language (Buzzwords)

14 phrases • India

The terms appearing most often across India'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

anna12/30burchett12/30chennai12/30chennaiprocurement12/30circle12/30courier12/30gemini12/30herewith12/30malathy12/30queries12/30ravi12/30salai12/30saturday12/30seth12/30

Open Solicitations

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

Showing 1–1 of 1 open solicitation for India

Title Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
Special Notice CANCELLATION OF SOLICITATION NOTICE: 191N6026Q0008 – PR16205552 - Physical space design and furnishing work at American Center Chennai
Special Notice
Interior Design Services 541410
Department of State
 Sep 28, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
21 days left
Summary Physical Space Design and Furnishing Services for American Center Chennai

DIBBS Requests

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

Showing 1–1 of 1 DIBBS request for India

Title Quantity Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
DIBBS Request Sleeve Bushing
15 EA DIBBS Request
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 332999
Department of Defense
 Oct 1, 2026 Oct 7, 2026
Due today

Procurement Outlook

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

Arms sales notified to Congress

Each one signals the parts, services and support that follow — often years of them.

Last 12 months
4 notices
13 on record since 2021
Notified value
$521 million
last 12 months
Parts & services
85%
rather than major defense equipment
May 18, 2026 Army

Apache Helicopters Follow-on Support

$198 million
All parts, services & other equipment
Case IN-B-UAU Read the notice →
May 18, 2026 Army

Sustainment Support for M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers

$230 million
All parts, services & other equipment

Ancillary items; spares; repair and return; training; technical assistance; field service representative; depot capability; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

Case IN-B-UNC Read the notice →
November 19, 2025 Army

Javelin Missile System

$46 million
Major defense equipment $37 million · Other $9 million
Case IN-B-UNB Read the notice →
November 19, 2025 Army

Excalibur Projectiles

$47 million
Major defense equipment $40 million · Other $8 million
Case IN-B-UNA Read the notice →
July 25, 2025 Update Air Force

Update: C-17 follow-on support, including spares and repair parts

$1.1 billion
Read the notice →
April 30, 2025 Navy

Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness

$131 million
All parts, services & other equipment
Case IN-P-LBM Read the notice →

A notice is a possible sale reported to Congress, not a contract — some take years to be signed and some never are. Source: Federal Register arms sales notifications.