On July 20, 2026, contracting activity shows a high procurement pulse of 60/100, driven by intense demand for Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance systems with 1,468 events and Precision Guided Munitions with 1,382 events. This surge in hardware acquisition contrasts sharply with spending declines across engineering, cybersecurity, and AI sectors, which have dropped nearly 100% against baseline levels. The pattern suggests a strategic pivot toward immediate kinetic and surveillance capabilities amid 199 recorded conflict events, including 15 critical incidents.
2 procurement categories at HIGH demand. Conflict events driving active signals across ISR, PGM, AMMO.
Opportunity Categories by conflict demand signal
Spending Surge Indicators
Category Intelligence (spending + trend + conflict demand)
| Category | Spending | Trend | Demand | Insight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Engineering & R&D
ENGINEERING · 22 qtrs
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$134.4B | ▼ 99.1% DECLINING | LOW (42) Ranked #9 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 42.4 from 42 events. | Spending down -99.1% with no conflict-driven demand signal. Category at baseline. |
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Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance
ISR · 22 qtrs
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$128.3B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | HIGH (1474) Ranked #1 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 2087.6 from 1474 events. | Spending contracting despite high event demand (1474 events). Divergence suggests upcoming procurement activity. |
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Precision Guided Munitions
PGM · 11 qtrs
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$53.2B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | HIGH (1387) Ranked #2 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 1990.6 from 1387 events. | Spending contracting despite high event demand (1387 events). Divergence suggests upcoming procurement activity. |
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Artificial Intelligence & ML
AI_ML · 33 qtrs
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$26.0B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | LOW (104) Ranked #7 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 118.0 from 104 events. | Spending down -100.0% with no conflict-driven demand signal. Category at baseline. |
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Cybersecurity & IT
CYBER · 11 qtrs
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$22.4B | ▼ 99.2% DECLINING | LOW (104) Ranked #6 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 118.0 from 104 events. | Spending down -99.2% with no conflict-driven demand signal. Category at baseline. |
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Logistics & Facilities
LOGISTICS · 11 qtrs
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$20.7B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | MODERATE (708) Ranked #5 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 528.7 from 708 events. | Moderate demand from 708 events but spending trending down (-100.0%). Watch for contract announcements. |
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Ammunition & Ordnance
AMMO · 22 qtrs
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$19.1B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | MODERATE (1387) Ranked #3 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 1990.6 from 1387 events. | Moderate demand from 1387 events but spending trending down (-100.0%). Watch for contract announcements. |
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Air Defense Systems
AIR_DEFENSE · 11 qtrs
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$17.5B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | MODERATE (1387) Ranked #4 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 1990.6 from 1387 events. | Moderate demand from 1387 events but spending trending down (-100.0%). Watch for contract announcements. |
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Communications & C4ISR
COMMS · 11 qtrs
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$7.2B | ▼ 100.0% DECLINING | LOW (87) Ranked #8 of 9 categories by conflict-event weighted demand. Score: 97.0 from 87 events. | Spending down -100.0% with no conflict-driven demand signal. Category at baseline. |
| Total | $428.8B | 9 categories · 2 high demand · 0 surging | ||
Conflict → Procurement Correlation
Awards Feed (DoD contracts $7.5M+)
| Title | Contractor | Amount | Agency | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P8A MISSION CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM MCDS | BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | $8M | Federal Acquisition Service | |
| CONTRACT AWARD FOR FAR-FORWARD BIOLOGICAL SEQUENCING INCREMENT G (FFBS-G) | SCITECH SERVICES INC | $18M | Federal Acquisition Service | |
| SITE WORK, DESIGN, FABRICATION, FREIGHT, INSTALLATION, LEASE AND SUBSEQUENT DEMO | TEYA SUPPORT SERVICES LLC | $22M | Departmental Offices | LOGISTICS |
| STRATEGIC READINESS - PRISM TASK ORDER - IN SUPPORT OF OUSW-PR | DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | $16M | Federal Acquisition Service | |
| AFRL SHADOW RAPTOR | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | $152M | Federal Acquisition Service | |
| FLIGHT ATTENDANT FUSELAGE TRAINER FA FUT | J.F. TAYLOR, INC. | $8M | Federal Acquisition Service | |
| THE ARNG CSG AND USARC REQUIRES A BRIDGE ORDER FOR CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO PROVIDE | ASM RESEARCH, LLC | $17M | Departmental Offices | |
| USAF/OSI TASK ORDER-001 | HUMANIT SOLUTIONS LLC | $13M | Departmental Offices | |
| DMSP DC3GS ENGINEERING SUSTAINMENT SERVICES | PERATON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC. | $30M | Federal Acquisition Service | ENGINEERING |
| GUARD ENTERPRISE CYBER OPERATIONS SUPPORT ORIGINAL AWARD. | GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | $223M | Federal Acquisition Service | CYBER |
| SUSTAINMENT ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE SURVEY AND INSTALL IONOSPHERIC GROUND SENSO | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $17M | Federal Acquisition Service | AMMO |
ENGINEERING
Engineering & R&DSpending down -99.1% with no conflict-driven demand signal. Category at baseline.
Opportunities Feed (SAM.gov defense solicitations)
| Title ▲▼ | Dept | NAICS ▲▼ | Set-Aside ▲▼ | Deadline ▲▼ | Category ▲▼ | Status ▲▼ | Score ▲▼ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Combat Maneuver Lab (CML) Systems Preventative Maintenance and Load Te | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Combat Maneuver Lab (CML) Systems Preventative Maintenance and Load Testing Support
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Massachusetts
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Double Decarboxylative Coupling (DDCC) Research and Synthesis | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Double Decarboxylative Coupling (DDCC) Research and Synthesis
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Laboratory Microwave Tissue Sample Processing System and Paraffin Proc | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Laboratory Microwave Tissue Sample Processing System and Paraffin Processing Kit
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
California
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | RADIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SU | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
RADIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (PDS)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) Sys | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 40% |
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Full Title
Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Ohio
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST) | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
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| ▶ | Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Ba | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) Ka-Band Backward-Compatible Relay Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix E - Final Solicitation
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Alabama
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Intersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
Intersection Safety Systems (ISS) Prototyping
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
District of Columbia
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | NextSTEP-3 Appendix B: Moon Base Demonstrations | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
NextSTEP-3 Appendix B: Moon Base Demonstrations
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Advanced Cyber Effects for Strategic Operations (ACESO) | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 40% |
|
Full Title
Advanced Cyber Effects for Strategic Operations (ACESO)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Small-Scale Industry Prototype | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Small-Scale Industry Prototype
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
District of Columbia
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | ADVANCING SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAPID ADOPTION (ASTRA) | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
ADVANCING SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAPID ADOPTION (ASTRA)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | ManTech sBAA | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
ManTech sBAA
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Perrseus | — | 541715 | Full & Open | 64d | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
Perrseus
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
September 23, 2026 at 01:00 PM UTC
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC) | — | 541715 | Full & Open | 38d | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
August 28, 2026 at 05:00 PM UTC
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Amendment #7: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CV | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
|
Full Title
Amendment #7: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Massachusetts
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | DRAFT for Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Developm | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
DRAFT for Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Alternate Access for Cyber Applications: Exodus | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 40% |
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Full Title
Alternate Access for Cyber Applications: Exodus
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | WindShape Turbulence Reduction screens for use with WindShape fan arra | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
WindShape Turbulence Reduction screens for use with WindShape fan array.
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
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| ▶ | Multi-Domain Force Applications and Traffic Management for Unmanned Ai | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 40% |
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Full Title
Multi-Domain Force Applications and Traffic Management for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (M-FAT)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Subnet BAA | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Subnet BAA
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Pennsylvania
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
Relevance Score
AI Summary
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| ▶ | Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DI | — | 541715 | Full & Open | 35d | ENGINEERING | NEW | 40% |
|
Full Title
Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Not specified
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
August 25, 2026 at 02:00 PM UTC
Relevance Score
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| ▶ | Special Operations Forces - Training, Testing, and Transition Services | — | 541715 | Full & Open | — | ENGINEERING | NEW | 30% |
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Full Title
Special Operations Forces - Training, Testing, and Transition Services (SOF-T Serve)
Pipeline Status
NEW
NAICS
541715 — R&D Physical/Engineering
Location
Florida
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Response Deadline
Not specified
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