Opportunity Spotlight
A First Look at FY 2027's Biggest Opportunities
UNRESTRICTED
Top 20 Unrestricted Opportunities
LOGCAP VI (U.S. Army) — $82B
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program VI
This year's largest opportunity; consolidates legacy LOGCAP, Army Pre-Positioned Stock, and Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise (EAGLE).
IAC MAC (Defense Technical Information Center) — $48B
DTIC Information Analysis Centers Multiple Award Contract
Ceiling jumped from $28B to $48B ahead of recompete; supports hundreds of Department of Defense R&D requirements.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) FFRDC — $30B
Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Manages NASA’s most iconic missions, including Mars Perseverance and Europa Clipper; held by Caltech, with subcontracting opportunities.
SET-ASIDE
Top 10 Set-Aside Opportunities
SOE TLS Program 6 (Defense Logistics Agency) — $60B
Special Operational Equipment Tailored Logistics Support Program 6
This year's largest small-business opportunity; round-the-clock logistics support already running $13B in annual sales.
STARS IV (General Services Administration) — $50B
Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services IV
Successor to 8(a) STARS III, timed to the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program reopening to new entrants after a year-long pause.
CenTAM (U.S. Census Bureau) — $2.6B
Census Bureau Transformation and Application Modernization
A brand-new requirement with no incumbent, spanning four Blanket Purchase Agreements across Census modernization.
FY 2027 Report Totals:
$306B top 20 unrestricted · $121.4B top 10 set-aside
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FY 2027 Trends
What's Reshaping FY 2027
A Government-Wide Push to Centralize Spending
Agencies are consolidating onto fewer contract vehicles, canceling or pausing billions in planned procurement (e.g. the $18B DHS Cyber Dome) as priorities shift.
A Regulatory Rewrite Could Redraw “Small Business”
A proposed SBA rule would overhaul federal size standards, potentially reclassifying thousands of companies economy-wide.
SBA 8(a) Reopens, to a Narrower Field
The flagship small-business program is approving new entrants again — but early entrants reflect a strikingly narrow slice of eligible businesses.
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Ashley Sanderson and Kathleen Sievers — the lead GovWin IQ analysts and subject matter experts behind this year's Unrestricted and Set-Aside reports — break down what's driving FY 2027's biggest opportunities.
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Common Questions About FY 2027's Top Opportunities
Get quick answers about Deltek's FY 2027 Top Federal Opportunities series, including what the Unrestricted and Set-Aside lists cover, how the two reports differ, and where to watch the webinars on demand. You'll also learn how proposed Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard changes could affect which companies qualify as small businesses.
An annual thought-leadership series from GovWin IQ analyzing the largest federal contracting opportunities for the coming fiscal year — backed by 150+ GovWin IQ market analysts.
The FY 2027 top 20 unrestricted opportunities are led by LOGCAP VI ($82B), DTIC IAC MAC ($48B), and the NASA JPL FFRDC ($30B), totaling $306B across the full list.
The FY 2027 top 10 set-aside opportunities are led by SOE TLS Program 6 ($60B), STARS IV ($50B), and CenTAM ($2.6B), totaling $121.4B across the full list.
Unrestricted opportunities are open to any qualified contractor; set-aside opportunities are reserved for small businesses and other designated socioeconomic categories.
A proposed SBA rule would overhaul federal size standards, potentially reclassifying thousands of companies and reshaping which firms qualify as “small” economy-wide.
Every October, at the start of the new federal fiscal year, GovWin IQ publishes both reports and hosts the companion webinar series.
Both the Unrestricted and Set-Aside sessions are available on-demand at the same series registration link, anytime.