Research systems-design opportunities and award activity
Video sections for this page
- 0:00 — Find systems-design opportunities
- 0:23 — Assess the current notice list
- 0:57 — Research award activity separately
- 1:16 — Read the grouped award example
- 1:49 — Distinguish the group from an individual action
- 2:18 — Verify the selected action and dates
- 2:59 — Check the actual work before treating it as a lead
Application path: Main Menu → Research All Open Solicitations → NAICS search; then Main Menu → Award History → a separate NAICS/year search.
An IT supplier can use the same industry classification to find current notices and investigate award activity. These are separate research questions. An award sharing a classification is not automatically a predecessor or incumbent for an open notice.
Find current opportunities
Enter 541512 in NAICS Code, leave the keyword boxes blank and archives unchecked, and select the Search beside NAICS.
The October 24, 2026 example returned 95 notices, 50 per page. MCC Software Development Recompete, from MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION, showed October 13–29, 2026, DC, and No Set aside used. Read View Solicitation for the scope, response instructions and current deadline. Use Forward or Create Folder when following up on a suitable lead.
Research earlier buying separately
Return to Main Menu → Award History. Choose 2026, enter 541512 in NAICS Code, and select its Search. The resulting list reaches the 5,000-result limit, with 100 rows per page. Do not interpret that limit as the complete market size.
A displayed BCT PARTNERS row describes INMATE TECHNOLOGY INTERPRETATION SERVICES, contract 15B30627F00000019, modification 0, reference 15BNAS21D00000087. Its summary Total is $1,134,944.25. Compare the work description with your services; this record does not establish the history of the MCC notice.
Inspect an action rather than assuming the total
Expand the row. The child grid includes other contract numbers associated with the same reference. Locate the specific contract and modification before following its detail link. The selected action shows $7,373.11, distinct from the summary total.
Verify the action and check business fit
The individual record confirms 15B30627F00000019, modification 0, solicitation 15BNAS21Q00000007, buyer Bureau of Prisons and BCT PARTNERS. Date Signed is October 19, 2026. Action Obligation, Base and Exercised Options and Base and All Options each show $7,373.11. Ultimate Completion is September 30, 2027; Completion is blank. Keep those date and amount fields distinct.
The classification section shows Principal NAICS 541512 and PSC Q522. Expanded award descriptions include teleradiology and X-ray work. These records demonstrate why a code match alone cannot establish a fit for a general IT company. Check the actual work, buyer, dates and requirements. This separate query establishes no predecessor or incumbent relationship with the MCC notice.
Continue with field and workbook walkthroughs
Use solicitation results for notice columns and actions, award results for grouped and individual rows, and award details for the complete action fields. The existing worksheet lessons explain the same export layouts used here; changing the NAICS code does not require a different worksheet procedure.