Open RFPs in Iowa (8 live)
8 open federal opportunities name Iowa as the place of performance, plus 3,465 nationwide opportunities open to Iowa businesses. Counted live from SAM.gov, updated June 10, 2026.
Iowa's federal market is lean but specific. The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown drives industrial and energetics-related work in the southeast corner of the state, the Iowa National Guard's installations at Camp Dodge and across the state buy facilities and training support, and the Rock Island Arsenal, just over the Mississippi in Illinois, contracts work that Iowa firms in the Quad Cities routinely perform. The civilian side leans agricultural and medical: USDA offices and research facilities, including the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, the VA medical centers in Iowa City and Des Moines, and the Corps of Engineers Rock Island District managing locks, dams, and flood risk along two major rivers.
The State of Iowa purchases through the Department of Administrative Services, which posts state solicitations and runs vendor registration separately from anything federal. SAM.gov carries the federal pipeline only, and the live numbers below are RFPhound's daily scan of it for Iowa place-of-performance work plus the nationwide pool. For Iowa's strong precision-manufacturing and food-production sectors, that nationwide pool, DLA parts buys, USDA and DeCA food solicitations, is usually the larger half of the opportunity.
What is open in Iowa
By category, today.
Counts are Iowa place-of-performance only. Category pages show nationwide volume too.
Fresh from the feed
Newest open opportunities in Iowa.
- ConstructionPosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-06-17Campus Arc Flash Assessment, Ames, Iowa
Agriculture, Department of / USDA Ars Afm Apd
- Facilities & MaintenancePosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-06-11FY26 D30 UPS Batteries Replacement
Justice, Department of / Dept of Justice US Marshal Service
- NationwideManufacturingPosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-06-22Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics
Health and Human Services, Department of / Cdc Office of Acquisition Services
- NationwideManufacturingPosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-06-2241--COMPRESSOR,REFRIGER
Dept of Defense / DLA Troop Support
- NationwideManufacturingPosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-06-2553--SEAL,PLAIN ENCASED
Dept of Defense / DLA Land and Maritime
- NationwideManufacturingPosted 2026-06-10Due 2026-07-30MODULE ASSEMBLY,RIM
Dept of Defense / Navsup Weapon Systems Support Mech
Listings link to the official notice on SAM.gov. Subscribers get the full Iowa feed with AI summaries and fit scores each morning.
Iowa questions
Asked by Iowa vendors.
How many RFPs are open in Iowa right now?
As of June 10, 2026, RFPhound counts 8 open federal contract opportunities naming Iowa as the place of performance, plus 3,465 nationwide opportunities with no single state named that Iowa businesses can compete for. These counts regenerate every morning from SAM.gov.
What federal buyers operate in Iowa?
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, the National Guard's facilities, USDA research sites like the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, VA medical centers in Iowa City and Des Moines, and the Corps of Engineers Rock Island District's river infrastructure work.
Where does the State of Iowa post its RFPs?
Through the Department of Administrative Services' procurement operation, which handles state agency bids and vendor registration. It is separate from SAM.gov, the federal-only source for the listings here.
Where should Iowa food and ag businesses look?
The Food Services category, both Iowa and nationwide. USDA commodity purchases, military dining and subsistence buys, and research-support solicitations recur constantly, and producers in major ag states compete well for them regardless of where the buying office sits.
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