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Cost-Plus-Award-Fee has 1,104,547 active records. Primary activity: contract (90% of records). 10 contractors competing for work here — a competitive market. 60.6% of opportunities carry a Full and Open Competition set-aside. Average award: $20,299,416 — 71x the national average. Expect detailed proposals with past performance requirements.

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Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Government Contracts & Federal Records

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High-Tech Medical Equipment: VA Has Opportunities to Improve Its Acquisition of Maintenance Services

Government Accountability OfficePosted May 6, 2026
NAICS 621999gao_gov
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Supervisory Space and Facilities Program Manager

Other Agencies and Independent OrganizationsPosted May 6, 2026Due May 15, 2026
NAICS 541511District of ColumbiaUSAJobs.gov
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Physician - Hospitalist (Section Chief)

Department of Veterans AffairsPosted May 6, 2026Closing soon
NAICS 621111MontanaUSAJobs.gov
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Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer

Department of StatePosted May 6, 2026Closing soon
NAICS 541611District of ColumbiaUSAJobs.gov
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Supervisory Facilities Operations Sp

Other Agencies and Independent OrganizationsPosted May 6, 2026Due May 15, 2026
NAICS 236220District of ColumbiaUSAJobs.gov
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Agricultural Economist

Department of AgriculturePosted May 6, 2026Closing soon
NAICS 541690ColoradoUSAJobs.gov
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NSF TTP-T: Transforming Levee Monitoring and Risk Assessment by Translating Hybrid Digital Twin Innovation into Practice

National Science FoundationPosted May 3, 2026
NAICS 236220nsf_awards
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Implementation Science and Partnerships Advancing Care and Training in Mental Health (IMPACT- MH) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship

National Institute of Mental HealthPosted April 30, 2026
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A pilot adaptive trial of FITtrack chatbot, nurse navigator, and peer navigator to promote FIT screening among rural residents.

National Cancer InstitutePosted April 30, 2026
NAICS 621999nih_reporter
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Optimizing Medicaid Managed Care to Improve Access, Quality, and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers

National Cancer InstitutePosted April 30, 2026
NAICS 621999nih_reporter
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Medicare Advantage and cancer care for older adults

National Cancer InstitutePosted April 30, 2026
NAICS 621999nih_reporter
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Federal: Section 5339, Ffy 2022 Sec. 5339 (b) Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Hawaii State Uza (#150000): $3,244,233 Local Match (maui County Fuel Tax), $753,706 Total Project Cost $3,997,939 1)

UnknownPosted April 29, 2026
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Dr. Moormann at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (umms) Will Be the Direct Liaison With Sub-awardees, Co-investigators and Other Significant Contributors for This Proposal. in Collaborat

UnknownPosted April 22, 2026
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The Awardee Organization Ohio State University (osu) and the Subaward Organization University of Cincinnati (uc) Will Enter Into a Contractual Agreement to Carry Out the Tasks Related to the Proposed

UnknownPosted April 19, 2026
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Furnish and Install the Following Hardware Items: Pevco Station Upgrades (all Items Below Will Be Installed in Existing Stations) • (13) Station Upgrade Kits O Demo (13) Station Doors and 7” Screens O

UnknownPosted April 16, 2026
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The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide the State of Utah and Its Subrecipients Operating Assistance and Project Administration Eligible Capital Projects and for the Rural Transit Assistance Program (

UnknownPosted April 15, 2026
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Navy Contracting: Sea Systems Command Actively Manages Labor Cost Increases for Professional Support Services

Government Accountability OfficePosted April 14, 2026
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Grants Management: Efforts to Address Challenges Through Government-wide Collaboration

Government Accountability OfficePosted April 14, 2026
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Continued Use of Other Transaction Agreements for Civil Works Research and Prototypes

Government Accountability OfficePosted March 19, 2026
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AWARD FMOTASK ORDER FOR INDIRECT COST RATE REVIEW 2026 NY & NJ

Department of TransportationPosted March 10, 2026
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Market Opportunity Score
Cost-Plus-Award-Fee
Volume
100
Growth
100
Competition
50
Small Biz
100
Diversity
100

Excellent opportunity — high volume, growing market, accessible to new entrants.

$611.6M
Awarded this week
$21.0B
Navy Contracting: Sea Systems Command...
$20,299,416
Avg award — 112.8x the federal average
60.6%
Full and Open Competition set-aside
3 closing soon
Response deadline within 7 days
Agricultural EconomistPhysician - Hospitalist (Section Chief)Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer
2 high-value
Estimated above $40.6M
Navy Contracting: Sea Systems Command Actively Manages Labor Cost Increases for Professional Support ServicesHigh-Tech Medical Equipment: VA Has Opportunities to Improve Its Acquisition of Maintenance Services
For small businesses: 100% are set-aside3 technology-related opportunities7 simplified acquisition opportunities under $250K

Closing Soon

4 deadlines in next 14 days
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Agricultural Economist

Department of AgricultureDue May 12
7d

Physician - Hospitalist (Section Chief)

Department of Veterans AffairsDue May 13
7d

Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer

Department of StateDue May 13
9d

Supervisory Space and Facilities Program Manager

Other Agencies and Independent OrganizationsDue May 15
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4 new records
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High-Tech Medical Equipment: VA Has Opportunities to Improve Its Acquisition of Maintenance Services

Government Accountability Office
Today

Supervisory Space and Facilities Program Manager

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Today

Physician - Hospitalist (Section Chief)

Department of Veterans Affairs
Today

Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer

Department of State
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Market Intelligence — Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

Active Records
432,983
Total Award Value
Not specified
Average Value
$20,299,416
Record Types
5

Records by Type

Contracts355,738Job Listings61,737Regulations12,765Grants2,727Vulnerabilities16

Top Contractors in Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

1.
Not specified
2.THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Not specified
3.VERIZON WIRELESS
Not specified
4.CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS
Not specified
5.PITNEY BOWES INC
Not specified
6.GENUINE PARTS CO. DBA NAPA
Not specified
7.CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2
Not specified
8.DELL
Not specified
9.RICOH USA, INC.
Not specified
10.U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Not specified

Set-Aside Distribution

Full and Open Competition60.6%Small Business Set-Aside24.9%NONE4.6%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business3.9%Veteran-Owned Small Business2.9%8(a) Business Development1.1%Women-Owned Small Business1.1%HUBZone Small Business0.5%MBE0.2%Small Business Set-Aside0.2%

Monthly Activity (Last 12 Months)

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2026-10
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2026-11
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Competition Index

Concentrated

Top 3 contractors hold 78% of tracked awards.

Active Records

432,983

Across contracts, grants, spending, and other federal record types.

Average Award

$20,299,416

Large awards — expect detailed proposal requirements.

About Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

Cost-Plus-Award-Fee has 1,104,547 active records. Primary activity: contract (90% of records). 10 contractors competing for work here — a competitive market. 60.6% of opportunities carry a Full and Open Competition set-aside. Average award: $20,299,416 — 71x the national average. Expect detailed proposals with past performance requirements.

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Market Intelligence — Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

Active Records
432,983
Total Award Value
Not specified
Average Value
$20,299,416
Record Types
5

Records by Type

Contracts355,738Job Listings61,737Regulations12,765Grants2,727Vulnerabilities16

Top Contractors in Cost-Plus-Award-Fee

1.
Not specified
2.THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Not specified
3.VERIZON WIRELESS
Not specified
4.CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS
Not specified
5.PITNEY BOWES INC
Not specified
6.GENUINE PARTS CO. DBA NAPA
Not specified
7.CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2
Not specified
8.DELL
Not specified
9.RICOH USA, INC.
Not specified
10.U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Not specified

Set-Aside Distribution

Full and Open Competition60.6%Small Business Set-Aside24.9%NONE4.6%Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business3.9%Veteran-Owned Small Business2.9%8(a) Business Development1.1%Women-Owned Small Business1.1%HUBZone Small Business0.5%MBE0.2%Small Business Set-Aside0.2%

Monthly Activity (Last 12 Months)

2026-08
0
2026-09
0
2026-10
1
2026-11
0
2026-12
0
2027-01
0
2027-02
0
2027-03
0
2027-04
0
2027-05
0
2027-06
0
2027-07
1

Category

Cost-Reimbursement

FAR Reference

FAR 16.405-2

Contractor Risk

Low

When to Use CPAF

Used when it is neither feasible nor effective to devise predetermined objective incentive targets, but the government wants to motivate excellent contractor performance.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: Flexible performance incentive, motivates quality and schedule adherence. Disadvantages: Subjective fee evaluation, administrative burden of periodic evaluations, potential contractor disputes.

Other Cost-Reimbursement Types

Cost-Plus-Fixed-FeeCPFFCost-Plus-Incentive-FeeCPIFCost (No Fee)CRCost-SharingCS

Other Contract Types

Firm-Fixed-PriceFFPFixed-Price with Economic Price AdjustmentFP-EPAFixed-Price Incentive (Firm Target)FPIFixed-Price Incentive (Successive Targets)FPIFFixed-Price Level of EffortFP-LOEFixed-Price Award FeeFP-AF

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What types of records are available for Cost-Plus-Award-Fee?
Cost-Plus-Award-Fee has 1,104,547 active records across 17 categories: contract (997,900), contracts (86,283), research (8,865), grants (7,361), job listing (2,109). Use the tabs above to filter by a specific record type.
Are there small business set-aside opportunities for Cost-Plus-Award-Fee?
Yes — 69,439 opportunities have a small business set-aside. The most common is Full and Open Competition (60.6% of set-asides). Small businesses should verify their certifications are current in SAM.gov.
What is the typical contract value for Cost-Plus-Award-Fee?
The average award value is $20,299,416. This is a high-value market — expect detailed proposal requirements and longer evaluation cycles.
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Primary: SAM.gov, USAspending.gov, FPDS.gov, Grants.gov. Supplemented by 100+ federal data feeds including GAO, IG reports, Federal Register, and agency forecasts. Currently indexing 1,104,547 records.

Refresh Frequency

  • SAM.gov opportunities: Daily
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  • USAspending: Weekly

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