{"studyTitle":"2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark","publisher":"RFPCapture","publicationDate":"2026-09-04","lastUpdated":"2026-09-04","canonicalUrl":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark","canonicalPath":"/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark","recommendedCitation":"RFPCapture. 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. September 4, 2026. Retrieved from https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark.","datasetSize":"4,109 IT-eligible opportunities (3,375 NAICS-only, 325 PSC-only, 409 both) from 71,161 dated catalog rows.","datasetStatement":"Counts and medians are RFPCapture-derived from public SAM.gov/Grants.gov fields. Not official government statistics.","methodologyUrl":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark#methodology","shortSummary":"Using the documented NAICS/PSC IT rules, 4,109 federal opportunities qualified as Federal IT after scanning 74,255 titled catalog rows (71,161 with authoritative posting dates). Dataset: 4,109 IT-eligible opportunities (3,375 NAICS-only, 325 PSC-only, 409 both) from 71,161 dated catalog rows.. Publisher: RFPCapture. Canonical: https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark.","headlineStatistics":[{"id":"stat-1-using-the-documented-naics-psc-it-rules-4-109-fe","value":"Using the documented NAICS/PSC IT rules, 4,109 federal opportunities qualified as Federal IT after scanning 74,255 titled catalog rows (71,161 with authoritative posting dates).","quoteLine":"Using the documented NAICS/PSC IT rules, 4,109 federal opportunities qualified as Federal IT after scanning 74,255 titled catalog rows (71,161 with authoritative posting dates). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-2-it-inclusion-paths-3-375-naics-only-325-psc-only","value":"IT inclusion paths: 3,375 NAICS-only, 325 PSC-only, 409 both.","quoteLine":"IT inclusion paths: 3,375 NAICS-only, 325 PSC-only, 409 both. — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-3-veterans-affairs-department-of-technology-acquis","value":"VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF › TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B) led IT opportunity volume at 5.2% (213 notices).","quoteLine":"VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF › TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B) led IT opportunity volume at 5.2% (213 notices). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-4-naics-541519-was-the-largest-it-naics-at-22-of-i","value":"NAICS 541519 was the largest IT NAICS at 22% of IT notices with a qualifying NAICS.","quoteLine":"NAICS 541519 was the largest IT NAICS at 22% of IT notices with a qualifying NAICS. — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-5-among-it-notices-with-a-populated-psc-psc-da10-w","value":"Among IT notices with a populated PSC, PSC DA10 was most frequent (14.1%).","quoteLine":"Among IT notices with a populated PSC, PSC DA10 was most frequent (14.1%). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-6-among-2-171-it-notices-with-an-explicit-set-asid","value":"Among 2,171 IT notices with an explicit set-aside field, 42.7% carried a set-aside designation and 57.3% were unrestricted / no set-aside used.","quoteLine":"Among 2,171 IT notices with an explicit set-aside field, 42.7% carried a set-aside designation and 57.3% were unrestricted / no set-aside used. — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-7-47-2-of-it-notices-had-a-blank-unspecified-set-a","value":"47.2% of IT notices had a blank/unspecified set-aside field (excluded from the set-aside vs unrestricted split).","quoteLine":"47.2% of IT notices had a blank/unspecified set-aside field (excluded from the set-aside vs unrestricted split). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-8-the-most-common-named-set-aside-program-among-it","value":"The most common named set-aside program among IT notices was Total Small Business set-aside (619).","quoteLine":"The most common named set-aside program among IT notices was Total Small Business set-aside (619). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-9-median-response-window-for-it-notices-with-both-","value":"Median response window for IT notices with both authoritative posted date and deadline was 10 days (n=3,934).","quoteLine":"Median response window for IT notices with both authoritative posted date and deadline was 10 days (n=3,934). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"},{"id":"stat-10-most-common-it-notice-type-special-notice-23-9","value":"Most common IT notice type: Special Notice (23.9%).","quoteLine":"Most common IT notice type: Special Notice (23.9%). — 2026 Federal IT Opportunity Benchmark. https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-it-opportunity-benchmark"}],"relatedResearch":[{"href":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-opportunity-benchmark","label":"2026 Federal Opportunity Benchmark"},{"href":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/2026-federal-set-aside-benchmark","label":"2026 Federal Small-Business / Set-Aside Benchmark"},{"href":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/federal-proposal-timeline-benchmark","label":"Federal Proposal Timeline Benchmark"},{"href":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/research/federal-bid-no-bid-benchmark","label":"Federal Bid/No-Bid Decision Benchmark"}],"mediaContact":{"url":"https://www.rfpcapture.com/media","email":"hello@rfpcapture.com"},"chartAssetsAvailable":true,"chartAssetsNote":"Downloadable SVG chart exports include RFPCapture attribution. 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