Find a contract Coming Back
What you’ll learn
How recompetes work, the three facts to know about one (who holds it, when it ends, who buys it), and the two ways in: compete for it, or sub to the incumbent.
Why it matters
Every contract has an end date. When it ends, the agency buys again, often from companies it already knows. Finding it a year out gives you time to get known before the solicitation posts.
A practical example
A five-year facilities contract at a base ends in 14 months. The incumbent is a mid-size firm. You can introduce yourself to the contracting office now. Or, if you’re too small to prime it, you can call the incumbent about subcontracting. That is the “Identify Sub Opportunities” half of this step.
Truth rules
What Mindy can do
Show contracts in your market approaching their end date. Each drawer shows Recompete facts and Contract history · who holds this now (incumbent, UEI, contract number). It shows the contract value, or “Value not disclosed” when USASpending has no ceiling. Status reads Expiring soon or Expired. Track this recompete saves it.
Step by step
- Click Show contracts Coming Back →.
- Open a contract that is not marked Expired.
- Note the incumbent, the end date and the buying agency.
- Click Track this recompete.