Open architecture & engineering bids, the agencies posting most, who wins and which on-call contracts are ending in Minnesota. Updated daily from SAM.gov and state & local portals. Compare with another state.
A&E work in Minnesota
AEward reads 16 sources in Minnesota, since Oct 2026, plus SAM.gov for federal notices placed there.
Cities, counties, schools and authorities posted 33 A&E solicitations in Minnesota in the last twelve months, 2.4 times what state agencies posted (14).
A&E postings in Minnesota in the last twelve months by agency type, with the number open now and the number of distinct agencies.
Agency type
Posted, 12 months
Open
Agencies
Federal
21
0
2
State agencies
14
11
3
Cities and towns
13
13
2
Schools and universities
9
8
1
Counties
7
9
2
Authorities and districts
4
2
2
Other public bodies
2
0
1
A&E postings in Minnesota in the last twelve months by agency type, with the number open now and the number of distinct agencies.
Agency type
Posted, 12 months
Open
Agencies
Federal
21
0
2
State agencies
14
11
3
Cities and towns
13
13
2
Schools and universities
9
8
1
Counties
7
9
2
Authorities and districts
4
2
2
Other public bodies
2
0
1
AEward index, state and local postings by agency type (read off the agency's name) and SAM.gov federal notices placed in Minnesota, twelve months to November 11, 2026; the right column counts distinct agencies.
When they post, and how long you get
Minnesota agencies posted 70 A&E solicitations in the last twelve months; Oct 2026 was the busiest month with 26.
A&E postings in Minnesota by month over the last 24 months; the peak was 26 in Oct 2026.
Month
Postings
Dec
0
Jan 25
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
0
Jul
1
Aug
1
Sep
1
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
0
Jan 26
2
Feb
1
Mar
0
Apr
5
May
10
Jun
2
Jul
0
Aug
0
Sep
8
Oct
26
Nov (to date)
16
A&E postings in Minnesota by month over the last 24 months; the peak was 26 in Oct 2026.
Month
Postings
Dec
0
Jan 25
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
0
Jul
1
Aug
1
Sep
1
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
0
Jan 26
2
Feb
1
Mar
0
Apr
5
May
10
Jun
2
Jul
0
Aug
0
Sep
8
Oct
26
Nov (to date)
16
AEward index by posting month, 24 months to November 11, 2026; the current month is to date. Sources added through 2026 raise the later months: coverage, not the market.
26 days
typical response window on a state or local bid
21 to 34
days, the middle half of bids
48
dated bids behind the figure, 24 months
Who wins there
No agency in Minnesota publishes selection results that AEward reads yet.
$68.5M
federal A&E obligated for work in Minnesota, FY2024 to FY2026
159
core A&E awards
59
firms paid
Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest federal agency for A&E work performed in Minnesota, $22.5M over three fiscal years.
Federal agencies for A&E work performed in Minnesota by dollars obligated, FY2024 to FY2026.
Federal agency
Obligated
Awards
Firms
Department of Veterans Affairs
$22.5M
37
14
Public Buildings Service
$16.4M
39
7
Department of the Army
$16.1M
34
17
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
$6.2M
1
1
Department of the Navy
$2.1M
2
2
Departmental Offices
$1.5M
2
2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$1.2M
8
5
Federal Aviation Administration
$688K
1
1
Federal agencies for A&E work performed in Minnesota by dollars obligated, FY2024 to FY2026.
Federal agency
Obligated
Awards
Firms
Department of Veterans Affairs
$22.5M
37
14
Public Buildings Service
$16.4M
39
7
Department of the Army
$16.1M
34
17
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
$6.2M
1
1
Department of the Navy
$2.1M
2
2
Departmental Offices
$1.5M
2
2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$1.2M
8
5
Federal Aviation Administration
$688K
1
1
FPDS via USAspending.gov, core A&E awards (PSC C) by place of performance, FY2024 to FY2026, dollars as recorded. The right columns count awards and distinct firms.
On-call contracts ending in Minnesota
21 federal A&E vehicles with work in Minnesota reach their last option in the next 18 months, $116.0M obligated to date across 16 incumbent firms; Jan 2027 is the crowded month.
Federal A&E vehicles with work in Minnesota reaching their last option by month over the next 19 months; the peak is 3 in Jan 2027.
Month
Vehicles
Nov
2
Dec
1
Jan 27
3
Feb
1
Mar
2
Apr
0
May
3
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
0
Sep
2
Oct
1
Nov
2
Dec
1
Jan 28
0
Feb
1
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
1
Federal A&E vehicles with work in Minnesota reaching their last option by month over the next 19 months; the peak is 3 in Jan 2027.
Month
Vehicles
Nov
2
Dec
1
Jan 27
3
Feb
1
Mar
2
Apr
0
May
3
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
0
Sep
2
Oct
1
Nov
2
Dec
1
Jan 28
0
Feb
1
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
1
FPDS via USAspending.gov, core A&E on-call (IDIQ) vehicles (PSC C), the contracts agencies advertise again when they end, at high or medium confidence by place of performance and month of potential end, as of November 11, 2026. The list is national; filter it by agency.
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