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A&E contract opportunities in Tennessee

Open architecture & engineering bids, the agencies posting most, who wins and which on-call contracts are ending in Tennessee. Updated daily from SAM.gov and state & local portals. Compare with another state.

A&E work in Tennessee

AEward reads 11 sources in Tennessee, since Jul 2026, plus SAM.gov for federal notices placed there.

187

posted in the last twelve months

The agencies posting most

Postings in the last twelve months and what is open now; each row opens that agency's list.

Cities, counties, schools and authorities posted 129 A&E solicitations in Tennessee in the last twelve months, 7.2 times what state agencies posted (18).
OpenAgenciesCities and townsCities and towns: 103 posted in twelve months, 20 open now, 4 agencies103204FederalFederal: 31 posted in twelve months, 0 open now, 4 agencies3104State agenciesState agencies: 18 posted in twelve months, 20 open now, 1 agencies18201CountiesCounties: 13 posted in twelve months, 3 open now, 2 agencies1332Authorities and…Authorities and districts: 13 posted in twelve months, 1 open now, 2 agencies1312Other public bo…Other public bodies: 9 posted in twelve months, 5 open now, 2 agencies952Schools and uni…Schools and universities: 0 posted in twelve months, 2 open now, 0 agencies020
A&E postings in Tennessee in the last twelve months by agency type, with the number open now and the number of distinct agencies.
Agency typePosted, 12 monthsOpenAgencies
Cities and towns103204
Federal3104
State agencies18201
Counties1332
Authorities and districts1312
Other public bodies952
Schools and universities020

AEward index, state and local postings by agency type (read off the agency's name) and SAM.gov federal notices placed in Tennessee, twelve months to November 11, 2026; the right column counts distinct agencies.

When they post, and how long you get

Tennessee agencies posted 187 A&E solicitations in the last twelve months; Mar 2026 was the busiest month with 28.
0102030DecJunDecJunNovDec: 1Jan 25: 2Feb: 5Mar: 7Apr: 13May: 4Jun: 5Jul: 6Aug: 1Sep: 4Oct: 6Nov: 2Dec: 7Jan 26: 4Feb: 11Mar: 28Apr: 20May: 15Jun: 9Jul: 18Aug: 9Sep: 24Oct: 25Nov: 15 to date2815
A&E postings in Tennessee by month over the last 24 months; the peak was 28 in Mar 2026.
MonthPostings
Dec1
Jan 252
Feb5
Mar7
Apr13
May4
Jun5
Jul6
Aug1
Sep4
Oct6
Nov2
Dec7
Jan 264
Feb11
Mar28
Apr20
May15
Jun9
Jul18
Aug9
Sep24
Oct25
Nov (to date)15

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.

17 days

typical response window on a state or local bid

7 to 28

days, the middle half of bids

160

dated bids behind the figure, 24 months

Who wins there

No agency in Tennessee publishes selection results that AEward reads yet.

$145.2M

federal A&E obligated for work in Tennessee, FY2024 to FY2026

181

core A&E awards

99

firms paid

Department of the Army is the largest federal agency for A&E work performed in Tennessee, $63.0M over three fiscal years.
AwardsFirmsDepartment of t…Department of the Army: $63.0M over 80 awards to 32 firms$63.0M8032Department of V…Department of Veterans Affairs: $38.1M over 45 awards to 31 firms$38.1M4531Public Building…Public Buildings Service: $18.8M over 4 awards to 3 firms$18.8M43Department of t…Department of the Air Force: $7.2M over 9 awards to 4 firms$7.2M94Federal Highway…Federal Highway Administration: $4.2M over 5 awards to 3 firms$4.2M53Under Secretary…Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: $4.0M over 3 awards to 1 firms$4.0M31Department of t…Department of the Navy: $2.8M over 12 awards to 8 firms$2.8M128Department of E…Department of Energy: $1.6M over 2 awards to 2 firms$1.6M22
Federal agencies for A&E work performed in Tennessee by dollars obligated, FY2024 to FY2026.
Federal agencyObligatedAwardsFirms
Department of the Army$63.0M8032
Department of Veterans Affairs$38.1M4531
Public Buildings Service$18.8M43
Department of the Air Force$7.2M94
Federal Highway Administration$4.2M53
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$4.0M31
Department of the Navy$2.8M128
Department of Energy$1.6M22

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 Tennessee

12 federal A&E vehicles with work in Tennessee reach their last option in the next 18 months, $79.7M obligated to date across 12 incumbent firms; Dec 2026 is the crowded month.
024NovMayNovMayNov: 2Dec: 4Jan 27: 2Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 1Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 2Jan 28: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 04
Federal A&E vehicles with work in Tennessee reaching their last option by month over the next 19 months; the peak is 4 in Dec 2026.
MonthVehicles
Nov2
Dec4
Jan 272
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec2
Jan 280
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0

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.

See what is coming up for the vehicles, their incumbents and the submittals last time.

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