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.
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).
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 type
Posted, 12 months
Open
Agencies
Cities and towns
103
20
4
Federal
31
0
4
State agencies
18
20
1
Counties
13
3
2
Authorities and districts
13
1
2
Other public bodies
9
5
2
Schools and universities
0
2
0
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 type
Posted, 12 months
Open
Agencies
Cities and towns
103
20
4
Federal
31
0
4
State agencies
18
20
1
Counties
13
3
2
Authorities and districts
13
1
2
Other public bodies
9
5
2
Schools and universities
0
2
0
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.
A&E postings in Tennessee by month over the last 24 months; the peak was 28 in Mar 2026.
Month
Postings
Dec
1
Jan 25
2
Feb
5
Mar
7
Apr
13
May
4
Jun
5
Jul
6
Aug
1
Sep
4
Oct
6
Nov
2
Dec
7
Jan 26
4
Feb
11
Mar
28
Apr
20
May
15
Jun
9
Jul
18
Aug
9
Sep
24
Oct
25
Nov (to date)
15
A&E postings in Tennessee by month over the last 24 months; the peak was 28 in Mar 2026.
Month
Postings
Dec
1
Jan 25
2
Feb
5
Mar
7
Apr
13
May
4
Jun
5
Jul
6
Aug
1
Sep
4
Oct
6
Nov
2
Dec
7
Jan 26
4
Feb
11
Mar
28
Apr
20
May
15
Jun
9
Jul
18
Aug
9
Sep
24
Oct
25
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.
Federal agencies for A&E work performed in Tennessee by dollars obligated, FY2024 to FY2026.
Federal agency
Obligated
Awards
Firms
Department of the Army
$63.0M
80
32
Department of Veterans Affairs
$38.1M
45
31
Public Buildings Service
$18.8M
4
3
Department of the Air Force
$7.2M
9
4
Federal Highway Administration
$4.2M
5
3
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
$4.0M
3
1
Department of the Navy
$2.8M
12
8
Department of Energy
$1.6M
2
2
Federal agencies for A&E work performed in Tennessee by dollars obligated, FY2024 to FY2026.
Federal agency
Obligated
Awards
Firms
Department of the Army
$63.0M
80
32
Department of Veterans Affairs
$38.1M
45
31
Public Buildings Service
$18.8M
4
3
Department of the Air Force
$7.2M
9
4
Federal Highway Administration
$4.2M
5
3
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
$4.0M
3
1
Department of the Navy
$2.8M
12
8
Department of Energy
$1.6M
2
2
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.
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.
Month
Vehicles
Nov
2
Dec
4
Jan 27
2
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
0
Sep
0
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
2
Jan 28
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
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.
Month
Vehicles
Nov
2
Dec
4
Jan 27
2
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
0
Sep
0
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
2
Jan 28
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
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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