Solicitation procedures attribute
The SAM.gov Contract Data solicitation method reported for a federal procurement competition.
- Type:
string | null - Value set: Enum
- Data types: Federal contract award, Federal contract IDV
- Fields:
solicitation_procedures
Solicitation procedures are SAM.gov Contract Data competition codes for the method used to request offers or quotes, such as negotiated proposals, sealed bids, simplified acquisition, or multiple-award fair opportunity. Use them to understand the procurement method, not the current notice status.
Values
GovTribe normalizes solicitation procedure codes into customer-facing labels. Not every value appears on every data type.
Negotiated Proposal / Quote: The competition used a negotiated proposal or quote procedure.Sealed Bid: The competition used sealed bidding.Two Step: The competition used a two-step solicitation process.Simplified Acquisition: The competition used simplified acquisition procedures.Architect-Engineer FAR 6.102: The competition used architect-engineer procedures under FAR 6.102.Basic Research: The competition was reported as basic research.Alternative Sources: The competition used an alternative sources procedure.Only One Source: The source reports that only one source was solicited or available.Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity: The action was subject to multiple-award fair opportunity procedures.Broad Agency Announcement: The competition used a broad agency announcement.Program Solicitation: The competition used a program solicitation.Demo Project: The competition was reported as a demonstration project.Not listed: The source did not report a solicitation procedure.
Observed usage
Data from May 2025 - May 2026.
| Value | Federal Contract Award | Federal Contract IDV |
|---|---|---|
| Negotiated Proposal / Quote | 2,110,289 (53.3%) | 9,288 (26.8%) |
| Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity | 811,368 (20.5%) | 939 (2.7%) |
| Simplified Acquisition | 577,426 (14.6%) | 17,176 (49.5%) |
| Only One Source | 442,080 (11.2%) | 1,656 (4.8%) |
| Two Step | 8,550 (0.2%) | 169 (0.5%) |
| Sealed Bid | 4,822 (0.1%) | 143 (0.4%) |
| Not listed | 68 (<0.1%) | 4,652 (13.4%) |
| Architect-Engineer FAR 6.102 | 1,821 (<0.1%) | 363 (1.0%) |
| Basic Research | 1,303 (<0.1%) | 9 (<0.1%) |
| Alternative Sources | 898 (<0.1%) | 39 (0.1%) |
| Program Solicitation | 499 (<0.1%) | 118 (0.3%) |
| Broad Agency Announcement | 195 (<0.1%) | 121 (0.3%) |
| Demo Project | 0 (0%) | 1 (<0.1%) |
| No value | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |