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Start Free 7-Day TrialUnder FAR Part 19, agencies set aside contracts exclusively for SBA 8(a) program participants. Solicitations marked 8(a) on SAM.gov mean only certified firms can compete — a smaller field, which raises your odds of winning.
Every 8(a) opportunity appears on SAM.gov as a contract opportunity with a set-aside flag. They are posted continuously, and many close within 2-4 weeks of posting. Browsing manually means checking SAM.gov daily and filtering by the 8(a) box yourself.
A contract radar that filters by set-aside shows you every new 8(a) posting matching your NAICS codes the same hour it is published — with the official posting date (exact time where available), the deadline, and the buyer agency. You keep the full window to prepare a response instead of discovering it late.
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