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Open RFPs in Illinois (35 live)

35 open federal opportunities name Illinois as the place of performance, plus 3,465 nationwide opportunities open to Illinois businesses. Counted live from SAM.gov, updated June 10, 2026.

Illinois holds three very different federal markets in one state. Scott Air Force Base near Belleville hosts US Transportation Command, which makes southwestern Illinois a national center for logistics and transportation contracting, plus the IT systems that move the military's cargo. Rock Island Arsenal on the Mississippi anchors Army manufacturing and contracting commands that issue work performed across the country. And greater Chicago combines Naval Station Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp, with two Department of Energy laboratories, Argonne and Fermilab, plus the dense civilian-agency footprint of the country's third-largest metro: GSA, VA hospitals, courts, and the Corps of Engineers Chicago and Rock Island Districts.

The State of Illinois posts its solicitations on BidBuy, the state's eProcurement system under Central Management Services, with the Illinois Procurement Bulletin as the official record. That system is separate from SAM.gov, which carries only federal work. The counts and listings below are RFPhound's live scan of federal opportunities naming Illinois as the place of performance, plus the nationwide pool, where TRANSCOM and Rock Island frequently compete work that Illinois firms are well placed to win.

What is open in Illinois

By category, today.

Counts are Illinois place-of-performance only. Category pages show nationwide volume too.

Fresh from the feed

Newest open opportunities in Illinois.

Listings link to the official notice on SAM.gov. Subscribers get the full Illinois feed with AI summaries and fit scores each morning.

Illinois questions

Asked by Illinois vendors.

How many RFPs are open in Illinois right now?

As of June 10, 2026, RFPhound counts 35 open federal contract opportunities naming Illinois as the place of performance, plus 3,465 nationwide opportunities with no single state named that Illinois businesses can compete for. These counts regenerate every morning from SAM.gov.

Why does TRANSCOM matter for Illinois contractors?

US Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base buys freight, airlift support, logistics services, and the IT that runs them. Much of it is competed nationally, but the buying offices sit in Illinois, and local logistics and IT firms compete well for Scott-adjacent work.

Where does the State of Illinois post its RFPs?

On BidBuy, run by Central Management Services, with notices recorded in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. Chicago, Cook County, and other large local governments run their own portals. SAM.gov, the source for this page, is federal-only.

What does Rock Island Arsenal buy?

Rock Island hosts Army contracting and sustainment commands that issue manufacturing, industrial, and services solicitations, many performed elsewhere but contracted from the arsenal. It also retains real manufacturing on site, so machining and industrial-supply categories recur.

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