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Open Marketing & Creative RFPs (47 live)

47 open federal Marketing & Creative opportunities on SAM.gov, 13 of them nationwide and open to businesses in every state. Counted live, updated July 28, 2026.

NAICS families:54185414512

Yes, the government buys marketing. Public-health campaigns, military recruiting, census outreach, park visitor materials, agency websites, video production, exhibit design: it all gets contracted, and much of it goes to agencies and studios rather than defense contractors. The heaviest issuers are the health agencies (HHS, CDC, NIH communications offices), the military's recruiting commands, and civilian departments with public-facing missions.

This category maps from NAICS 5418 (advertising and public relations), 5414 (specialized design services), and 512 (motion picture and sound recording). Volume is smaller than industrial categories, which is exactly why it rewards a daily watch: when a design or campaign RFP posts, it is often the only one of its kind that month, and the firms that see it on day one have weeks the late finders do not. Response windows for creative work typically run three to six weeks, frequently with portfolio or past-performance requirements that take real time to assemble well.

Where the work is

Top states for Marketing & Creative today.

Texas11Connecticut4Washington4South Carolina3California2Delaware2Minnesota2Colorado1Washington, DC1Florida1Missouri1New Mexico1

Plus 13 nationwide Marketing & Creative opportunities with no single state named.

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Marketing & Creative questions

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How many Marketing & Creative RFPs are open right now?

As of July 28, 2026, RFPhound counts 47 open federal Marketing & Creative opportunities on SAM.gov. 13 of them are nationwide, with no single state named as the place of performance, and the rest are spread across the states shown on this page. Counts regenerate every morning.

Who buys creative and marketing services federally?

Health agencies running public campaigns (HHS, CDC, NIH), military recruiting commands, and public-facing civilian agencies: parks, census, transportation safety. State and local governments buy even more, and that coverage is expanding in the feed.

What NAICS codes cover this category?

5418 (advertising, PR, media buying), 5414 (graphic, industrial, and interior design), and 512 (film and audio production). Agencies sometimes misfile creative work under professional-services codes too, which is a reason to skim that category as well.

Is federal creative work worth it for a small studio?

Often, yes. Contracts skew smaller and set-asides are common, and a single agency relationship tends to renew for years. The bidding lift is mostly past-performance writeups and samples; brand-name agencies do not dominate the way they do in the private sector.

Other categories

All states + categories
Manufacturing (4,549)Construction (2,361)Transportation (1,297)Other (1,263)Facilities & Maintenance (679)Professional Services (636)

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