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DefenceContractors

DoD contract database for defense suppliers with awards, incumbents and recompetes

DefenceContractors is a DoD contract database built for suppliers who sell to defense, not for researchers. It joins US awards with the buyer behind each one, the incumbent, the programme and the date the contract comes up for recompete, and extends the same view to UK MOD, NATO agencies and European defense ministries. Pro is $399 a month, and a one-time demo match on this page shows what your first alert would hold.

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Where defense contract data lives and what each source leaves out

Government sources are the raw material and every serious tool, ours included, starts from them. The difference is the work between the raw record and a bid decision.

Where defense contract data lives and what each source leaves out
Defense.gov daily contract announcementsUSAspending.govSAM.govDefenceContractors
What it is A daily list of awards announced by the Department of Defense The official federal spending database with award and subaward records The federal portal for notices and registration Awards, notices and recompetes joined in one defense database
Coverage Larger awards only (the Department announces contracts valued at $7.5 million or more) All federal agencies, defense and civilian All federal agencies Defense buyers in the US, UK, NATO agencies and Europe
Who is the incumbent In the text of each announcement Recipient field, filter by hand Per notice Linked contractor page with every award
Recompetes No You work out end dates yourself Sources sought and presolicitation notices only Contracts ending in 12, 36 or 60 months depending on plan
Alerts scored to your products No No Saved keyword searches Fit score 0 to 100 with a reason, one email each morning
Price No charge No charge No charge Pro $399 a month or $2,388 a year

Official sources are available at no charge and we link to the original record on every page. What you pay for is the joined data, the scoring and the alerts. Confirm current thresholds on the source sites.

What a supplier needs from a contract database

Who bought, from whom, and when it ends

A list of awards is only useful if it answers three questions: which buyer is spending in your field, which incumbent holds the work, and when does it come back. We attach each award to a buyer page and a contractor page, and show the period of performance so recompetes can be planned.

Primes and the subcontractors behind them

Prime awards hide the supply chain. Subaward records show which small firms already work under a prime, which is where most new suppliers get in. See defense prime contractors for how to read them.

Outside the US in the same place

If you also sell to the UK MOD, NATO agencies or European ministries, the awards sit in the same database and the same alert, so you are not running two research jobs. See NATO tenders.

Defense notices open right now

A sample of the newest open defense notices across the US, UK, NATO and Europe. A plan scores each one against your profiles and emails only the ones that fit.

Defense notices open right now
NoticeBuyerTypeDeadlineValue

UK1: 715941475 - Provision and In Service Support of Metal Laundry

CPV 50842000

Find a Tender 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Defence Equipment and Support GB Prior notice Rolling 1,200,000 GBP

PFI Exit Asset Condition Surveys T2

CPV 79210000

Find a Tender 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Defence Infrastructure Organisation GB Prior notice Rolling 5,170,000 GBP

Strategic Air Transportable Isolator-UK2

CPV 33100000

Find a Tender 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Ministry of Defence GB RFI Rolling 1,666,667 GBP

Acord cadru furnizare muniții de antrenament SIMMUNITION

CPV 35331500

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Unitatea Militara 02655 RO Tender 4 d left, closes 4 Nov 2026 17,962,400 RON

Acquisition de systèmes de décontamination au profit de petits détachements et prestations associées

CPV 39522530

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Direction Générale de l’Armement / Domn / Service des achats... FR Tender 40 d left, closes 10 Dec 2026 n/a

Tarnausstattung, Rahmenvereinbarungen

CPV 35812300

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Bw Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH DE Tender 30 d left, closes 30 Nov 2026 n/a

FD-Boote Kl- 423 GFK-Sonardom FGS OSTE und OKER

CPV 38113000

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technolo... DE Tender 37 d left, closes 7 Dec 2026 n/a

Securité Nationale Shield

CPV 79710000

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Ministère de la Défense BE Prior notice Rolling n/a

WYKONANIE NAPRAW I KOSERWACJI SPRZĘTU WOJSKOWEGO (SPW) PRZECIWLOTNICZYCH ZESTAWÓW RAKIETOWYCH (PZR): OSA LUB KUB ORAZ PODZESPOŁÓW I CZĘŚCI…

CPV 50660000

TED 30 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		12 Wojskowy OddziaŁ Gospodarczy PL Tender 10 d left, closes 10 Nov 2026 43,050,873 PLN

Virtual Industry Day for FY27 USACE Enterprise Dredge Delivery Center National Small Business MATOC

NAICS 237990

SAM.gov 29 Oct 2026 (opens the source) 		Department of the Army US RFI 73 d left, closes 12 Jan 2027 n/a

6,401 more open defense notices in a plan

Filters, full history, daily alerts and exports unlock with any plan.

Who uses a defense contract database to sell

Teams that turn award history into a pipeline.

SME

Small defense suppliers

Find the buyers already paying for what you make. See small defense contractors.

Capture

Capture teams

Plan against incumbents and end dates. See defense recompetes.

Tier 2

Subcontractors to primes

Alerts on the programmes your target primes win. See defense contractors.

NATO

Exporters into NATO and Europe

UK MOD and EU awards next to DoD work. See UK MOD contracts.

Turn the database into a pipeline in four steps

1. Describe what you make

Write each product line the way you would explain it to a buyer. Add NAICS, PSC or CPV codes if you use them.

2. Find the buyers and incumbents

Open the buyer and contractor pages that match your profile and note who holds the work and when it ends.

3. Turn on the alert

One scored email each morning with new notices, awards and recompetes. See government contract alerts.

4. Export your shortlist

Send the list to Excel or CSV for your CRM. Plans are on the pricing page.

Questions about a DoD contract database

Is there a DoD contract database?
Yes. The Department of Defense announces larger awards daily on defense.gov, USAspending.gov holds federal award records and SAM.gov holds notices. DefenceContractors joins those with buyers, incumbents and recompetes for suppliers who sell to defense.
Where can I find DoD contract awards?
Start with defense.gov daily announcements for large awards and USAspending.gov for the full federal record. For a defense-only view with incumbents, end dates and alerts in one place, a DefenceContractors plan starts at $399 a month.
Are DoD contracts public information?
Award data is public. Federal law requires agencies to report awards, and USAspending.gov publishes them. Classified work and some details are withheld. A paid tool adds scoring, alerts and recompetes on top of public records.
Does the database include UK and NATO contracts?
Yes. Awards and notices from the UK MOD, NATO agencies and European defense ministries sit next to US records, so one profile and one alert cover every market you sell to.
How is it different from the SAM.gov contract awards search?
SAM.gov covers every federal agency and relies on keyword searches. We read only defense buyers, tie each award to its buyer and incumbent, and score new notices against what you make. See the SAM.gov alternative page.
Is there a free plan?
There is no free plan. The form at the top of this page runs a one-time demo match on live notices so you can see what your first alert would contain.
Contract awards Recent defense awards by buyer
Government contract alerts A scored morning email
SAM.gov alternative DoD notices without the civilian noise
Defense recompetes Contracts coming back to market
Pricing Pro, Business and Enterprise

See what your first defense-only alert would contain

Describe what you supply. We score open tenders, prior notices and recompetes against it and show the first matches straight away.

  • A fit score with reasons on every row
  • Source and publication date on every record
  • US, UK, NATO and EU buyers in one search
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