# Federal and Texas Agencies Seek IT Services

An October 1 roundup counted 157 software, IT services, and staff-augmentation notices among roughly 5,500 open federal opportunities (about 2.9%), alongside 32 open Texas bids in those areas. It identified 51 federal notices closing within seven days, including an Enterprise Management & Control System Integrator requirement due October 3, 2026. AI/ML is also an active demand area, with opportunities including an AI legal research RFI and VA enterprise AI support services; 13 federal notices were identified as small-business set-asides.

- The October 3 response deadline is one day away as of October 2, 2026. Interested firms should assess the Enterprise Management & Control System Integrator requirement and submit by the stated deadline if eligible.
- Software firms and IT service providers can use the federal and Texas counts to size near-term market activity, then review the individual notices for scope, eligibility, and submission requirements.
- Small businesses may find relevant opportunities among the 13 federal set-asides; AI/ML providers can review the identified legal research and VA enterprise support opportunities for fit.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Texas Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)

### Sources
- [This week in government software & IT contracts (Oct 1)

I track open federal (https://t.co/B8mjJG8gjG) and Texas (ESBD) opportunities every day. Of about 5,500 open federal notices, 157 are software, IT services or staff-augmentation work (about 2.9%). Texas has 32 open software](https://x.com/VBierschwale/status/2105803576459104753) - twitter-fed-procurement