Glossary / Solicitations
Presolicitation notice
A presolicitation notice is the government's public notice of a planned contract action above the simplified acquisition threshold, posted on SAM.gov at least fifteen days before the solicitation is issued (the notice and the solicitation may be combined for commercial items). It names the agency, the NAICS code, the set-aside decision, a description of the work and the expected release date, and it sometimes attaches a draft statement of work. It follows the sources-sought stage and precedes the solicitation.
Why it matters to your pipeline
The presolicitation notice is the last clear signal before the clock starts: it tells a company whether it is eligible, what code the buy is under and roughly when the proposal will be due. A firm that first sees the opportunity here has weeks, not months. GovSmith's Search classifies each notice by its stage so the client can see which openings are early enough to shape and which are already set.
When this term shows up in an opening GovSmith finds for you, your vCM explains what it means for that pursuit and does whatever it calls for. You decide; we do the work.
Example
An Air Force base posts a presolicitation notice for grounds maintenance, NAICS 561730, total small-business set-aside, solicitation expected in thirty days. A landscaping firm lines up its bonding and its labor rates before the RFQ appears.
Find out what applies to you
Some terms will matter to your business right away and some won’t for years. A vCM can tell you which are which.