Sources Sought
RFI / market research notice
A pre-solicitation notice asking "who can do this?" — free to answer, high leverage.
A Sources Sought notice (a form of Request for Information, or RFI) is market research. Before writing the real solicitation, the agency asks who out there can do the work.
This is the insider's secret weapon: responding is free and short, and your response can shape the eventual requirement — or convince the agency there are enough small businesses to justify a set-aside. Responding is not bidding; it is influence.
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Should I respond to a sources sought notice?
Yes. A sources sought response is free, short, and can shape the future solicitation or trigger a small-business set-aside. It is one of the highest-leverage, lowest-effort actions in government contracting.
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