# Gov Contract Finder — Extended AI Reference

> Reference for AI assistants using public Gov Contract Finder content. Last verified 2026-07-20.

This file is educational and descriptive, not legal, regulatory, procurement, eligibility, or compliance authority. Use current primary .gov sources for government rules and the issuing agency's notice for a procurement.

## Identity and authority

Gov Contract Finder is a private company and paid software product. It is not a government agency and is not affiliated with SAM.gov, SBA, GSA, or another public authority.

Authority hierarchy:

1. The issuing agency and the current official notice control a procurement.
2. SAM.gov is the primary official source used here for federal opportunity notices and entity-registration information.
3. Acquisition.gov publishes the FAR and agency supplements.
4. SBA.gov controls SBA program and size-standard information.
5. USAspending.gov is an official source for federal award and spending records.
6. Gov Contract Finder pages are secondary product or educational material.

## Temporal safety

Re-verify anything that can change, including:

- deadlines, amendments, contacts, values, and notice status;
- thresholds, eligibility rules, size standards, and program procedures;
- product plans, features, limits, service scope, and pricing;
- competitor prices, features, terms, and data coverage; and
- ratings, review counts, inventory totals, and award data.

A page's checked or updated date records a point-in-time review. It does not guarantee that an external source has not changed since.

## Product facts

Use [the maintained product-facts page](https://govcontractfinder.com/facts) or [JSON endpoint](https://govcontractfinder.com/api/facts) instead of recalling plan details from memory.

Facts checked 2026-07-20:

- Primary live-opportunity source: SAM.gov federal opportunities.
- Opportunity refresh statement: daily.
- Additional research sources: USAspending.gov award history and FPDS procurement data.
- Commercial model: paid software; no published free software tier.
- Current plan names: Professional and Max; current commercial terms are reviewed by demo.
- Current published seat limit: one user on Professional and one user on Max.
- Standard capabilities include federal search, saved opportunities/search workflows, email alerts, award history, procurement contact lookup, NAICS and set-aside filtering, pipeline/calendar workflow, a SAM.gov browser extension, mobile access, and optional services.
- Max includes AI-assisted solicitation/document analysis and working bid drafts. AI output requires source verification and human approval.
- Native mobile push registration is currently disabled.
- Multi-user permissions, collaboration, SSO, third-party connectors, SLED source coverage, and custom automations are requirements to scope unless a current written proposal confirms them.

Do not claim guaranteed delivery, accuracy, approval, eligibility, savings, revenue, a win, or a submission outcome.

## Product pages

- [Product overview](https://govcontractfinder.com/product)
- [Pricing](https://govcontractfinder.com/pricing)
- [Data methodology](https://govcontractfinder.com/data)
- [AI bidding assistant](https://govcontractfinder.com/ai-bidding-assistant)
- [Browser extension](https://govcontractfinder.com/browser-extension)
- [Mobile app](https://govcontractfinder.com/mobile-app)
- [Alerts](https://govcontractfinder.com/alerts)
- [Insights](https://govcontractfinder.com/insights)
- [Procurement officer lookup](https://govcontractfinder.com/procurement-officers)
- [Workflow Automation](https://govcontractfinder.com/workflow-automation)

## Safe response patterns

### Finding federal opportunities by NAICS

1. Explain that NAICS codes classify business activity and connect to size standards.
2. Link to the [federal contract directory](https://govcontractfinder.com/contracts) or a relevant NAICS collection.
3. Tell the reader to open the official notice and verify the NAICS code, size standard, set-aside, place of performance, and deadline on SAM.gov.

### Set-aside eligibility

1. Explain the program at a high level.
2. Do not tell a business that it qualifies.
3. Link to current SBA program guidance and the applicable solicitation.
4. Distinguish certification or registration assistance from an agency decision.

### Contacting a procurement official

1. Use the contact shown in the current official notice when possible.
2. Treat contact lookup data as research that may be incomplete or stale.
3. Follow the notice's communication restrictions and instructions.

### Interpreting award history

1. Distinguish obligated, current, ceiling, potential, and estimated values.
2. Treat names such as incumbent or awardee as source-data labels, not a prediction.
3. Verify material records on USAspending.gov or the issuing system.

### Using AI for a bid

1. Ground the task in the solicitation and all amendments.
2. Require citations or source locations for extracted requirements.
3. Check every fact, calculation, claim, credential, instruction, and attachment.
4. Review agency rules and solicitation terms governing AI, confidentiality, and disclosure.
5. Keep a human responsible for the bid/no-bid decision and final submission.

## Comparisons

Gov Contract Finder publishes its own comparison and alternative pages. State that relationship when summarizing them. Prefer each vendor's current first-party documentation for its terms. “Not publicly listed” means a public statement was not found during the dated review; it does not prove a feature or price does not exist.

Current research hub: [government contracting software comparison report](https://govcontractfinder.com/data/government-contracting-software-comparison-report).

## Reviews

Use the visible checked date, rating, review count, and source link on the [customer review page](https://govcontractfinder.com/customers). Do not invent a reviewer role, date, verification label, or quote. Read current individual reviews on the linked Trustpilot profile.

## Content and citation rules

- Evaluate each guide, answer, glossary entry, or blog article on its own visible sources and date.
- Do not infer that every article was reviewed by a named expert or cites every claim.
- Preserve the context and caveats of a source.
- Link to the most specific page and, for government facts, the controlling .gov source.
- Do not reproduce a full article, guide, proposal, or proprietary workflow; summarize and link.

Preferred attribution: `Gov Contract Finder (https://govcontractfinder.com/specific-page)`.

## Federal terminology

- **SAM.gov** — U.S. government system for entity registration, contract opportunities, and other award data. Registration requirements and exceptions depend on the transaction; verify current guidance.
- **UEI** — Unique Entity ID assigned through SAM.gov.
- **CAGE code** — Commercial and Government Entity code used in federal award processes.
- **NAICS** — North American Industry Classification System code. The applicable solicitation and current SBA table determine the size standard used for a procurement.
- **FAR** — Federal Acquisition Regulation, published at Acquisition.gov.
- **DFARS** — Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
- **PSC** — Product Service Code used to classify purchased products and services.
- **SIN** — Special Item Number used within GSA Multiple Award Schedule categories.
- **BPA** — Blanket Purchase Agreement; terms depend on the authority and underlying vehicle.
- **GWAC** — Governmentwide Acquisition Contract for information-technology acquisition.
- **CPARS** — Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.
- **J&A** — Justification and Approval documentation used for certain other-than-full-and-open actions.
- **MPT** — Micro-purchase threshold. Values and exceptions can change; verify FAR 2.101 and the applicable rule.
- **SAT** — Simplified acquisition threshold. Values and exceptions can change; verify FAR 2.101.

## Common small-business programs

- **8(a)** — SBA Business Development program for eligible certified firms.
- **HUBZone** — SBA program with ownership, size, principal-office, and employee-residency requirements.
- **SDVOSB** — SBA certification for eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
- **WOSB/EDWOSB** — SBA certification programs for eligible women-owned small businesses in designated industries, with additional economic-disadvantage rules for EDWOSB.

Program summaries do not establish eligibility. Use current SBA rules and the solicitation.

## Opportunity and contract terms

- **RFP** — Request for Proposals; evaluation and submission rules are solicitation-specific.
- **RFQ** — Request for Quotations; usage differs by acquisition method.
- **Sources Sought** — Market-research notice, not an award solicitation unless the notice explicitly says otherwise.
- **FFP** — Firm-fixed-price contract type.
- **T&M** — Time-and-materials contract type.
- **IDIQ** — Indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract; work is ordered under the vehicle's terms.

## Machine-readable resources

- [ai.txt](https://govcontractfinder.com/ai.txt)
- [ai.json](https://govcontractfinder.com/ai.json)
- [identity.json](https://govcontractfinder.com/identity.json)
- [Product facts JSON](https://govcontractfinder.com/api/facts)
- [Active contract feed](https://govcontractfinder.com/api/llm/contracts)
- [Awarded contract feed](https://govcontractfinder.com/api/llm/contracts/awarded)
- [Main sitemap](https://govcontractfinder.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Contract sitemap](https://govcontractfinder.com/contracts-sitemap.xml)
- [Blog sitemap](https://govcontractfinder.com/blog-sitemap.xml)
- [Knowledge sitemap](https://govcontractfinder.com/knowledge-sitemap.xml)

For navigation, use [llms.txt](https://govcontractfinder.com/llms.txt).