Bid Discovery
Scope Bid Discovery Requirements Across Your Target Markets
Document candidate sources, matching inputs, review rules, update constraints, and desired delivery channels before deciding whether a custom workflow is feasible.
What is AI Bid Discovery for Federal, State, and Local Contracts?
Gov Contract Finder’s standard federal opportunity data is derived from SAM.gov and updated daily. A custom consultation can inventory candidate SLED sources and define matching, review, and delivery requirements.
Discovery and Scoping Topics
Define the sources, matching rules and delivery channels for your proposed project.
Source and Business Discovery
- Business profile, NAICS, keywords, exclusions, and review needs
- Target federal agencies and candidate SLED jurisdictions
- Source access, licensing, update, and data-quality questions
- Source links and record details
Matching and Delivery Requirements
- Candidate matching rules and evaluation dataset
- False-positive and false-negative review process
- Desired alert timing and delivery targets
- Customer system, API, licensing, and security dependencies
Possible Written Scope
- Selected sources and project boundaries
- Proposed deliverables and acceptance criteria
- Dependencies, timing, pricing, and support terms
- Implementation scope and next steps
Information for Discovery
To assess source and matching feasibility, we may ask for:
Business Profile
- Primary and secondary NAICS codes
- Service and product descriptions
- Target contract value ranges
- Geographic focus areas
Target Markets
- Federal agencies of interest
- State and local jurisdictions (if SLED)
- Set-aside preferences (8(a), SDVOSB, etc.)
- Past performance history
Team Setup
- Users who need alerts
- Notification preferences per user
- Integration requirements (Slack, CRM, etc.)
Frequently Asked Questions
How does custom bid discovery work?
We document your matching criteria, target sources and preferred delivery channels. The standard platform uses SAM.gov-derived federal opportunity data, updated daily.
Can we discuss state and local sources?
Yes. Discovery starts with your target jurisdictions and portals, including their access, licensing, update behavior and data quality.
How are alerts delivered?
We can scope email, in-app, Slack, Teams, webhook or CRM delivery around available APIs and your existing systems.
Can matching include multiple NAICS codes?
Yes. We can define NAICS codes, keywords, agencies, service lines, exclusions and reviewer preferences as matching requirements.
How do you evaluate matching quality?
We use representative opportunities to assess relevance, false positives and false negatives, then discuss matching rules and reviewer feedback.
How are timing and pricing determined?
The project scope accounts for source access, integrations, security requirements and testing before setting a schedule and price.
Related Capabilities
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