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Federal bids and SAM.gov contract opportunities
Search open federal bids from SAM.gov by state, NAICS and keyword. AI RFP summaries, incumbents and daily alerts. $39/mo Premium, 14-day free trial.
- Open federal solicitations with place of performance in all 50 states
- NAICS, set-aside and keyword filters — plus saved alerts
- AI summary and requirements extraction on the actual SAM package
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Federal bids without living in SAM.gov
Federal bids are solicitations posted by U.S. government agencies — DoD, civilian agencies, and others — typically on SAM.gov. They include RFPs, RFQs, combined synopses/solicitations and invitations for bid. To be awarded a federal contract you still need an active SAM.gov registration. You do not need to hunt every notice only on that site.
GovBidWire indexes open federal opportunities and lets you search them the same way you search state and local work. Filter by state of performance, NAICS, set-aside and keywords. Open a bid page for dates, agency and (on Premium) documents and contacts. Save the query as an alert so you are not refreshing SAM by hand.
How this differs from SAM.gov itself
SAM.gov is the official posting system. It is free, complete for federal, and required for award. It is also slow to search across a vendor’s real pipeline, which usually mixes federal with state and city work. GovBidWire is the search and alert layer: one inbox, one set of filters, AI briefing on the package, incumbents from public award data where we have it.
If you only bid federal primes and want people-level agency intelligence, a federal-only research tool may still be a better fit. If you bid both federal and SLED, searching federal here next to state bids and local bids is the point.
AI on federal RFPs
Federal packages are long. Premium AI tools summarize the solicitation, pull requirements (including certifications and submission format), build a checklist, and draft a structured first proposal. Usage is included in the $39/month plan up to a published allowance.
Common questions
Where are federal bids posted?
Official federal solicitations are posted on SAM.gov. GovBidWire indexes those open opportunities so you can search, filter and alert on them alongside state and local bids.
Do I need SAM.gov registration to search federal bids here?
No. You can find and track federal bids on GovBidWire without a SAM account. You do need an active SAM.gov registration to be awarded a federal contract.
Can I get alerts for new federal bids?
Yes. Run a search, save it as an alert, and GovBidWire emails matching new federal (and, if you want, state/local) solicitations. Instant alerts run about every 15 minutes.
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