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- Federal SAM plus 30+ direct state and local feeds, updated daily
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What “government bids” actually means
A government bid is a public solicitation: an RFP, RFQ, IFB or similar notice that a federal agency, state department, city, county, school district or authority wants to buy something. The work might be construction, janitorial, IT, professional services, supplies or almost any other category. The common thread is that the opportunity is posted in public and vendors compete for the award.
The hard part is not that the notices exist. It is that they live in dozens of portals. SAM.gov covers federal. Each state has its own procurement site. Cities and counties often run a third system, or email a PDF list. Searching “government bids” in Google and landing on one portal still leaves most of the market unseen.
GovBidWire pulls those sources into one searchable index. Open bids are listed with agency, place of performance, dates and a link to the official notice. You can filter by state, bid type, NAICS and keywords, then save the search as a daily or instant alert.
Federal, state and local in one search
Federal coverage comes from SAM.gov and covers all 50 states by place of performance. Direct state and local feeds now run in 30+ states, with the deepest volume in Texas, New York, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and California. If you only watch federal, you miss school-district, county and municipal work that is often a better fit for small and mid-size vendors.
Start on this page, jump to federal bids, state bids or local bids, or browse by state and by market (for example Texas construction or NYC IT). Every sample listing below is a live open solicitation from the database — click through to the bid page.
AI that works on the real solicitation
Finding the bid is half the job. Reading a 60-page RFP the night it drops is the other half. Premium includes AI tools that run against the solicitation text and attached documents: a one-screen briefing, a requirements list, a compliance checklist, and a structured proposal first draft specific to that bid. They are a starting point a human still has to review — not a submit button.
Pricing is published: $39/month Premium, 14-day trial with documents unlocked, cancel in your account. No sales call.
Common questions
Where can I find government bids?
GovBidWire aggregates federal opportunities from SAM.gov and state, city, county and school-district solicitations from official public portals. Search open bids here, filter by state or category, or save an alert so new matches are emailed to you.
Are government bids free to view?
Searching open government bids on GovBidWire is free. Full descriptions, documents, contacts and unlimited alerts are included with a 14-day trial and then Premium at $39/month.
How often are government bids updated?
Federal SAM deltas refresh the same day. Direct state and local feeds refresh daily, with additional SLED updates during the day in covered states.
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