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GovBid AI is a comprehensive platform that helps businesses find, analyze, and win U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts. We aggregate opportunities from SAM.gov, GSA Schedules, state portals, and local government sources, then use AI to match them with your capabilities, score bid/no-bid fit, and help you write winning proposals.

All plans include a 14-day free trial with full access to features. No credit card is required to start. After 14 days, you can choose to subscribe or your account will be automatically downgraded to a limited free tier.

We aggregate opportunities from SAM.gov (federal), GSA eBuy, state procurement portals (all 50 states), county and municipal sources, FedBizOpps archives, USASpending.gov, and FPDS. Our database is updated every 15 minutes for federal sources and hourly for state and local.

Our AI analyzes the solicitation document, your company profile, and past performance to generate a complete proposal draft. Median time from upload to first draft is typically just minutes (not hours). You can then edit, refine, and customize before submission. The system follows Shipley Associates proposal methodology and compliance matrices automatically.

Yes. We use encryption in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Application servers and databases are hosted in U.S. regions on hardened infrastructure. Role-based access controls and audit logging are enabled by default for every account. Detailed practices are documented on the security page.

You can use GovBid AI to research opportunities without SAM.gov registration. However, to actually bid on federal contracts, you'll need an active SAM.gov registration and UEI number. We can help guide you through the SAM.gov registration process.

We support set-aside searches for: 8(a) Business Development, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Native American-Owned, Veteran-Owned (VOSB), and other federal small-business set-aside categories. The platform automatically filters opportunities matching the certifications you hold.

Yes. You can cancel anytime from Settings > Billing. There are no cancellation fees or long-term contracts. You'll retain access until the end of your current billing period. Annual subscribers can request a prorated refund within 30 days of payment.

We cover all NAICS codes used in federal procurement, plus state and local equivalents. You can search by primary NAICS, secondary NAICS, or industry keywords. Our AI also identifies opportunities that don't match your stated NAICS but align with your demonstrated capabilities.

SAM.gov is a free database, but it requires manual searching, lacks AI matching, has no proposal tools, and doesn't aggregate state and local opportunities. GovBid AI adds: AI-assisted opportunity matching based on your capabilities and win history; automated proposal drafting and compliance checking; competitive intelligence and incumbent analysis; centralized state, local, and federal opportunities; team collaboration and pipeline management; deadline alerts and amendment tracking.