Find Government Contracts — and Get Alerted the Moment One Matches Your Business
SAM.gov only shows you federal contracts — and buries them in noise. GovSentry's layered AI discovery watches SAM.gov, 100+ state and local procurement portals across all 50 states, and USAspending around the clock, then surfaces the government contracts matched to your NAICS codes, location, and set-asides — with smart alerts the moment one lands. Find the bidable state, county, and city work your competitors never see.
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See exactly what your dashboard will look like
We set up a sample contractor — Cardinal Facilities Group, an SDVOSB in Richmond, VA — with real NAICS codes and a business description, then let GovSentry go to work: SAM.gov, all 50 state portals, USAspending, and AI-powered discovery. What you'll step into is that live result.
Every opportunity, recompete signal, pipeline card, and AI bid dossier inside is a real, active government contract you can look up yourself — none of it is made up. It's the same dashboard you get the moment you sign up and run your first search.
Describe a business and see the kind of opportunities, recompete signals, and AI bid strategy a search returns.
Try a sample searchHow GovSentry Works
From sign-up to award — three steps to winning more government contracts.
Sign Up & Set Your Profile
Add your NAICS codes, states, and set-aside certifications. Takes two minutes. We personalize everything from here.
Get Alerted Instantly
We monitor SAM.gov, 100+ state and local portals across all 50 states, USAspending, and AI-discovered sources 24/7. Daily digest plus real-time alerts for high-priority matches.
Win with AI Intelligence
Every opportunity gets AI-generated bid research: win probability, incumbent analysis, pricing guidance, and a bid/no-bid recommendation. Track it all through your pipeline to award.
How GovSentry Finds the Contracts Others Miss
Federal databases are the easy part. The real edge is a layered AI discovery system that reaches the state and local government contracts scattered across thousands of separate procurement portals.
Layer 1 · Federal sources
The structured databases
SAM.gov, USAspending, Grants.gov, and SBIR.gov — every federal solicitation, award, and grant, monitored around the clock.
Layer 2 · Specialized feeds
The signals in between
Federal Register, FEMA, and SBA feeds surface emergency procurement, pre-solicitations, and set-aside opportunities as they post.
Layer 3 · AI web discovery
The hidden state & local market
AI agents search 100+ state, county, and city procurement portals across all 50 states — surfacing bidable local RFPs that never reach any central database.
Everything You Need to Compete
Discovery, research, tracking, and analytics — built for government contractors.
Opportunity Alerts
Daily email digests + real-time alerts for high-score matches
State & Local Discovery
AI search across 100+ state, county, and city procurement portals SAM.gov does not carry
AI Bid Research
Win probability, incumbent analysis, pricing comps — generated in seconds
Pipeline Tracker
Kanban board from discovery to bid to award. Track your win rate
Market Explorer
Cross-reference 40,000+ historical awards. Know what agencies pay
Analytics Dashboard
Win rate by agency, NAICS trends, conversion funnel
Past Performance
Track wins and losses to build your proposal CV
Registration Reminders
SAM.gov expiry alerts so your registration never lapses and freezes your payments
Built on Real Federal Data
Every insight is grounded in actual government procurement data — not estimates, not projections.
$8.7T+
in Contract Data
40,000+
Awards Analyzed
100+
State & Local Portals
16,000+
Contractors Tracked
Data sourced from SAM.gov, USAspending.gov, SBIR.gov, Grants.gov, 100+ state and local procurement portals, and AI-powered web discovery.
“One search across landscaping and consulting NAICS codes returned 48 matched opportunities from SAM.gov, USAspending, and state portals — in under 10 minutes.”
944+
Opportunities Discovered
23
AI Searches Completed
50+
Matches per Search
<60s
Average Search Time
Sourced from SAM.gov, USAspending, 50 state portals, SBIR.gov, and Grants.gov.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about government contracting and how GovSentry helps.
Do I need to pay to find government contracts?
No — finding federal opportunities on SAM.gov is free, and GovSentry has a free tier. But SAM.gov is federal-only, slow to search, and its alerts are limited, and finding state and local contracts means checking hundreds of separate portals by hand. What a paid tool like GovSentry saves you is time: it discovers federal sources plus 100+ state and local procurement portals automatically, matches opportunities to your business, and alerts you so you never miss one.
How do I find state and local government contracts?
Unlike federal contracts, there is no single portal for state and local government contracts — every state, county, and city runs its own procurement site. GovSentry uses AI to continuously search 100+ state and local procurement portals across all 50 states, surfaces the RFPs and bids that match your NAICS codes and location, and alerts you — so you get one view of the state and local market the way SAM.gov gives you for federal.
What is GovSentry?
GovSentry is an AI-powered platform that helps small businesses find and win government contracts. It automatically monitors SAM.gov, all 50 state procurement portals, USAspending.gov, Grants.gov, and SBIR.gov — then alerts you the moment an opportunity matches your business profile. It also provides AI-generated bid research, pipeline tracking, and market intelligence.
How does GovSentry find government contracts?
GovSentry searches multiple sources simultaneously: SAM.gov for federal contracts, USAspending.gov for expiring contracts and incumbent data, Grants.gov for federal grants, SBIR.gov for innovation research grants, all 50 state procurement portals, and AI-powered web discovery for additional opportunities. A single search returns 50-300+ matched results in under 60 seconds.
Is GovSentry free?
GovSentry offers a free tier that lets you explore the full platform with sample data. The Pro plan ($50/month) includes unlimited AI searches, daily alert emails, pipeline tracking, and analytics for up to 3 NAICS codes. Enterprise ($100/month) supports 8 NAICS codes with PDF exports and priority alerts. Free tools like the NAICS Code Finder and Set-Aside Eligibility Quiz are available without any account.
What are set-aside contracts?
Set-aside contracts are government contracts reserved exclusively for specific categories of small businesses. Programs include 8(a) Business Development (for socially/economically disadvantaged businesses), HUBZone (businesses in underutilized areas), WOSB (women-owned), SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned), and general small business set-asides. The federal government is required to award 23% of contracts to small businesses — over $160 billion annually.
What is a NAICS code and why do I need one?
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes categorize businesses by industry. Every government contract is tagged with NAICS codes that define which industries can bid. Having the right NAICS codes is essential for finding relevant opportunities and receiving accurate alerts. GovSentry offers a free NAICS Code Finder that searches 1,012 codes or uses AI to match codes to your business description.
How is GovSentry different from just searching SAM.gov?
SAM.gov only shows federal opportunities and requires manual daily searches. GovSentry monitors SAM.gov plus 50 state portals, USAspending, Grants.gov, SBIR.gov, and AI-discovered sources — all automatically. It also provides AI bid research (win probability, incumbent analysis, pricing intelligence), pipeline tracking, and market intelligence that SAM.gov does not offer.
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