The Full Process

From first sighting to signed award.

Every pursuit moves through the same four bearings. Here's what actually happens at each one.

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Discover

Every morning, BidCompass pulls fresh opportunities from SAM.gov, GSA eLibrary, FPDS-NG, USASpending.gov, and a growing list of state and municipal procurement portals — synced continuously, not from a static export that's already stale by the time you open it.

Each opportunity is scored the moment it lands, against your capability profile:

  • NAICS code alignment with your registered capabilities
  • Past performance relevance to the specific scope
  • Set-aside eligibility — SDVOSB, 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, or full and open
  • Contract size and ceiling fit against your typical range

You see the 15–20 opportunities that actually matter, scored and ranked, instead of scrolling through hundreds that don't fit.

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Evaluate

A high match score isn't a green light by itself — it's the start of a structured Go/No-Go review. BidCompass walks your team through a weighted evaluation covering technical fit, competitive landscape, capacity, and strategic value, so the decision to pursue (or pass) is documented and defensible, not a gut call made in a hallway.

If the review surfaces a capability gap — a certification you don't hold, past performance in a specific NAICS you're missing — the Teaming Partner Finder surfaces qualified subs or primes who can fill it, filtered by set-aside status and relevant experience, before the decision is finalized.

  • Weighted scoring across technical, competitive, and capacity criteria
  • A recorded rationale for every Go/No-Go decision — useful for audits and for learning from past calls
  • Direct handoff to teaming partner search when a gap is identified
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Submit

Once a pursuit is committed, your team — and any teaming partners — move into a shared workspace built for the proposal itself. Certifications, past-performance write-ups, and boilerplate live in a versioned document repository, so nobody's hunting through old email threads for the current NAICS certification or the right past-performance narrative.

Bidders and partners edit the same draft in the same room, with comments and version history — not five copies of "Proposal_FINAL_v3_reallyfinal.docx" floating across inboxes.

  • Shared, versioned document repository for certifications and reusable content
  • Real-time collaborative editing between bidders and teaming partners
  • Deadline tracking tied to the original solicitation date
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Win

Every award decision — win, loss, or no-award — feeds back into your match scoring. If you consistently win a particular type of scope, BidCompass weights similar future opportunities higher for you. If a certain agency or NAICS combination hasn't converted, that gets reflected too. The compass recalibrates with every outcome, so the next bearing you're given starts from a better position than the last.

  • Outcome tracking across every pursuit, win or lose
  • Match scoring that improves based on your actual track record
  • A clear pipeline view of what's in play, what's pending, and what's closed

Ready to see your own bearing?

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